Chapter 1. System management: Technical overview 7
You can develop custom Java applications that use Java Management Extensions based
on the WebSphere application programming interface (API).
Command-line utilities
These administrative utilities help you manage your WebSphere Application Server
environment and include the following features:
– Called from a command line
– Can be used to perform common administrative tasks, such as starting and stopping
the application server and backing up the configuration
Command-line utilities work on local application servers, nodes, and the deployment
manager only.
The set of administrative tools that you employ ultimately depends on the size and complexity
of your runtime environment. The next sections of ...