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JMX, a Java specification part of Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE), and the
specification for the Java EE Management API (JSR-077) are the core of the
WebSphere Application Server V7.0 management architecture. For information
about JMX, see the following Web page::
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wasinfo/v7r0/topic/com.ibm.web
sphere.nd.multiplatform.doc/info/ae/ae/cxml_javamanagementx.html
You can prepare, install, uninstall, edit, and update applications through
programming. Preparing an application for installation involves collecting various
types of WebSphere Application Server-specific binding information to resolve
references that are defined in the application deployment descriptors. This
information can also be modified after installation by editing a deployed
application. Updating consists of adding, removing, or replacing a single file or a
single module in an installed application, or supplying a partial application that
manipulates an arbitrary set of files and modules in the deployed application.
Updating the entire application uninstalls the old application and installs the new
one. Uninstalling an application removes it entirely from the WebSphere
Application Server configuration.
9.3.5 Command line tools
Command line tools enable you to perform management tasks including starting,
stopping, and checking the status of WebSphere Application Server processes
and nodes. These tools only work on local servers and nodes. They cannot
operate on a remote server or node. To administer a remote server, you need to
use the Integrated Solutions Console or a wsadmin script that connects to the
deployment manager for the cell in which the target server or node is configured.
All command line tools function relative to a particular profile. If you run a
command from the directory /WebSphere/AppServer/bin, the
command will run within the default profile when no profile option is specified.
9.3.6 Administrative agent
The administrative agent provides a single interface administration for multiple
unfederated WebSphere Application Servers in the same physical server. This
will involve creating an administrative agent profile and registering the node that
you would like the administrative agent to manage using the registerNode
command. There is also a deregisterNode command to undo the use of the
administrative agent.
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