Comments on: IBM WebSphere scripting with wsadmin: containment paths, configuration IDs and object names

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:48:13 +0000

I’m trying to access a config ID for a TCPInboundChannel in server.xml. I need the containment path for this object, but don’t know how to find it.

So far, I have /Node:mynode/Server:myserver/TCPInboundChannel:TCP_2/ but it’s returning null.

Anybody have any ideas?

By: Getting Started with WebSphere Configuration Scripting « Basil Vandegriend: Professional Software Development

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:56:36 +0000

[...] configuration ids. For more important details on containment paths and configuration ids read this excellent article by Vincent Partington. As mentioned above, this only works when there is a single server defined on the node – with [...]

By: Joe Potgieter

Joe Potgieter — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:32:38 +0000

I agree with Doug. This is the coolest post on the net about this subject. Even IBM does not explain it in such understandable terms.

A post that I would love to see is how to get the “specialEndpoints” from another server in the cluster, using the ConfigServiceProxy class in a jsp page.

By: Chander

Chander — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:37:38 +0000

Can’t agree more with Doug.
Thank you Vincent../

By: Edwin Madari

Edwin Madari — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:52:45 +0000

thanks to Vincents posting, able to view and manupulate all objects. this provided information that no other documentation including IBMs have provided. thanks a lot Vincent. much appreciated.

By: JayShah

JayShah — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:32:34 +0000

Concur with Doug. Very lucid explanation – removed a lot of my confusion.

By: Vincent Partington

Vincent Partington — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:42:48 +0000

@Doug: Glad to hear that my post helped someone out.

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:05:33 +0000

This is flat out, the best post on this subject I’ve found anywhere – including the IBM documentation. Many thanks for sharing your expertise.