Work with server configuration files

 

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Overview

Application server configuration files define the available appservers, their configurations, and their contents.

A configuration repository stores configuration data.

By default, configuration repositories reside in the config subdirectory of the product installation root directory.

A cell-level repository stores configuration data for the entire cell and is managed by a file repository service that runs in the deployment manager. The deployment manager and each node have their own repositories. A node-level repository stores configuration data that is needed by processes on that node and is accessed by the node agent and appservers on that node.

When you change a WAS configuration by creating an appserver, installing an application, changing a variable definition or the like, and then save the changes, the cell-level repository is updated. The file synchronization service distributes the changes to the appropriate nodes.

You should periodically save changes to your administrative configuration. You can change the default locations of configuration files, as needed.

 

Procedure

  1. Edit configuration files.

    The master repository is comprised of .xml configuration files

    You can edit configuration files using the console, scripting, wsadmin commands, programming, or by editing a configuration file directly.

  2. Save changes made to configuration files. Using the console, you can save changes as follows:

    1. In the navigation select...

      System Administration | Save changes to master repository

    2. Put a check mark in the Synchronize changes with Nodes check box.

    3. Click Save.

  3. Handle temporary configuration files resulting from a session timing out.

  4. Change the location of temporary configuration files.

  5. Change the location of backed-up configuration files.

  6. Change the location of temporary workspace files.

  7. Back up and restore configurations.



Configuration documents

Configuration document descriptions

Object names: What the name string cannot contain

Handling temporary configuration files resulting from session timeout

Change the location of temporary configuration files

Change the location of backed-up configuration files

Change the location of temporary workspace files

Backing up and restoring administrative configuration files

Server configuration files: Resources for learning