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Chapter 8. Administration with scripting
The administrative console addresses tasks that are non-repetitive, have a minimal number of
administrative steps, and are relatively simple. For administration that requires many steps,
that can be repetitive, and time consuming to configure, wsadmin combined with scripts is an
ideal tool.
In this chapter, we introduce the wsadmin scripting solution and describe how you can use it
to perform basic tasks.
This chapter contains the following topics:
Overview of WebSphere scripting
Launching wsadmin
Command and script invocation
The wsadmin tool management objects
Properties file based configuration
Managing WebSphere using script libraries
Assistance with scripting
Example: Using scripts with the job manager
Online resources
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