Using Command-Line Interface (CLI)

The Administrator command-line interface provides access to most TIBCO ActiveMatrix Administrator functions that change the state of Administrator objects.

You can perform the following actions using the CLI:
  • Install and uninstall objects
  • Start and stop objects
  • Add, edit, and delete objects
  • Set properties and substitution variables
  • Distribute application components to nodes

You can use the CLI for repetitive application of standard actions on large numbers of objects.

The CLI is based on the ANT open source build tool and is implemented in an ANT task named AMXAdminTask. You specify the ANT task in a build target within an ANT build file. Each instance of AMXAdminTask in the build file specifies an action to be performed on one or more objects specified in a data file.

The CLI invokes web services exposed by the Administrator server. You specify the Administrator server location and user credentials in a property file.