One of the new features WebSphere Application Server 7 is its properties file based configuration. Since version 5 WAS has had a scripting interface called wsadmin (it was an xml interface in prior versions), which is accessed from the WAS_HOME/bin directory as wsadmin.bat or wsadmin.sh. This scripting interface allows live interaction with the server, or … Read more
So, to get started with your first script, let’s start with a common one. That is installing an application, and removing an application. I recommend that you start writing your script as verbose as you can. Don’t worry about ‘hard coded’ values, you can take care of those later. Let’s say you want to install … Read more
While doodling around on YouTube, I found a few videos on WebSphere App Server. Of those, one was completely about their marketing packaging. This one, however, seemed relatively useful. It covers WAS scripting interface (a.k.a. wsadmin). If you have never bothered before, here are a few things you can do: Repeatable application installation Precise setup … Read more