20.1. Command line administration

In WebSphere Application Server, the administrative server tracks the contents and activities of a domain by maintaining an administrative database - a database of information about all resources in a domain. The administrative database allows the administration of a domain from any machine, and all information is stored in a central location. The administrative database contains descriptive information about the applications that are configured to run in the domain. For example, it contains the names of all application servers, EJB containers, servlet engines, servlets and enterprise beans, and their current state (running, defined, or stopped).

All administration takes place through the manipulation of objects ...

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