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6.1: Quick reference for administration

6.1: Quick reference for administration

The administrative model for the Advanced and Standard Editions is summarized graphically below. Click the name of a resource to view the entry point to the documentation for the administering the resource.

See below for further discussion of the administrative model depicted here.

Component diagram Administrative data Data components Administrative components Server ports ORB component JVM component Application server component Tooling component National Language Support components Security components Network component Web server component Administrative components

As shown above, and in the tree views of the administrative console and other graphical administrative tools, the WebSphere administrative domain is comprised of several resource types, arranged in a hierarchy of containment relationships.

The administrative node contains an application server, plus several resources that transcend application servers (such as those related to JDBC support). The WebSphere plug-ins for the supported Web servers also require administration.

In this documentation, the term resource is used loosely to describe a logical set of properties that can be administered, such as settings for session support using the Session Manager. Some resources, such as application servers, are "live objects," meaning they can be started and stopped. Other resources are simply groups of related settings, such as the properties for configuring transaction support.

The set of resources outlined in the documentation varies somewhat in granularity from the administrative model portrayed in the administrative tools, geared towards helping you map activities (to administer transaction support, to administer HTTP session support, to administer Java messaging support, and so on) onto the specific resources and hierarchy of the WebSphere administrative model.

The documentation entry point for each resource type includes:

  • An overview of administering the resource type
  • Links to instructions for using the relevant administrative tools to administer the resource
  • Links to field descriptions for configuring the properties of the resource
  • Links to conceptual information answering "What is this resource type?"
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