Administration tools

Use the wsadmin utility to edit configuration properties or run administrative commands.

The wsadmin utility is a tool provided with WebSphere Application Server used to manage applications hosted by the WAS, including IBM Connections.

The wsadmin tool runs IBM Connections script-based commands entered into a wsadmin command session. Behind the scenes, these scripts are based on the Jython scripting language, and they invoke WebSphere Application Server and Connections commands that do the actual work. These scripts can both change XML-based file values that control an application's configuration and run IBM Connections-supplied MBean commands, which are grouped into services that perform related tasks, such as managing application membership.

We can change the behavior of Connections by using wsadmin.sh to perform one of the following actions:

Edit configuration properties

These properties control configurable aspects of the applications and are stored in XML-formatted configuration files. When you change these types of properties, use scripts that check out configuration file, make the change, and then check the configuration file back in. After checking in the changes, we must restart the servers for the changes to take effect. In a network deployment, also synchronize the nodes to propagate the changes across a cluster.

Run administrative commands

Run administrative commands to invoke MBean commands associated with the product applications. MBeans control the applications that run on the server. When you run an administrative command, we must start the Jython script interpreter, but you do not have to check out any configuration files nor restart the server. Your changes take effect immediately.

For more information about using wsadmin tool scripting, see the IBM WebSphere Application Server information center.

• Start the wsadmin client
  Use the wsadmin client to make configuration changes to applications.

• Edit configuration files
  We can edit configuration files either by using wsadmin.sh or by editing the files directly.

• Change common configuration property values
  Configuration settings control how and when various common operations take place. We can edit the settings to change how IBM Connections behaves.

• Run administrative commands
  Use administrative commands to run tasks on the server.

• Start or stopping Connections applications
  Connections applications, such as Files, are WebSphere Enterprise Applications. Start or stop them in the WebSphere Integrated Solutions console as you would any other WebSphere application.

Parent topic:
Administer common areas