The wsadmin administrative tool

WebSphere Application Server - Express provides a command line administrative tool named wsadmin, which you can use to run administrative commands interactively or through the use of Jacl script files. The wsadmin tool uses the Bean Scripting Framework (BSF), which supports a variety of scripting languages to configure and control WebSphere Application Server - Express. In WebSphere Application Server - Express, wsadmin supports the Jacl and Jython scripting languages.

The wsadmin launcher makes Java objects available through language specific interfaces. Scripts use these objects for application management, configuration, operational control, and for communication with MBeans running in WebSphere server processes.

WebSphere Application Server - Express System Management separates administrative functions into these categories:

• Configuration: These functions are related to the configuration of WebSphere Application Server - Express installations.
• Operation: These functions are related to the currently running objects in WebSphere Application Server - Express installations.
• Application management: These functions are related to installing, uninstalling and managing enterprise applications.

These topics provide information about wsadmin and how you can use it to manage your instance of WebSphere Application Server - Express:

Run the wsadmin tool
This topic describes how to start an interactive wsadmin session and other methods to invoke wsadmin commands. You can use an interactive wsadmin session to enter wsadmin commands to administer your instance of WebSphere Application Server - Express.

Syntax and parameters
To run commands and scripts in wsadmin, you must run the wsadmin command from Qshell. See this topic for information on the syntax and parameters of the wsadmin command.

Use wsadmin in a secure environment
This topic describes how to run wsadmin when security is enabled for your application server.

Scripting objects
The command line administrative client provides four objects that you can use in scripts: AdminApp, AdminControl, AdminConfig, and Help. This topic provides information about each of these objects.

Java properties of wsadmin
The Java properties that wsadmin uses are stored in the wsadmin.properties file. This topic describes these properties.

Sample wsadmin commands
This topic provides links to examples of how you can use wsadmin.

Supported scripting languages
The wsadmin tool supports the Jacl and Jython scripting languages. This topic provides more information about these languages.