Config tools vs. visual admin

[Cemo]

Hi,

I am new to WAS.What's the difference between config tools and visaul admin.Does anybody know any documents containing the diffirencies between these configuration tools.

Mehmet Targü

[Former Member]

Another point to mention is that the only way to change JVM (Java Virtual Machine) settings is via the Config Tool.

Regards.

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Jan Kaps

[Former Member]

Hi Mehmet,

Here you can find the detailed information about different types of J2EE Engines - Config Tool, Visual Admin Tool, Shell Console Administrator. Here you can find the more detailes:-

The J2EE Engine provides the following basic administration options:

<b>offline</b> – enables the configuration and administration of J2EE Engine cluster elements when the server is not running

<b>online</b> – enables the administration of J2EE Engine cluster elements at runtime

<b>remote</b> – enables configuration of the J2EE Engine from a distance, that is, the administration tool runs on one machine and the server that must be managed is running on a different machine.

Features for J2EE Engine Administration Tools:

Visual Administrator: A graphical user interface (GUI) tool that enables administration of the whole cluster, all cluster elements, and all modules running on them. Use this tool for remote and online administration.

<a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/39/83682615cd4f8197d0612529f2165f/content.htm">Visual Administrator</a> (For more details click here)

Shell Console Administrator: Provides console administration of J2EE Engine at runtime. For administration purposes, a set of commands are available, which are entered on the command line in the console where the particular cluster node is running. Use this tool for remote and online administration.

<a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/fa/40a2ab95dc08429e60bd467df91943/content.htm">Shell Console Administrator</a> (For more details click here)

Config Tool: Provides an easy way to add and configure J2EE Engine cluster element properties, Java parameters, debug mode, additional encryption, and so on. Use this tool for offline configuration.

<a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/e8/f48b33f9a3423c9e688dfa56330e79/content.htm">Config Tool</a> (For more details click here)

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Best Regards

Venky<b></b>

[Former Member]

Hi Mehmet,

Key differences:

Configtool:

By using configtool,

1)You can do lot load balancing of JAVA instances.You can scale a Java cluster by adding server processes to already existing Java instances. This enables optimal utilization of the available hardware resources and of the capacity of the Java dispatcher to handle multiple server processes.

2)You can't deploy applications in configtool

3)It contains global configuration file for JAVA stack(memory management)

Visual admin:

By using Visual admin:

1)we can deploy applications,monitoring services and configuring logs for individual server node

2)you can configure server process on the cluster.

Regards,

shankar.

[JPReyes]

Hi Mehmet,

The main difference between configtool and Visual Administrator is the configtool is an offline editor and VA is an online editor.

Read about J2EE Engine Administration Tools here,

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/d7/fdbc3d8af79633e10000000a11405a/content.htm

Regards

Juan

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[Cemo]

Hi Juan,

I understand your answer but the information that I need is not about "Online-offline".

I need detailed information of these config tools.For example; user management can configurate in the visual admin but it can't configure in config tools.

Mehmet Targü