WebSphere Application Server tools enhancements

Credentials required to submit WebSphere® Application Server tools (wastools) scripts supplied with the product are now optional parameters.

WebSphere Application Server administration scripts, such as starting and stopping the WebSphere Application Server, supplied with IBM Workload Scheduler use the soap.client.props file located in the properties directory of the WebSphere Application Server profile to avoid the necessity of supplying a user name and clear text password in the command line.

In addition to added security protection, the enhancement eliminates the maintenance costs associated with frequent password changes. The user ID and password are now optional and the credentials are retrieved from the soap.client.props file. However, unlike the master domain manager installation where the soap.client.props file is automatically customized with these credentials, the Dynamic Workload Console requires you to manually customize the soap.client.props file with the credentials to be able to use this enhancement.

For more information, see Application server - starting and stopping.