D.1 Employing WSAdmin Automation Platform This section provides an overview of WSAdmin Automation Platform, describes where you can download it, and provides some examples of use. D.1.1 Overview of WSAdmin Automation Platform WebSphere Application Server includes a scripting solution called wsadmin , allowing an administrator to configure and control a WebSphere Application Server installation. The wsadmin scripting program is a powerful, non-graphical command interpreter environment enabling you to execute administrative operations interactively in a scripting language. This tool is intended for production environments and unattended operations. The wsadmin tool supports a full range of product administrative activities. The wsadmin scripting tool has three modes of operation: 1. Interactive mode lets you enter commands and view the response on a command line prompt. 2. Batch mode lets you supply a set of script commands in a file that the tool executes as a program. 3. Command mode lets you enter a single command from the regular operating