Intelligent Management: middleware server creation administrative tasks
Use administrative tasks to write a script that can recreate the middleware server configuration.
Use the following commands to create middleware servers:
- createTomCatServer
- createWebLogicServer
- createJBossServer
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- createLibertyServer
- createForeignServer
- createWasCEServer
- createExtWasAppServer
createTomCatServer
The createTomCatServer command creates a representation of an Apache Tomcat server.
Target object:
The node name.
Required parameters
- -name
- Name of the server to create. (String, required)
Optional parameters
- -templateName
- Name of the template used to create the server.
- -genUniquePorts
- Specifies a parameter to generate unique HTTP ports for a server. (Boolean)
- -templateLocation
- Location where the template is stored. Use the system defined location if it is not specified. Using the system defined location is recommended.
- (zos) -specificShortName
- Specific short name of the server. All servers should have unique specific short name. Optional and when it is not specified a unique specific short name is automatically assigned. The value must be eight characters or less and all upper case.
- (zos) -genericShortName
- Specifies the generic short name of the server. All members of a cluster must have the same generic short name. Individual servers must have a unique generic short name. Optional. When this parameter is not specified, a unique generic short name is automatically assigned. The value must be eight characters or less and all upper case.
- -clusterName
- Name of the cluster for this server.
Return value
The command returns a list of the middleware servers for the specified type.
Batch mode example
- Jacl:
- $AdminTask createTomCatServer nodename {-name ServerName}
- Jython:
- AdminTask.createTomCatServer ('nodename','[-name ServerName]')
Interactive mode
- Jacl:
- $AdminTask createTomCatServer {-interactive}
- Jython:
- AdminTask.createTomCatServer ([-interactive]')
createWebLogicServer
The createWebLogicServer command creates a representation of a BEA WebLogic Server.
Target object:
The node name.
Required parameters
- -name
- Name of the server to create. (String, required)
Optional parameters
- -templateName
- Name of the template used to create the server.
- -genUniquePorts
- Specifies a parameter to generate unique HTTP ports for a server. (Boolean)
- -templateLocation
- Location where the template is stored. Use the system defined location if it is not specified. Using the system defined location is recommended.
- (zos) -specificShortName
- Specific short name of the server. All servers should have unique specific short name. Optional and when it is not specified a unique specific short name is automatically assigned. The value must be eight characters or less and all upper case.
- (zos) -genericShortName
- Specifies the generic short name of the server. All members of a cluster must have the same generic short name. Individual servers must have a unique generic short name. Optional. When this parameter is not specified, a unique generic short name is automatically assigned. The value must be eight characters or less and all upper case.
- -clusterName
- Name of the cluster for this server.
Return value
The command returns a list of the middleware servers for the specified type.
Batch mode example
- Jacl:
- $AdminTask createWebLogicServer nodename {-name ServerName}
- Jython:
- AdminTask.createWebLogicServer ('nodename','[-name ServerName]')
Interactive mode
- Jacl:
- $AdminTask createWebLogicServer {-interactive}
- Jython:
- AdminTask.createWebLogicServer ([-interactive]')
createJBossServer
The createJBossServer command creates a representation of a JBoss server.
Target object:
The node name.
Required parameters
- -name
- Name of the server to create. (String, required)
Optional parameters
- -templateName
- Name of the template used to create the server.
- -genUniquePorts
- Specifies a parameter to generate unique HTTP ports for a server. (Boolean)
- -templateLocation
- Location where the template is stored. Use the system defined location if it is not specified. Using the system defined location is recommended.
- (zos) -specificShortName
- Specific short name of the server. All servers should have unique specific short name. Optional and when it is not specified a unique specific short name is automatically assigned. The value must be eight characters or less and all upper case.
- (zos) -genericShortName
- Specifies the generic short name of the server. All members of a cluster must have the same generic short name. Individual servers must have a unique generic short name. Optional. When this parameter is not specified, a unique generic short name is automatically assigned. The value must be eight characters or less and all upper case.
- -clusterName
- Name of the cluster for this server.
Return value
Batch mode example
- Jacl:
- $AdminTask createJBossServer nodename {-name ServerName}
- Jython:
- AdminTask.createJBossServer ('nodename','[-name ServerName]')
Interactive mode
- Jacl:
- $AdminTask createJBossServer (-interactive)
- Jython:
- AdminTask.createJBossServer ([-interactive]')
createLibertyServer
The createLibertyServer command creates a representation of a Librety profile server.
Target object:
The node name.
Required parameters
- -name
- Name of the server to create. (String, required) This name must be the same name as the Liberty profile server name. For example: for wlp/usr/servers/myServer, the -name value is myServer.
Optional parameters
- -templateName
- Name of the template used to create the server.
- -genUniquePorts
- Specifies a parameter to generate unique HTTP ports for a server. (Boolean)
- -templateLocation
- Location where the template is stored. Use the system defined location if it is not specified. Using the system defined location is recommended.
- (zos) -specificShortName
- Specific short name of the server. All servers should have unique specific short name. Optional and when it is not specified a unique specific short name is automatically assigned. The value must be eight characters or less and all upper case.
- (zos) -genericShortName
- Specifies the generic short name of the server. All members of a cluster must have the same generic short name. Individual servers must have a unique generic short name. Optional. When this parameter is not specified, a unique generic short name is automatically assigned. The value must be eight characters or less and all upper case.
- -clusterName
- Name of the cluster for this server.
Return value
Batch mode example
- Jacl:
- $AdminTask createLibertyServer nodename {-name ServerName}
- Jython:
- AdminTask.createLibertyServer ('nodename','[-name ServerName]')
Interactive mode
- Jacl:
- $AdminTask createLibertyServer {-interactive}
- Jython:
- AdminTask.createLibertyServer ([-interactive]')
createForeignServer
The createForeignServer command creates a new foreign server.
Target object:
The node name.
Required parameters
- -name
- Name of the server to create. (String, required)
Optional parameters
- -templateName
- Name of the template used to create the server.
- -genUniquePorts
- Specifies a parameter to generate unique HTTP ports for a server. (Boolean)
- -templateLocation
- Location where the template is stored. Use the system defined location if it is not specified. Using the system defined location is recommended.
- (zos) -specificShortName
- Specific short name of the server. All servers should have unique specific short name. Optional and when it is not specified a unique specific short name is automatically assigned. The value must be eight characters or less and all upper case.
- (zos) -genericShortName
- Specifies the generic short name of the server. All members of a cluster must have the same generic short name. Individual servers must have a unique generic short name. Optional. When this parameter is not specified, a unique generic short name is automatically assigned. The value must be eight characters or less and all upper case.
- -clusterName
- Name of the cluster for this server.
Return value
Batch mode example
- Jacl:
- $AdminTask createForeignServer nodename {-name ServerName}
- Jython:
- AdminTask.createForeignServer ('nodename','[-name ServerName]')
Interactive mode
- Jacl:
- $AdminTask createForeignServer {-interactive}
- Jython:
- AdminTask.createForeignServer ([-interactive]')
createPHPServer
The createPHPServer command creates a new PHP server.
Required parameters
- -name
- Name of the server. (String, required)
Optional parameters
- -templateName
- Name of the server template to use. We can specify templateServerNode and templateServerName to use an existing server as a virtual template instead of a defined template. (String, optional)
- -genUniquePorts
- Specifies a boolean to generate unique ports for the server. (String, optional)
- -templateLocation
- Location in which the template is stored. Use the system defined location if the location is not specified. (String, optional)
- -serverConfig
- Configuration of the server definition properties. Specify phpServerRoot or apacheServerRoot for the runtime path. Specify phpVersion or apacheVersion for the version number. (String, optional)
Batch mode example
- Jacl:
- $AdminTask createPHPServer workstation_nameNode01 {-name myphpserver -serverConfig {-phpPath C:/PHP5 -apachePath C:/apache2}}
- Jython:
- AdminTask.createPHPServer workstation_nameNode01 ('[-name myphpserver -serverConfig [-phpPath C:/PHP5 -apachePath C:/apache2]]')
Interactive mode
- Jacl:
- $AdminTask createPHPServer workstation_nameNode01 {-interactive}
- Jython:
- AdminTask.createPHPServer workstation_nameNode01 ('[-interactive]')
createWasCEServer
The createWasCEServer command creates a representation of a WebSphere Application Server Community Edition server.
Target object: None.
Required parameters
- -name
- Name of the server to create. (String, required)
Optional parameters
- -templateName
- Name of the template used to create the server.
- -genUniquePorts
- Specifies a parameter to generate unique HTTP ports for a server. (Boolean)
- -templateLocation
- Location where the template is stored. Use the system defined location if it is not specified. Using the system defined location is recommended.
- (zos) -specificShortName
- Specific short name of the server. All servers should have unique specific short name. Optional and when it is not specified a unique specific short name is automatically assigned. The value must be eight characters or less and all upper case.
- (zos) -genericShortName
- Specifies the generic short name of the server. All members of a cluster must have the same generic short name. Individual servers must have a unique generic short name. Optional. When this parameter is not specified, a unique generic short name is automatically assigned. The value must be eight characters or less and all upper case.
- -clusterName
- Name of the cluster for this server.
- -assistedServer
- Specifies if the server that we create is an assisted life cycle server that is a representation of an existing server. The default is false. If we specify false, a complete life cycle server is created. If we specify true, an assisted life cycle server is created.
- -templateServerNode
- Name of the node containing the server to use as a template.
- -templateServerName
- Name of the existing server to use as a template.
Return value
Batch mode example
- Jacl:
- $AdminTask createWasCEServer nodename {-name ServerName -templateName wasce21}
- Jython:
- AdminTask.createWasCEServer ('nodename','[-name ServerName -templateName wasce21]')
Interactive mode
- Jacl:
- $AdminTask createWasCEServer {-interactive}
- Jython:
- AdminTask.createWasCEServer ([-interactive]')
createExtWasAppServer
The createExtWasAppServer command creates a new external WebSphere Application Server server.
Target object:
The node name.
Required parameters
- -name
- Name of the server to create. (String, required)
Optional parameters
- -templateName
- Name of the template used to create the server.
- -genUniquePorts
- Specifies a parameter to generate unique HTTP ports for a server. (Boolean)
- -templateLocation
- Location where the template is stored. Use the system defined location if it is not specified. Using the system defined location is recommended.
- (zos) -specificShortName
- Specific short name of the server. All servers should have unique specific short name. Optional and when it is not specified a unique specific short name is automatically assigned. The value must be eight characters or less and all upper case.
- (zos) -genericShortName
- Specifies the generic short name of the server. All members of a cluster must have the same generic short name. Individual servers must have a unique generic short name. Optional. When this parameter is not specified, a unique generic short name is automatically assigned. The value must be eight characters or less and all upper case.
- -clusterName
- Name of the cluster for this server.
Return value
Batch mode example
- Jacl:
- $AdminTask createExtWasAppServer nodename {-name ServerName}
- Jython:
- AdminTask.createExtWasAppServer ('nodename','[-name ServerName]')
Interactive mode
- Jacl:
- $AdminTask createExtWasAppServer {-interactive}
- Jython:
- AdminTask.createExtWasAppServer ([-interactive]')
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