What is new for scripted administration (wsadmin)

This topic highlights what is new or changed for users who are going to customize, administer, monitor, and tune production server environments using the wsadmin tool.

The Deprecated, stabilized, and removed features topic describes features that are being replaced or removed in this or future releases.

Improved administrative scripting features

Enhancements to AdminTask command support for managing configurations using properties files

Version 7 introduced system configuration using properties files. Using commands in the PropertiesBasedConfiguration group, you can copy configuration properties from one environment to another, troubleshoot configuration issues, and apply one set of configuration properties across multiple profiles, nodes, cells, servers, or applications.

Enhancements to configuration using properties files for Version 8.0 include the following:
  • Support for web services endpoint URL fragment properties files

For more information, see Using properties files to manage system configuration and PropertiesBasedConfiguration command group for the AdminTask object using wsadmin scripting.

AdminSDKCmds command group for the AdminTask object
Use the commands and parameters in the AdminSDKCmds group for the AdminTask object to perform the following actions:
  • List software development kits that are not used by a node.
  • Get or set the default SDK for a node.
  • Get or set an SDK for a server.

For more information, see AdminSDKCmds command group for the AdminTask object.

getAvailableSDKsOnNode and getSDKPropertiesOnNode commands in the ManagedObjectMetadata command group for the AdminTask object
Use the getAvailableSDKsOnNode and getSDKPropertiesOnNode commands and parameters in the ManagedObjectMetadata group for the AdminTask object to perform the following actions:
  • List software development kits that are installed with the product and available for use by a node.
  • List software development kit (SDK) properties.

For more information, see ManagedObjectMetadata command group for the AdminTask object.

listServices command for information about web service references

Use the listServices command to learn about service references. You can use the serviceRef property with the queryProps parameter with the listServices command to query all service references or a specific service reference. This parameter is only applicable for service clients. If you specify an asterisk (*) as a wildcard as the name of the service reference, all of the service references for the matching service client are returned. You can also query a specific service reference name by specifying the name of the service reference that you want. To return detailed service reference information for endpoints and operations, specify the expandResource property.

For more information, see Querying web services using wsadmin scripting.

Security cookies set as HTTPOnly resist cross-site scripting attacks

Use the HttpOnly browser attribute to prevent client side applications (such as Java scripts) from accessing cookies to prevent some cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. The attribute specifies that LTPA and WASReqURL cookies include the HTTPOnly field.

For more information, see Single sign-on settings.

runCommand, manageprofiles, installIM, updateIM, manageOfferings, and findIMDataLocation parameters of the submitJob command for the AdminTask object
Use new parameters of the submitJob command for the AdminTask object to use a job manager to perform the following actions:
  • Run a command on a remote host.
  • Create, augment, or delete a profile.
  • Install Installation Manager instances, update Installation Manager with a repository, manage Installation Manager offerings, and install WebSphere® Application Server products.

For more information, see Administrative job types using wsadmin scripting.




Related concepts
What is new in this release
Related tasks
Using the script library to automate the application serving environment using wsadmin scripting
Obtaining online help using wsadmin scripting
Querying web services using wsadmin scripting
Using properties files to manage system configuration
Related reference
Deprecated, stabilized, and removed features
Commands for the AdminConfig object using wsadmin scripting
Data types for the AdminTask object using wsadmin scripting
Single sign-on settings
PropertiesBasedConfiguration command group for the AdminTask object using wsadmin scripting
AdminSDKCmds command group for the AdminTask object
ManagedObjectMetadata command group for the AdminTask object
Administrative job types using wsadmin scripting
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