Create configuration objects using the wsadmin tool

You can use scripting and the wsadmin tool to create configuration objects. Before starting this task, the wsadmin tool must be running. See the Starting the wsadmin scripting client article for more information.

Overview

Procedure

1. Use the AdminConfig object listTemplates command to list available templates:

   Using Jacl:

   $AdminConfig listTemplates JDBCProvider

   • Using Jython:

     AdminConfig.listTemplates('JDBCProvider')

   where:

   $	is a Jacl operator for substituting a variable name with its value
   AdminConfig	is an object that represents the WebSphere Application Server configuration
   listTemplates	is an AdminConfig command
   JDBCProvider	is an object type

2. Assign the ID string that identifies the existing object to which the new object is added. You can add the new object under any valid object type. The following example uses a node as the valid object type:

   Using Jacl:

   set n1 [$AdminConfig getid /Node:mynode/]

   • Using Jython:

     n1 =  AdminConfig.getid('/Node:mynode/')

   where:

   set	is a Jacl command
   $	is a Jacl operator for substituting a variable name with its value
   n1	is a variable name
   AdminConfig	is an object that represents the WebSphere Application Server configuration
   getid	is an AdminConfig command
   Node	is an object type
   mynode	is the host name of the node where the new object is added

3. Specify the template that you want to use:

   Using Jacl:

   Using Jython:

   where:

   set	is a Jacl command
   $	is a Jacl operator for substituting a variable name with its value
   t1	is a variable name
   AdminConfig	is an object that represents the WebSphere Application Server configuration
   listTemplates	is an AdminConfig command
   JDBCProvider	is an object type
   DB2 JDBC Provider (XA)	is the name of the template to use for the new object

   If you supply a string after the name of a type, you get back a list of templates with display names that contain the string you supplied. In this example, the AdminConfig listTemplates command returns the JDBCProvider template whose name matches DB2 JDBC Provider (XA). This example assumes that the variable that you specify here only holds one template configuration ID. If the environment contains multiple templates with the same string, for example, DB2 JDBC Provider (XA), the variable will hold the configuration IDs of all of the templates. Be sure to identify the specific template that you want to use before you perform the next step, creating an object using a template.

4. Create the object with the following command:

   Using Jacl:

   $AdminConfig createUsingTemplate JDBCProvider $n1 {{name newdriver}} $tl

   • Using Jython:

     AdminConfig.createUsingTemplate('JDBCProvider', n1, [['name', 'newdriver']], t1)

   where:

   $	is a Jacl operator for substituting a variable name with its value
   AdminConfig	is an object that represents the WebSphere Application Server configuration
   createUsingTemplate	is an AdminConfig command
   JDBCProvider	is an object type
   n1	evaluates the ID of the host node that is specified in step number 3
   name	is an attribute of JDBCProvider objects
   newdriver	is the value of the name attribute
   t1	evaluates the ID of the template that is specified in step number 4

   All create commands use a template unless there are no templates to use. If a default template exists, the command creates the object.

5. Save the configuration changes. See the Saving configuration changes with the wsadmin tool article for more information.

6. In a network deployment environment only, synchronize the node. See the Synchronizing nodes with the wsadmin tool article for more information.

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