(iSeries)

checkprereqs command

The checkprereqs command runs the prerequisite validator tool.

This tool verifies the WebSphere Application Server 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, your 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

Optional. 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 that is included in the ServiceTools.jar file.

-xmloutput

Optional. 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

Optional. 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

Optional. 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

Optional. If specified, the script displays all result information. If we do not specify this parameter, the script does not display successful result information.

-help

This optional parameter displays the usage statement for the script.

Use command-line tools