WebSphere Administration

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WebSphere Administration
A practical guide to WebSphere scripted administration
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Andrew Simms, Consulting IT Specialist

IBM SWG WebSphere Services
simmsa@uk.ibm.com
WebSphere UK User Group - October 2004

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WebSphere Administration: What we’ll cover
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What we’re going to do . . .

Talk through and demonstrate configuration scripts that:
o set the initial heap and maximum heap size
o add or change environment entries
o set the maximum requests per keep-alive value of a particular transport
o display the changed values
Talk through and demonstrate application deployment scripts.
From these hope to see the relative merits of each tool

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Tool 1: The Admin Console

You could avoid writing scripts by using the Admin Console to perform
configuration tasks and install applications
If you like typing and don’t make mistakes, this is the tool for you
Going to:
o select server1
o navigate to Process Definition + Java Virtual Machine and change heap sizes
o navigate to Process Definition + Environment Entries and change envvars
o navigate to Web Container + HTTP Transports, select the SSL-disabled
transport, select Custom Properties and add a new property
o install an application
Similar navigation on v4
http://ajsnode1:9090/admin

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Admin Console: Comments

Different look and feel in v4 and v5
v5.1 & v6 have same look and feel as v5
Use for ad hoc configuration and operational tasks, e.g.:
o building a playpen environment
o examining transactions
o examining product information
o controlling trace and examining logs
Avoid for bulk and repetitive tasks
Useful early in the test cycle
Use when some task is just too difficult or expensive to script

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So why not just use the Admin Console?

Consider:
o you have N1 domains/cells
o N2 test environments
o N3 application servers or server groups (clusters) in each domain/cell
o N4 enterprise applications
o N5 drops received from development for each app
If Ni ≈ 1 for each i, then you could use the Admin Console
When Ni >> 1 then using Admin Console becomes tedious and error prone
Solution: script domain/cell builds and enterprise application
installations
Up front cost but in the long term you save administrator costs and
provide a more reliable service.

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Tool 2: wscp
What is it?
o v4’s configuration and runtime scripting language
Main features:
o Extension of Tcl, the Tool Command Language
• Tcl is portable across many platforms
• Tcl widely used for scripting tasks, not just WebSphere
• Simple to learn, powerful to use
o Interactive or scripted access
o Typically used for bulk and repeatable tasks, e.g.:
• Add a set of definitions in a repeatable manner
• Change the value of a system property on all servers in all domains (but
not easily)
o Can do most things that can be done in the Admin Console

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wscp: Style of usage

Command line /script
Three modes of operation:
o interactive
o single command (-c option)
o run a script (-f option)
Access resources using <class> <verb> <object> <options>, e.g.:
o J2CResourceAdapter create <name> –attribute {{Name fred}
{ArchiveFile freda}}
Names look like this:
o /Node:ajsnode/Server:server1/
o /JDBCDriver:schumacher/DataSource:button/
Lots of curly brackets!!, e.g.:
o ServerGroup show <name> –attribute EJBServerAttributes
o ServerGroup modify <name> -attribute {{EJBServerAttributes
{WebContainerConfig {SessionManagerConfig {EnableUrlRewriting
true}}}}}

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wscp: Example Code

Code:
o sample_wscp.tcl (about 90 lines)
o sample_wscp_install.tcl (about 20 lines)
Reset before running:
o sample_swan_reset_wscp.bat
Run it:
o sample_wscp.bat
o sample_wscp_install.bat

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Tool 3: XMLConfig
What is it?
o v4’s XML configuration utility
Main features:
o Private to WebSphere, unlike Tcl
o Exports full or partial repository to an XML file
o Imports from XML file with arbitrary substitutions
o Not interactive (but can be called interactively from wscp)
o Can create, update or delete objects
o Can start/stop objects
o Typically used for repeatable tasks, e.g.:
• Add a set of definitions in a repeatable manner
o Can be invoked from Admin Console, shell or wscp

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XMLConfig: Style of Usage

Command
Run xmlconfig –export to export the entire domain to an XML file
Run xmlconfig –export –partial <file> to export part of a domain to
an XML file, where <file> directs what is to be exported
Edit the generated XML file:
o remove unwanted bits
o change values to variable names to allow substitution
Run xmlconfig –import to import from the XML file to a new or the
same domain, usually with substitutions
Can also build the XML file by hand

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XMLConfig: Example Code

Code:
o sample_xmlconfig_partial_export.xml (7 lines)
o sample_xmlconfig_partial_export_output.xml (c200 lines, generated)
o sample_xmlconfig_import.xml (50 lines, edited)
o sample_xmlconfig_partial_export_install.xml (5 lines)
o sample_xmlconfig_partial_export_output_install.xml (c70 lines, generated
& edited)
Run it:
o sample_xmlconfig.bat
o sample_xmlconfig_install.bat

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wscp is better than XMLConfig is better than wscp

wscp XMLConfig
Is a powerful procedural scripting language Is a utility that allows simple substitutions
with variables and has limited actions
Is based on a Java implementation of a popular Its output is XML, but the utility is unique to
scripting language (Tcl) WebSphere
Represents WebSphere objects as commands Places actions in XML attributes (rather like
(e.g. ApplicationServer) with verbs (e.g. ANT)
“start”, “modify”)
Is a natural choice for doing anything in bulk or Is a good choice for repetitive tasks where
repetitive changes are simple substitutions
Is not dependent on having something built Is dependent on creating something first
manually first manually (unless you create the XML by hand)
Can be used for ad hoc purposes interactively Export+partial can do some ad hoc tasks
(but not always easily)

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Scripted options in v5 & v5.1 & v6

Gone!
Replacement for wscp: wsadmin
o But provides a completely different set of objects
o wscp scripts are not migratable to wsadmin
Replacement for XMLConfig: nothing
o Repository now a set of XML files
o Expectation that customers would copy/edit directories/files
o Proved too hard
o Some as-is scripts available on WebSphere Developer Domain for doing
XMLConfig-like things (v5.1.2)
o Some more XMLConfig-like things in v6 and beyond

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Tool 4: wsadmin
What is it?
o v5’s scripting language
Main features:
o Uses the Bean Scripting Framework (BSF)
• Provides access to Java objects and methods from supported scripting
languages.
• Architecture for easily incorporating scripting into Java applications
and applets
• Applications independent and not bound to a single scripting language
• Different language scripts can access Java objects using wsadmin
o Current supported languages for wsadmin:
• Jacl - Java Command Language based on Tcl scripting
• Jython – Java implementation of the OO language Python

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Tool 4: wsadmin
How is it different from wscp?
o The WebSphere objects are completely different from wscp
o Tcl is easy to learn, but wsadmin is complex
o Separates static configuration from dynamic changes
Typically used for bulk and repeatable tasks, e.g.:
o Add a set of definitions in a repeatable manner
o Change the value of an environment variable on all servers in all cells
Can do everything in the Admin Console, but not in a necessarily intuitive
manner

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wsadmin: JMX MBeans

wsadmin acts as an interface to Java objects for access by scripts
o Objects communicate with MBeans (JMX management objects)
Objects perform different operations. There are four built-in objects:
o $AdminConfig (Jacl) or AdminConfig (Jython)
• Create or change the WebSphere configuration
o $AdminApp (Jacl) or AdminApp (Jython)
• Install, modify, or administer applications
o $AdminControl (Jacl) or AdminControl (Jython)
• Work with live running objects and perform traces and data type conversion
o $Help (Jacl) or Help (Jython)
• Display general help information and details about which MBeans are running
Separation between Configuration and Control
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Script wsadmin AdminControl
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wsadmin: Style of usage

Command line / script
Three modes of operation:
o interactive
o single command (-c option)
o run a script (-f option)
Connect over SOAP or RMI
Pass language identifier to wsadmin command – Jacl assumed
Access configuration resources using AdminConfig. In Jacl:
o set id [$AdminConfig getid <name>]
o $AdminConfig modify $id {{name fred} {desc “fred bloggs”}}
And in Jython:
o id = AdminConfig.getid(<name>)
o AdminConfig.modify(id, “[[name fred], [desc ““fred bloggs””]]”
Configuration names look like this:
o /Cell:ajs_cell/Node:ajsnode/Server:server1/
o /JDBCProvider:schumacher/DataSource:button/

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wsadmin: Style of usage (2)

Access runtime resources using AdminControl. In Jacl:
o set mbeanId [$AdminConfig getObjectName $id]
o $AdminControl invoke $mbeanId getState
And in Jython:
o mbeanId = AdminConfig.getObjectName($id)
o AdminControl.invoke(mbeanId, getState)
Runtime names look like this:
o WebSphere:platform=common,cell=ajs_cell,version=5.0.1,name=NodeAgen
t,mbeanIdentifier=NodeAgent,type=NodeAgent,node=ajsnode1,process=no
deagent

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wsadmin: Some Operations and Functions

$AdminConfig $AdminApp $AdminControl $Help
o attributes o deleteUserAndGroupEntries o completeObjectName o attributes
o convertToCluster o edit o getAttribute o operations
o create o editInteractive o getAttributes o constructors
o export o getCell o description
o createClusterMember
o exportDDL o getConfigId o classname
o createUsingTemplate
o install o getHost o all
o defaults o installInteractive o getMBeanCount o AdminControl
o getid o list o getNode o AdminApp
o getObjectName o listModules o getPort o AdminConfig
o installResourceAdapter o options o getType o wsadmin
o list o publishWSDL o invoke o message
o listTemplates o taskInfo o makeObjectName
o modify o uninstall o queryNames
o parents o setAttribute
o reset o setAttributes
o startServer
o save
o stopServer
o show
o testConnection
o showall o trace
o showAttribute
o types

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wsadmin: Miscellaneous
Commands are case-sensitive
Configuration changes not persisted until "save" call
If multiple scripts or clients (Administrative Console) are saving
configuration changes at the same time, exception thrown on
Save call
o No changes will be persisted
Upon "save" call, validation procedure verifies updates
o Create two servers with the same name throws exception
wsadmin -f "xxxxx" much faster than wsadmin -c "xxxxx"
o Better to run multiple commands in a file than individual commands
o Call "save" in file periodically to persist configurations updates
• Avoids no changes being persisted should an exception occur

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wsadmin: Installing an Application

Use $AdminApp
Can use interactively inside a command
Can get the configurable options from an EAR file
o $AdminApp options myapp.ear
Then can get the task information for each option:
o $AdminApp taskInfo myapp.ear MapWebModToVH
Could then use this info to help build the relevant options for
installation:
o $AdminApp install myapp.ear {-appname freda -MapWebModToVH
{{{Default Application} default_app.war,WEB-INF/web.xml
myvhost}} -<lots of other options . . .>}
Just as difficult to construct this as in wscp

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wsadmin: Example Code

JACL Code:
o sample_wsadmin.tcl (about 90 lines)
o sample_wsadmin_install.tcl (about 25 lines)
Jython Code:
o sample_wsadmin.py (about 90 lines)
o sample_swan_reset_wsadmin.bat
Run JACL:
o sample_wsadmin_jacl.bat
o sample_wsadmin_install_jacl.bat
Run Jython:
o sample_wsadmin_py.bat

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Jacl is better than Jython is better than Jacl

Not that different
If you can program in one you can probably program in the other
Jacl may suit shell script programmers
Jython may suit those with OO background
Both take just as much as code as the other in our example

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Tool 5: ws_ant (ANT)

What is it?
o ANT – Java-based, platform-neutral, open source build tool
o ws_ant: Copy of Apache ANT with task extensions to support WebSphere-
specific capabilities
Main Features:
o Tasks provided include:
• Install and uninstall applications
• Start and stop servers
• Run administration scripts or commands
o But the admin task is just a call to wsadmin – you still have to write the
wsadmin code to do the actual configuration
o Main advantage is ability to build the EAR, run a configuration script and
then install the EAR, all from a single ws_ant build.xml.

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ws_ant: Style of Usage

Command-oriented
Specify tasks, targets and dependencies between targets
Connect over SOAP or RMI
Pass language identifier to wsadmin command – Jacl assumed

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ws_ant: Example Code

Code:
o build.xml (45 lines)
o sample.props (20 lines)
Reset:
Run it:
o sample_wsant_wsadmin.bat
o sample_wsant_install.bat

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Tool 6: WsAdmin Automation Platform (WAP)

What is it?
o Set of utility functions sitting over wsadmin
o Eases a lot of wsadmin hassle
Main features:
o Available from IBM Techdocs, the Technical Sales Library
o Not supported by IBM: provided “as is”
o Greatly simplifies many wsadmin scripting tasks
o Provides a library of Tcl procedures for creating, modifying and deleting WebSphere
objects (e.g. application servers, data sources)
o Runs on 5.0 and 5.1
o Syntax (on Windows):
• set WAP_SOURCE=/installed/wap
• set PATH=%PATH%;%WAP_SOURCE%
• jwap.bat

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WAP: Style of usage

Command line / script
Runs over wsadmin, so:
o Three modes of operation:
• interactive
• single command (-c option)
• run a script (-f option)
o Connect over SOAP or RMI
Jacl only (not Jython)
Set subsequent commands’ scope:
o setNode ajsnode1
o setServer server1
Provides a number of Jacl procedures named:
o createXXX, removeXXX, modifyXXX
o e.g. createCustomService, modifyJDBCProvider
Pass parameters as dash-options, plus “you-name-it” options

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WAP: Style of usage (2)

Names become simpler (no need for /Cell:xxx/Node:xxx/Server:xxx/)
Not all documented:
o getIDByListing & modifyConfigObject are not documented but very useful
Mainly aimed at create/modify/delete
o little support for display & list
o “list” does not return as Tcl lists so you can’t do “foreach” style processing

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WAP: Example Code

Code:
o sample_wap.tcl (c90 lines)
Reset:
Run it:
o sample_wap.bat

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WAP: Installing an application
Use the installApplication command

Pass customisations in same way as wsadmin’s $AdminApp install:
installApplication -appname fred -earfile
/installed/websphere/appserver/base5.1/installableApps/ivtApp.ear \
{-MapModulesToServers {{{IVT Application} ivt_app.war,WEB-
INF/web.xml WebSphere:cell=ajs_cell,node=ajsnode1,server=server1}}}
-interact option to customise by answering questions (couldn’t get this to work)

Can install then customise afterwards using the editApplication command
Not really any different from $AdminApp
About 15 long statements in our example

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Tool 7: JMX
What is it?
o Java Management Extensions (JMX) is a framework oriented at managing applications
and resources (like application servers)
• Allows for exposing your application to remote or local management tools
• JMX is a specification oriented to the application and network management
• Part of J2SE
Main Features:
o Some of the JMX functionality:
• Allows you to query the configuration settings and change them at runtime
• Provides services such as monitoring, event notification, timers, ....
• Allows you to load, initialize, change, and monitor application components and
resources
o Structured in three layers:
• Instrumentation layer - MBeans
• Agent layer - MBeanServer and agents
• Distributed Services (this part is still out of the scope of the current level of the
specs)
JSR-077

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About JMX: How does JMX work?

Resources are managed by Managed Beans (MBeans)
o These are simple JavaBeans that perform operational or configuration changes
on resources
MBeans provide APIs to the external world to manage its resources
o Each JMX-enabled JVM contains a MBean Server (Managed Bean Server) that
registers all the MBeans in the system
• MBean Server provides access to all of its registered MBeans
o External programs access MBeans registered on the MBean Server via
Connectors/Adapters
JVM
Resources
External tools
Connector MBeans
and programs MBean
Server
MBeans

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JMX Benefits
Enables Java applications to be managed without heavy investment
o Relies on a core managed object server that act as a ‘management agent’
o Java application simply needs to embed a managed object server and make some of its
functionality available as one or several Manageable Beans registered in the object
server
Provides a scalable management architecture
o Every JMX agent service is an independent module that can be plugged into the
management agent
Integrates existing management solutions
o JMX smart agents are capable of being managed through HTML browsers or by
various management protocols such as Web Services, JMS, SNMP, etc.
Defines only the interfaces necessary for management

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JMX: Architectural Principles

Management Application
Connector Adapter
Agent Layer
MBean Server
Agent Agent Agent Services

Services Services (as MBeans)
Resource 1 Resource 2 Instrumentation

MBean MBean Layer
Manages Manages
Resource 1 Resource 2 Managed Resources

JVM

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WebSphere JMX Architecture

All WebSphere 5.0 processes run the JMX agent
All WebSphere 5.0 runtime administration is done through JMX operations
E xternal tools and prog ram s
W ebS phere A pplication

H TTP S e rv er P rocess
SNMP
JM X
JM X
A dapter R M I/IIO P
A dapter
JM X
SOAP C onnector internal
JM X runtim e
C onnector M B ea n objects
S erver
M Beans
M B eans
M B ean
M B ean
P roxy
P roxy
In te rn al M B e an s reg iste r w ith loca l

E xternal M B eanS erver M B ea nS e rve r.
E xte rn al M B e an s h ave lo ca l proxy to the ir
Illustrates possibilities or future M B ea nS e rve r. P roxy registe rs w ith loca l
plans M B ea nS e rve r.

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WebSphere Distributed Administration

Clients, Multi-cell
mgmt, & other EMS
(Tivoli, BMC)
Deployment Mgr
JMX
MBean Connector
Server
MBeans
MBeans
MBean
MBean
Proxy
Proxy
Node Mgr
Config Repository
Service
JMX
MBean Connector
Server To Other
Nodes Master
MBeans
Master
files
MBeans Master
files
To Other App MBean files
MBean
Servers Proxy
Proxy
App Server Config Distribution

Service
JMX
tmx4j Connector config
MBean files
MBean
Server
Server
MBeans
EAR files
MBeans

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JMX: Some MBeans

Cell J2CConnectionFactory
Node JavaMailProvider
ManagedObject MailSession
ApplicationServer URLProvider
ServerCluster URL
JMSServer JDBCProvider
Application, EJBModuleConfig, DataSource, WAS40DataSource
WebModuleConfig ConnectionPool
EJBContainer, WebContainer ORBPlugin
ListenerPort JavaVirtualMachine
JMSProvider SecurityPermission
JMSConnectionFactory NameServer
JMSDestination LocalOSUserRegistry
J2CResourceAdapter
These Mbeans are built

into WebSphere – 224
of them in v5.1

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How Can Customers Use JMX?

All WAS 5.0 Admin client programs use JMX
o Web Admin console
o wsadmin scripting
o Admin Client Java API
o Included in both Base App Server package and Advanced Deployment
Use the APIs to control WebSphere runtime

Extend the set of managed objects with custom JMX MBeans
Attach Admin clients to Cell Manager in order to access entire Admin domain
Node Agents start & monitor individual App Servers

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JMX: Example Code

Code:
o sample_jmx.java (c160 lines)
Reset:
Run it:
o sample_jmx.bat

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Tool 8: SWAN
What is it?
o Simplified WebSphere AdministratioN
o Greatly eases wscp and wsadmin hassle
Main features:
o Runs in wscp and wsadmin
o Obtainable from the author
o Runs on WebSphere v4, v5, v5.1
o Runs on Windows, AIX (probably all UNIXes) and z/OS
o Simplifies writing wscp and wsadmin scripts
o Simplifies interactive access
o Provides a high degree of portability between WebSphere versions
SWAN
wscp wsadmin

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SWAN Syntax
<class> <verb> [<object>] [<options>] [<attributes>]
Examples:
o appserv list
o dsource list –format -short
o jcafact delete jack –ra jill
o resadapt create ada –rarfile /usr/product/somefile.rar
o cluster show clouseau +maxheap +minheap
o appserv show jeeves +webhttpbacklog –constraint {Host * Port 9080}
o appserv modify jeeves +webhttpbacklog 53 –constraint {Host * Port 9080}
o appserv modify –constraint {Host * Port 9080} +webhttpbacklog 57 jeeves
o jmsdest exists jack –jmsprov jill

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SWAN is better than wscp/wsadmin is better than SWAN
In wscp/wsadmin you have to know how to reach a particular attribute

o Not a problem for many cases
• e.g. JDBCProvider has no attribute hierarchy
o Big problem for server groups and application servers
• have to understand the hierarchy to navigate through it
o SWAN solves this by hiding the hierarchy
In wscp/wsadmin you have long names:
o Long names for configuration and runtime objects
o Much of which is probably constant in your script (e.g. cell name & node
name)
o SWAN solves this by setting a scope and providing the –short option
In wscp/wsadmin you need long Tcl lists to set attributes:
o SWAN solves this because it has flattened the attribute hierarchy
wscp scripts cannot be migrated to wsadmin without complete rewriting:
o But wscp scripts written to use the SWAN syntax will be migratable
o Some changes will be needed though because of differences in v5

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SWAN is better than wscp/wsadmin is better than SWAN
SWAN does not implement all of the object types:

o There are 224 in wsadmin in v5.1
o SWAN implements the most commonly used object types
o SWAN can be extended to implement the others – easily if they follow the
patterns of the current SWAN types
o You can always use the wsadmin types directly in your scripts
SWAN is not supported by IBM:
o SWAN is provided as-is
o Whereas wscp and wsadmin are supported

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SWAN: Further Examples
Getting help:
o help
o dsource help
o jdbcdrv help create
o jcafact attributes
o jcafact attributes -details
o cluster create clouseau -member sellers –vertical 3
o cluster showmembers clouseau
o appserv makecluster jeeves –cluster wooster
o cluster start wooster
o cluster stop wooster -force

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SWAN: Coverage
appserv Application servers
cell Domain or cell
cluster Clusters (server groups)
dsource Data sources
entapp Enterprise applications
jcafact J2C connection factories
jdbcdrv JDBC drivers (providers)
jmsdest JMS destinations
jmsfact JMS connection factories
jmsprov Generic JMS providers
mail Java mail
nagent Node agents
resadapt Resource adapters
vhost Virtual hosts

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Installing enterprise applications using SWAN

Packager or Deployer runs "entapp produceaid":
o Creates an XML file called an Enterprise Archive Application Installation
Descriptor (EAR AID)
o EAR AID houses all of the deployable options from the EAR file's
deployment descriptors
Intention is that the Deployer then edits this file using an XML or text
editor to set appropriate values (as would be done through the console)
Deployer then runs "entapp create":
o takes the EAR file and uses the AID file to install the enterprise app
o same procedure whether v4 or v5, but different EAR AID file
Non-SWAN software available to produce an Excel spreadsheet
containing the EAR AID file, and to transform it back
o makes it easier to edit

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SWAN: Example Code

Code:
o sample_swan.tcl (25 lines, does both v4 and v5)
Reset:
Run it:
o sample_swan_wscp.bat
o sample_swan_wsadmin.bat

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SWAN Internals: Code Size

File Type # lines non-commentary code
Configuration files 800
v4 code 3700
v5 code 3600
Common v4 code 1400
Common v5 code 900
Other common code 1500
Total non-commentary code 11,400
Plus comment lines 4,300
Includes debug/trace code 1000

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Configuration & Deployment Using SWAN (1)

Default
Configuration
Spreadsheet
Other Release
.ear .zip Artefacts Note
1
2
Edit in Excel
PVCS
Project-Specific
Configuration Spreadsheet
iwf_acm_iiw_app.cfg.xls

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entapp EAR
.ear
PVCS
4 produceaid AID
3
5
Generate
Spreadsheet
AID
Spreadsheet
6 iwf_acm_iiw_ap
p.xls
Edit in Excel
Project-Specific
Configuration Edited
Spreadsheet Project-Specific
Configuration
Spreadsheet

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7
Generator
Project-Specific
Configuration Configuration
Configuration
Configuration
Spreadsheet scripts
scripts
scripts
zip Package PVCS
Generator
Other Release Edited 8 AID

.ear .zip Artefacts Note EAR Spreadsheet
AID
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10 Tivoli Software
Package Distribution Node A
14
11
Package
i..edApps
on node EAR
A
Edited Configuration
Configuration
Configuration 12
13 scripts
Tivoli Software
.ear EAR scripts
scripts Configurator
Distribution
AID
15
WebSphere
Domain
entapp create
Node B Node C Node D

WebSphere
Group | WebSphere
Server software
Tool 9: J2EE 1.4 Management and Deployment

What is it?
o J2EE 1.4 APIs for product-independent configuration & deployment
Main features:
o No standard up to J2EE 1.3
o J2EE 1.4 (WebSphere v6) introduces:
• J2EE Management Specification (JSR-77)
• ability to configure and control J2EE objects in a Java-application-
server-independent manner
• J2EE Deployment Specification (JSR-88)
• ability to install enterprise applications in a Java-application-
server-independent manner
• wsadmin still works
• write programs to these specs to lessen vendor lock-in
• many configuration/deployment possibilities:
• Admin Console
• wsadmin scripts in Jacl and Jython
• Programs written to the JMX API
• Programs written to JSR-77 & JSR-88

WebSphere
Group | WebSphere
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Comparison: Lines of code
wscp XmlConfig wsadmin wsadmin ws_ant JMX SWAN

Jacl Jython
Heap sizes 2 4 6 45 9 2
(plus
Environment 16 60 24 19 wsad 35 6
min)
Transport 43 23 ? 40 3
Display 30 8 30 ? 50 6
(but displays
everything)
Installation 20 75 25 ? ? 4

WebSphere
Group | WebSphere
Server software
Summary
References
o “IBM WebSphere System Administration” by Leigh Williamson et al (ISBN: 0-
13-144604-5)
o “IBM WebSphere Deployment and Advanced Configuration” by
Barcia/Hines/Alcott/Botzum (ISBN: 0-13-146862-6)
o WAP:
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/PRS981
o SWAN:
• simmsa@uk.ibm.com


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Andrew Simms, Consulting IT Specialist

WebSphere UK User Group - October 2004

WebSphere Administration: What we’ll cover

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What we’re going to do . . .

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Tool 1: The Admin Console

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Admin Console: Comments

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So why not just use the Admin Console?

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wscp: Style of usage

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wscp: Example Code

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10 © 2004 IBM Corporation

XMLConfig: Style of Usage

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XMLConfig: Example Code

12 © 2004 IBM Corporation

wscp is better than XMLConfig is better than wscp

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Scripted options in v5 & v5.1 & v6

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wsadmin: JMX MBeans

17 © 2004 IBM Corporation

wsadmin: Style of usage

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wsadmin: Style of usage (2)

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wsadmin: Some Operations and Functions

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wsadmin: Installing an Application

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wsadmin: Example Code

23 © 2004 IBM Corporation

Jacl is better than Jython is better than Jacl

24 © 2004 IBM Corporation

Tool 5: ws_ant (ANT)

25 © 2004 IBM Corporation

ws_ant: Style of Usage

26 © 2004 IBM Corporation

ws_ant: Example Code

27 © 2004 IBM Corporation

Tool 6: WsAdmin Automation Platform (WAP)

28 © 2004 IBM Corporation

WAP: Style of usage

29 © 2004 IBM Corporation

WAP: Style of usage (2)

30 © 2004 IBM Corporation

WAP: Example Code

31 © 2004 IBM Corporation

WAP: Installing an application

 Use the installApplication command

 -interact option to customise by answering questions (couldn’t get this to work)

32 © 2004 IBM Corporation

33 © 2004 IBM Corporation

Use the installApplication command

-interact option to customise by answering questions (couldn’t get this to work)

Use the APIs to control WebSphere runtime

In wscp/wsadmin you have to know how to reach a particular attribute

SWAN does not implement all of the object types: