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genHistoryReport command

The genHistoryReport command generates the historyReport.html report file in the current working directory, which is usually the bin directory. The report includes a list of installed or uninstalled fix packs and interim fixes. The genHistoryReport script invokes the historyInfo script specifying the correct parameters to place the information generated into an HTML file in the current directory.


Product history information

The historyInfo tool displays historical data about the product and the installation and removal of fix packs and interim fixes for the product. This tool is particularly useful when working with support personnel to determine the cause of any problem.

Product history reports:

The following report-generation scripts display installed product information:


Location of the command file

(iSeries) app_server_root/bin/genHistoryReport

(UNIX) app_server_root/bin/genHistoryReport.sh

(Windows) app_server_root\bin\genHistoryReport.bat


Syntax for the genHistoryReport command

The command syntax is:

(iSeries)

genHistoryReport
(UNIX)
genHistoryReport.sh 
(Windows)
genHistoryReport.bat

Issue the command from the bin directory of the app_server_root directory.


Report description

The historyInfo command generates the report. The genHistoryReport command calls the historyInfo command with a set of report parameters that reports the following information:


Installation information

Installation information displays the following general information about the current installation:


Installation event information

Installation event information displays the list of installed fix packs and interim fixes as well as the following related information:


Sample historyInfo report

The genHistoryReport script creates the following information in the historyReport.html report file:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IBM WebSphere Product History Report
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Report at date and time April 7, 2010 3:07:36 PM EDT

Installation
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Product Directory    G:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer_v90_nd
Version Directory    G:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer_v90_nd\properties\version
DTD Directory        G:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer_v90_nd\properties\version\dtd
Log Directory        C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IBM\Installation Manager\logs

Installation Event
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Install Manager Offering ID        com.ibm.websphere.ND.v90
Action                             install
Version                            9.0.0.0
Log File Name                      C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IBM\Installation Manager\logs\20101026_1527.xml
Timestamp                          2010-10-26 17:35:27-0400
Result                             success
Installed Features                 Sample applications 
Installation Event
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Install Manager Offering ID        com.ibm.websphere.ND.v90
Action                             install
Version                            9.0.0.0
Log File Name                      C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IBM\Installation Manager\logs\20101027_1347.xml
Timestamp                          2010-10-27 13:48:03-0400
Result                             success
Installed Features                 Sample applications                                    Non-English language packages for the application server runtime environment

Installation Event -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Install Manager Offering ID com.ibm.websphere.ND.v90 Action update Version 9.0.0.1 Log File Name C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IBM\Installation Manager\logs\20101027_1347.xml Timestamp 2010-10-27 13:53:48-0400 Result success Installed Features Non-English language packages for the application server runtime environment Sample applications Installation Event -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fix ID com.ibm.websphere.ND.v90.FP9001.fix.1 Action install Version 9.0.0.1 Log File Name C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IBM\Installation Manager\logs\20101027_1347.xml Timestamp 2010-10-27 15:09:43-0400 Result success Installation Event -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Install Manager Offering ID com.ibm.websphere.ND.v90 Action uninstall Version 9.0.0.0 Log File Name C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IBM\Installation Manager\logs\20101027_1347.xml Timestamp 2010-10-27 16:01:52-0400 Result success Installed Features Non-English language packages for the application server runtime environment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- End History Report --------------------------------------------------------------------------------