WebSphere Application Server commands

Some useful Commands for WebSphere Application Server Admin (WAS Admin):

                     Here I provide some useful commands for WAS Admin (for beginners) . These commands related to WAS, IHS.

Note:

         We can use not only this syntax for some  commands. U can use it with many ways also.Check syntax before using this syntax and practice on it.

                                  Feel free to comment , provide more commands, find any errors in this article(to improve this article).

              

1.To open Profile Management Tool(PMT) for creating profiles

             WAS_root/bin/ProfileManagement/pmt.bat(.sh)

2.To create profiles in Command line which command we use?

          WAS_root/manageprofiles.bat(.sh)

3.List out profiles in a box

          WAS_root/manageprofiles.bat(.sh)  -listProfiles

4.To start Deployment Manager(dmgr)

           dmgr_root/bin/startManager.bat(.sh)

5.To stop Deployment Manager(dmgr)

            dmgr_root/bin/stopManager.bat(.sh)

6.To stop Deployment Manager(dmgr) while security is enabled

            dmgr_root/bin/stopManager.bat(.sh) -userName username  
-password  password

7.Add a node to Deployment Manager(dmgr)

             node_root/bin/addNode.bat(.sh)  dmgr_hostname  dmgr_SOAPportno

8.Add a node to Deployment Manager(dmgr)(while security is enabled to dmgr)

             node_root/bin/addNode.bat(.sh)  dmgr_hostname  dmgr_SOAPportno

-userName   username   -password  password

9.To start node

            node_root/bin/startNode.bat(.sh)

10.To stop node

            node_root/bin/stopNode.bat(.sh)

11.To stop node while security is enabled

            node_root/bin/stopNode.bat(.sh) -userName username  
-password  password

12.To start server

            profile_root/bin/startServer.bat(.sh)  server_name

13.To stop server

            profile_root/bin/stopServer.bat(.sh)  server_name

14.To stop server while security is enabled

            profile_root/bin/stopServer.bat(.sh)  server_name  -userName username 
-password password

15.To know server status

                 profile_root/bin/serverStatus.bat(.sh)  -all

16.To know server status while security is enabled

                 profile_root/bin/serverStatus.bat(.sh)  -all  -username username  
-password password

17.To know WAS version information

                  WAS_root/bin/versionInfo.bat(.sh)

18.To know java version information

                  WAS_root/java/jre/java.exe -version (in windows)

                  WAS_root/java/jre/java  -version (in Linux)

19.To delete a profile

                 WAS_root/bin/manageProfile.bat(.sh)  -delete  -profileName  profile_Name

20.To open IBM Installation Manager(IM)

                 installation_loc of IM/eclipse/IBMIM

21.To open WebSphere Customization Toolbox(WCT)

                 WAS_root/bin/ProfileManagement/WCT/wct.bat(.sh)

22.To remove node from dmgr

                  node_root/bin/removeNode.bat(.sh)

23.To synchronize the node to dmgr

                  node_root/bin/syncNode.bat(.sh)  dmgr_hostname  dmgr_SOAP portno

24.To take backup of profile configuration

                  WAS_root/bin/backConfig.bat(.sh)

25.To restore of profile configuration

                  WAS_root/bin/restoreConfig.bat(.sh)

26.To generate report that includes of installed or uninstalled fix packs & interim fixes

                 WAS_root/bin/historyInfo.bat(.sh)

27.To start WSAdmin tool

                  WAS_root/bin/wsadmin    (in windows)

                  WAS_root/bin.wsadmin.sh   (in linux)

28.To run the caller script using wsadmin tool

                  WAS_root/bin/wsadmin(.sh) -lang  jython  -f  script_filename.py

29.To start jobmanager

                    jobmanager profile_root/bin/startServer.bat(.sh)   jobmgr

30.To start adminagent

                    adminagentprofile_root/bin/startServer.bat(.sh)  adminagent

31.To stop jobmanager

                    jobmanager profile_root/bin/stopServer.bat(.sh)   jobmgr

32.To stop adminagent

                    adminagentprofile_root/bin/stopServer.bat(.sh)  adminagent

33.To open Ikeyman tool

                       WAS_root/bin/ikeyman.bat(.sh)

34.To generate the WAS webserver's plugin configuration file(plugin-cfg.xml)

                       WAS_root/bin/genPluginCfg.bat(.sh)

35.To generate "versionReport.html" report file

                        WAS_root/bin/genVersionReport.bat(.sh)

36.To encodes passwords that are located in plaintext property files

                       profile_root/bin/propFilePasswordEncoder.bat(.sh)   "filename"

37.To start IBM HTTP Server(IHS)

                       IHS_root/bin/apachectl  start (in Linux)

                       IHS_root/bin/apache.exe  -k  start  -f  httpd.conf _location (windows)

38. To stop IBM HTTP Server(IHS)

                       IHS_root/bin/apachectl  stop

                      IHS_root/bin/apache.exe  -k  stop  -f  httpd.conf _location (windows)

39. To start IBM HTTP Server adminstration server

                       IHS_root/bin/adminctl  start

40.To stop IBM HTTP Server adminstration server

                       IHS_root/bin/adminctl  stop

41.To know version of IHS

                       IHS_root/bin/apachectl  -v

42.To start IBM HTTP Server using an alternate config file

                      IHS_root/bin/apache  -k  start  -f  httpd.conf _location

                     IHS_root/bin/apache.exe  -k  start  -f  httpd.conf _location

43.To stop IBM HTTP Server using an alternate config file

                      IHS_root/bin/apache  -k  stop  -f  httpd.conf _location

                     IHS_root/bin/apache.exe  -k  stop  -f  httpd.conf _location

44.To open Key management utility user interface for IHS

                       ikeyman

 Thank u. Comments & feedback r most welcome.