What is new for scripted administration (wsadmin)

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What is new for scripted administration (wsadmin)

This topic highlights what is new or changed for users who are going to customize, administer, monitor, and tune production server environments using wsadmin.
The Deprecated, stabilized, and removed features topic describes features that are being replaced or removed in this or future releases.

Improved administrative scripting features

Enhancements to AdminTask command support for managing configurations using properties files Version 7 introduced system configuration using properties files. Using commands in the PropertiesBasedConfiguration group, you can copy configuration properties from one environment to another, troubleshoot configuration issues, and apply one set of configuration properties across multiple profiles, nodes, cells, servers, or applications.
Enhancements to configuration using properties files for v8.0 include the following:

Support for web services endpoint URL fragment properties files

See Using properties files to manage system configuration and PropertiesBasedConfiguration command group using wsadmin.sh.
AdminSDKCmds command group Use the commands and parameters in the AdminSDKCmds group to perform the following actions:

List software development kits that are not used by a node.
Get or set the default SDK for a node.
Get or set an SDK for a server.

See AdminSDKCmds command group .
getAvailableSDKsOnNode and getSDKPropertiesOnNode commands in the ManagedObjectMetadata command group Use the getAvailableSDKsOnNode and getSDKPropertiesOnNode commands and parameters in the ManagedObjectMetadata group to perform the following actions:

List software development kits that are installed with the product and available for use by a node.
List software development kit (SDK) properties.

See ManagedObjectMetadata command group .
listServices command for information about web service references Use the listServices command to learn about service references. We can use the serviceRef property with the queryProps parameter with the listServices command to query all service references or a specific service reference. This parameter is only applicable for service clients. If you specify an asterisk (*) as a wildcard as the name of the service reference, all of the service references for the matching service client are returned. We can also query a specific service reference name by specifying the name of the service reference that you want.
To return detailed service reference information for endpoints and operations, specify the expandResource property.
See Querying web services using wsadmin.sh.
Security cookies set as HTTPOnly resist cross-site scripting attacks Use the HttpOnly browser attribute to prevent client side applications (such as Java scripts) from accessing cookies to prevent some cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. The attribute specifies that LTPA and WASReqURL cookies include the HTTPOnly field.
See Single sign-on settings.
runCommand, manageprofiles, installIM, updateIM, manageOfferings, and findIMDataLocation parameters of the submitJob command Use new parameters of the submitJob command to use a job manager to perform the following actions:

Run a command on a remote host.

Create, augment, or delete a profile.
Install Installation Manager instances, update Installation Manager with a repository, manage Installation Manager offerings, and install WAS products.

See Administrative job types using wsadmin.sh.

What is new in this release
Use the script library to automate the application serving environment using wsadmin.sh
Obtaining online help using wsadmin.sh
Query web services using wsadmin.sh
Use properties files to manage system configuration

Related

Deprecated, stabilized, and removed features
Commands for the AdminConfig object using wsadmin.sh
Data types using wsadmin.sh
Single sign-on settings
PropertiesBasedConfiguration command group using wsadmin.sh
AdminSDKCmds command group
ManagedObjectMetadata command group
New feature: Administrative job types using wsadmin.sh

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Enhancements to AdminTask command support for managing configurations using properties files	Version 7 introduced system configuration using properties files. Using commands in the PropertiesBasedConfiguration group, you can copy configuration properties from one environment to another, troubleshoot configuration issues, and apply one set of configuration properties across multiple profiles, nodes, cells, servers, or applications. Enhancements to configuration using properties files for v8.0 include the following: Support for web services endpoint URL fragment properties files See Using properties files to manage system configuration and PropertiesBasedConfiguration command group using wsadmin.sh.
AdminSDKCmds command group	Use the commands and parameters in the AdminSDKCmds group to perform the following actions: List software development kits that are not used by a node. Get or set the default SDK for a node. Get or set an SDK for a server. See AdminSDKCmds command group .
getAvailableSDKsOnNode and getSDKPropertiesOnNode commands in the ManagedObjectMetadata command group	Use the getAvailableSDKsOnNode and getSDKPropertiesOnNode commands and parameters in the ManagedObjectMetadata group to perform the following actions: List software development kits that are installed with the product and available for use by a node. List software development kit (SDK) properties. See ManagedObjectMetadata command group .
listServices command for information about web service references	Use the listServices command to learn about service references. We can use the serviceRef property with the queryProps parameter with the listServices command to query all service references or a specific service reference. This parameter is only applicable for service clients. If you specify an asterisk (*) as a wildcard as the name of the service reference, all of the service references for the matching service client are returned. We can also query a specific service reference name by specifying the name of the service reference that you want. To return detailed service reference information for endpoints and operations, specify the expandResource property. See Querying web services using wsadmin.sh.
Security cookies set as HTTPOnly resist cross-site scripting attacks	Use the HttpOnly browser attribute to prevent client side applications (such as Java scripts) from accessing cookies to prevent some cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. The attribute specifies that LTPA and WASReqURL cookies include the HTTPOnly field. See Single sign-on settings.
runCommand, manageprofiles, installIM, updateIM, manageOfferings, and findIMDataLocation parameters of the submitJob command	Use new parameters of the submitJob command to use a job manager to perform the following actions: Run a command on a remote host. Create, augment, or delete a profile. Install Installation Manager instances, update Installation Manager with a repository, manage Installation Manager offerings, and install WAS products. See Administrative job types using wsadmin.sh.