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6.6: Tools and resources quick reference

6.6: Tools and resources quick reference

This article provides various ways to access information about administering the product and your applications being hosted by the product. Find information based on:

Tasks quick reference

Click a check mark in the table to go to the instructions for the task.

  Application Assembly Tool AE adminstrative console Application client resource configuration tool
Configuring client resources    
Creating an application client    
Inspecting the runtime values of properties    
Finding resources    
Starting and stopping resources    
Pinging resources    
Removing objects from EAR files  
Configuring enterprise applications  
Creating the EAR.WAR and JAR files in an application    
Installing enterprise applications    
Starting, stopping, and restarting applications and modules    
Updating application configurations  
Exporting application configurations    
Viewing deployment descriptor information for enterprise applications (read-only)    
Showing the status of enterprise applications    
Exporting enterprise applications    
Updating nodes    
Reconnecting administrative nodes    
Regenerating WebSphere plug-in configurations    
Configuring tracing on administrative nodes    
Starting and stopping application servers    
Updating application servers    
Configuring new EJB containers    
Updating EJB containers    
Creating an EJB module    
Installing EJB modules    
Viewing deployment descriptor information for EJB modules    
Updating EJB module configurations    
Showing the status of EJB modules    
Moving EJB modules to other application servers    
Exporting table DDLs of EJB modules    
Updating Web container configurations    
Creating a Web module    
Installing Web modules    
Viewing deployment descriptor information for Web modules    
Updating Web module configurations    
Showing the status of Web modules    
Moving Web modules to other application servers    
Updating session management settings    
Configuring new HTTP transports    
Removing HTTP transport configurations    
Updating transport configurations    
Configuring new data source providers  
Configuring new data sources  
Removing data source providers (JDBC providers) and data sources  
Updating data source and data source provider configurations  
Configuring new custom services    
Removing custom services    
Updating custom service configurations    
Administering virtual hosts    
Configuring security  
Administering server traces    
Administering the transaction service    
Analyzing resources    
Specifying server groups    
Editing services of server groups    
Configuring OLT and Debugger    
Configuring Object Request Brokers (ORBs)    
Monitoring and tuning performance    
Using the Performance Tuner Wizard    
Configuring JVM settings    
Configuring new mail sessions  
Updating mail session configurations  
Removing mail session configurations  
Configuring new URL providers  
Updating URL provider configurations  
Removing URL provider configurations  
Removing URL configurations  
Installing and uninstalling URL providers on nodes    
Configuring new JMS providers  
Configuring new JMS connection factories  
Configuring new JMS destinations  
Updating JMS provider, connection factory, and destination configurations  
Installing and uninstalling JMS providers on nodes    
Removing JMS providers, connection factories, and destinations  
Updating JMS provider, connection factory, and destination configurations  
Administering WebSphere administrative domains    
Configuring J2C connection factories    
Installing and uninstalling J2C adapters on nodes    
Administering generic servers    
Adding generic servers    
Regenerating the Web server plug-in configuration    

Resources quick reference

The following tables provide quick entry points into descriptions, tasks, and settings of various objects that you can administer.

  See also the administrative model, which enables you to click a resource in a topology diagram to go straight to the information about the resource.

Assembling applications and generating code for deployment
Description Administrative overview Settings
Application assembly See Application Assembly Tool See properties for applications, EJB modules, Web modules, and application client modules.
Generating code for deployment See Application Assembly Tool Assembly properties for generating deployment code
Configuring the overall administrative environment
Description Administrative overview Settings
Administrative domains Administering WebSphere administrative domains Administrative domain properties
Nodes Administering nodes Node properties
Administrative servers Administering WebSphere administrative servers Administrative server properties
Virtual hosts Administering virtual hosts Virtual host properties
Configuring specific application servers
Description Administrative overview Settings
Application servers Administering application servers Application server properties
JVMs Administering JVMs JVM properties
EJB containers Administering EJB containers EJB container properties
Web containers Administering Web containers Web container properties
Configuring application components installed in a runtime
Description Administrative overview Settings
Applications Administering applications Application properties
EJB modules Administering EJB modules EJB module properties
Web modules Administering Web modules Web module properties
Application client modules Administering application client modules Application client module properties
Configuring resource providers for data access and other functions
Description Administrative overview Settings
JavaMail resources Administering JavaMail providers and sessions JavaMail provider properties and JavaMail session properties
URL resources Administering URL providers and URLs URL provider properties and URL properties
JMS resources Administering JMS providers JMS provider properties and JMS connection factory properties and JMS destination properties
J2C resources Administering J2C J2C properties
Data access Administering database connections JDBC provider properties
Data source properties
Configuring various services to support applications in the runtime
Description Administrative overview Settings
Security Administering security Security properties
Sessions and Session Managers Administering Session Managers Session Manager properties
User Profile Managers Administering User Profile Managers Non-applicable -- no settings in console
Tracing Administering the product trace Trace properties
Transactions Administering transactions Transaction properties
Custom services Administering custom services Custom service properties
Resource Analyzer Administering Resource Analyzer Resource Analyzer properties
Performance Monitor Administering Performance Monitors Performance Monitor properties
OLT and Distributed Debugger Administering OLT and Distributed Debugger OLT and Distributed Debugger properties
Configuring resources related to routing and distributing application requests
Description Administrative overview Settings
Transports Administering transports Transport properties
Server groups Administering server groups Server group properties
Plug-ins for Web servers Administering WebSphere plug-ins for Web servers Plug-in properties

Tools quick reference

Use the following information to compare, select among, and learn how to use the features of the various product interfaces.

Summary of available product interfaces (consoles and tools)

The table summarizes the available product interfaces (with the exception of the installation program and the problem determination tools).

Interface Purpose
Administrative console (Java based) Graphical interface for configuring and operating application servers and other resources that support applications in a runtime environment
Application assembly tool Graphical interface for assembling applications from application components and modifying their J2EE deployment descriptors
wscp Command line interface for operational tasks, such as starting and stopping application servers
XMLConfig Command line interface for configuration tasks, including the import and export of human readable XML files describing resource configurations
Configuration using property files Ability to manually edit various property files in the product directory structure for miscellaneous configuration purposes
Client launcher (launchClient) Command line interface for starting a client application.
EAR expander Command line interface for expanding .ear files into the directory structure typical for use in the runtime of this product. Should not need to use this tool on an ordinary basis.
Application client resource configuration tool Graphical interface for configuring resources that support client applications in a runtime environment. (See also information on developing a Java client.)
SOAP EAR Enabler Command line interface for enabling a set of SOAP services within an Enterprise Application Archive (EAR) file.
EJBCommandTarget Enables administrators to execute commands in a designated server without providing their own CommandTarget implementation.
Resource Analyzer Enables administrators to gather and analyze performance data of servlets, enterprise beans, and related resources.
XML-SOAP Admin tool A modified version of the Apache SOAP XML-Admin interface for managing each SOAP-enabled EAR file.
Deployment tool Interface for generating code for deployment. Useful for more complicated or custom scenarios. For simple scenarios, the use of this tool is hidden from the administrator. It is invoked by other consoles and tools. (See also the article about generating code for deployment).

Scope of administrative capabilities

Administrators that have access to an administrative client can use the full capabilities of the client. At this time, it is not possible to allow administrators to perform some operations (such as starting and stopping servers) but deny them the ability to perform other operations (such as creating and configuring resources).

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