Useful resources¶

Official IBM documentation¶

Online wsadmin documentation
(PDF) Jython scripting with wsadmin tutorial
(PDF) Scripting various types of applications - Very big file (> 700 pages) with lots of info on how to automate a large range of operations by making use of the wsadmin.
(PDF) WebSphere Application Server V7 Administration and Configuration Guide - An IBM Redbooks publication

Python 2.7 Tutorial
"What is Actually True and False in Python?" by Giedrius Statkevičius - Blog post which describes in detail the evolution of boolean values from Python 1.x to Python 3.x.

Websphere Configuration Comparison Tool by @IBM - Light weight comparison utility for WebSphere Application Server traditional.
WDR by @WDR - A library which aims to greatly simplify WebSphere scripting.
wsadminlib by @wsadminlib - A library which simplifies configuration of IBM WebSphere AppServer using python scripting.
wsadmin-tools by @sgurjar - Collection of useful functions meant to ease server administration through wsadmin.

Stackoverflow "wsadmin" or "jython" - Doesn't need any explanation 😶
IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V8.0 Core Administration Guide - Guide for the administration of Websphere Application Server to be used along other sources.
FreeKB "IBM Websphere" articles - Collection of articles about the administration of an "IBM WebSphere Application Server" infrastructure (not only with wsadmin)
WsAdmin Objects - Simple explanation of the difference between the 4 main objects used by the wsadmin
SetGetWeb WAS - Something is ripped from the IBM documentation, something else is useful; worth of a glance anyway.
SysMan - WebSphere Jython programming - Small guide with additional info on Object types.