How do I administer applications and their environments?

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[AIX Solaris HP-UX Linux Windows]Profiles are files that define a stand-alone application server node, a deployment manager, or a managed node.Create WebSphere® profiles

A node is a grouping of managed servers. Use this task to view information about managing nodes.Administer nodes

Node agents monitor application servers and route requests to servers. Adding a managed node automatically creates a node agent.Administer node agents

A cell groups one or more nodes of your Network Deployment product. You probably will not need to reconfigure a cell.Administer cells

Use the registerNode command to register a stand-alone node with an administrative agent.Register a node with the administrative agent

An administrative agent provides a single interface to administer stand-alone application servers on one machine.Administer nodes using the administrative agent

To register unfederated nodes and deployment managers with the job manager, use the wsadmin registerWithJobManager command.Register a node with the job manager

Use the console to asynchronously submit jobs for registered stand-alone application servers, deployment managers, and hosts.Administer nodes from the console using the job manager

Use job manager commands to asynchronously submit jobs for registered application servers, deployment managers, and hosts.Administer nodes from the wsadmin tool using the job manager

Application server configuration files define the available application servers, their configurations, and their contents.Administer configurations

Product configuration data is stored in files. Use the file transfer service and file synchronization service to configure files.Configure remote file services

Use the console to create and manage application servers.Administer application servers with the console

Use wsadmin scripts to create and configure application servers.Configure application servers with scripting

Use wsadmin scripts to manage application servers.Manage application servers with scripting

Use a generic server configuration to hook various types of servers into your application server management system.Administer generic servers

Use a server template to define the configuration of a new server.[AIX Solaris HP-UX Linux Windows][IBM i]Use server templates[z/OS]Use server templates

Use custom services to hook various kinds of services into your application server management system.Administer custom services

To monitor and manage server workloads, use server clusters and cluster members in a Network Deployment product.Use the console to balance workloads by clustering application servers

To monitor and manage server workloads, use server clusters and cluster members in a Network Deployment product.Use scripting to balance workloads by clustering application server

Use high availability to minimize risk failure. A high availability manager includes, for example, cells and clusters.Establish high availability (HA)

The UDDI registry is uddi.ear. Use the console or Java Management Extensions (JMX) interface to manage UDDI registries.Administer the UDDI registry

The product provides plug-ins for supported web servers to enable the web servers to pass requests to the application server.Use the console to administer communication with web servers (plug-ins)

The product provides plug-ins for supported web servers to enable the web servers to pass requests to the application server.Use scripting to administer communication with web servers (plug-ins)

Use the console to configure the Session Manager service and to manage HTTP sessions.Administer HTTP sessions with the console

Use scripting to configure the Session Manager service and to manage HTTP sessions.Administer HTTP sessions with scripting

Configure name servers.Provide access to naming and directory resources (JNDI) - Name server

Configure namespace bindings.Provide access to naming and directory resources (JNDI) - Bindings

Configure data sources that applications use to access the data from databases.Provide access to relational databases (JDBC resources) with the console

Configure data sources that applications use to access the data from databases.Provide access to relational databases (JDBC resources) with scripting

Implement a messaging provider to enable use of Java Messaging Service (JMS) and other message resources in the product.Choose a messaging provider.

Use scripting to access the default messaging provider.Provide access to messaging resources (default messaging provider) with scripting

Use the console to install enterprise archive (EAR), EJB, WAR, resource adapter (connector or RAR), and application client files.Install applications with the console

Use scripting to install enterprise archive (EAR), EJB, WAR, resource adapter (connector or RAR), and application client files.Install applications with scripting

Use the console to start a stopped application or to stop a running application (has a status of Started).Start and stop applications with the console

Use scripting to start a stopped application or to stop a running application (has a status of Started).Start and stop applications with scripting

Use the administrative console to update deployed applications or modules.Update applications with the console

Use wsadmin scripting to update deployed applications or modules.Update applications with scripting

Use the console or scripting to deploy enterprise archive (EAR) files that are configured and enabled for web services.Deploy and administer web services applications

Use the console to administer business-level applications.Administer business-level applications using the administrative console

Use programming to create, edit, update, start, stop, delete, export, import, and query business-level applications.Administer business-level applications using programming

Use scripting to create an empty business-level application and then add assets, libraries, or business-level applications.Set up business-level applications using scripting

Use PropertiesBasedConfiguration commands to extract environment configuration properties files and then change the environment.Manage environment configurations with properties files using wsadmin scripting

Administrative clients include graphical consoles, scripting, command-line tools, and Java Management Extensions (JMX) programs.Choose an administrative client

The administrative console is a web-based tool that you use to administer the product.Use the administrative console

Scripting is a non-graphical alternative that you can use to configure and manage the product. Using scripting (wsadmin)

Troubleshoot problems that occur during application deployment or when you try to run an application.Troubleshoot deployment

Review some possible causes, based on the error you are seeing.Troubleshoot administration