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checkprereqs command

The checkprereqs command runs the prerequisite validator tool.

This tool verifies the WAS installation, ensures that we have the appropriate prerequisite software and PTFs installed, and verifies certain configuration settings that the product requires. To run this script, the user profile must have *ALLOBJ authority.

Syntax

The command syntax is as follows:

checkprereqs [-xmlinput xml_input_file] [-xmloutput xml_output_file]
  [-output output_file] [-trace trace_file] [-help]

Parameters

The following options are available for the checkprereqs command:

-xmlinput

This is an optional parameter. The value xml_input_file specifies the fully qualified path of an XML file that the script uses. If not specified, the script uses the CheckPrereqs.xml file included in the ServiceTools.jar file.

-xmloutput

This is an optional parameter. The value xml_output_file specifies the fully qualified path of an XML file to which the script writes its results. If not specified, the script writes its output to the display.

-output

This is an optional parameter. The value output_file specifies the fully qualified path of a file to which the script writes its standard output. If not specified, the script does not generate standard output.

-trace

This is an optional parameter. The value trace_file specifies the fully qualified path of a file to contain trace information. If not specified, the script does not generate trace information.

-verbose

This is an optional parameter. If we specify this parameter, the script displays all result information. If not specified, the script does not display successful result information.

-help

This optional parameter displays the usage statement for the script.

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