WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Scripting and Automation

Most administrative tasks are multi-step and repeatedly used, and GUI-based administration tools can quickly become impractical and even a burden. WebSphere Application Server offers a collection of tools and technologies that you can use to create automated scripts, facilitating system administration. The course describes the scripting facilities in WebSphere Application Server and teaches you how to use the Jython language with WebSphere administrative objects to develop scripts that automate common administrative tasks. Course introduction Introduction to scripting WebSphere Application Server administrative concepts and architecture WebSphere Application Server scripting facilities Using wsadmin Exercise: Using wsadmin to explore the WebSphere Application Server environment Jython basics Jython development by using the IADT Exercise: Using the IBM Assembly and Deploy Tools (IADT) to develop Jython scripts Administrative object basics: Help and AdminConfig Exercise: Using the Help and AdminConfig objects Administrative object basics: AdminApp Exercise: Using the AdminApp object Administrative object basics: AdminControl Exercise: Using the AdminControl object Administrative object basics: AdminTask Exercise: Using the AdminTask object Introduction to the PlantsByWebSphere and messaging applications Configuring and managing servers and server resources by using scripting Exercise: Creating and configuring the Plants server environment with scripting Exercise: Installing and configuring the IBM HTTP Server Deploying and managing the PlantsByWebSphere application by using scripting Exercise: Deploying the PlantsByWebSphere application Scripting methodologies and recommendations Using ws_ant Exercise: ws_ant scripting and configuring the service integration bus Properties file based configurations and Jython script library Using scripts with the job manager and CIM Exercise: Automating the installation of WebSphere Application Server Course summary