Obtaining server version information with scripting

Before starting this task, the wsadmin tool must be running. See the Starting the wsadmin scripting client article for more information.

Perform the following steps to query the server version information:

1. Identify the server and assign it to the server variable.

   • Using Jacl:

     set server [$AdminControl completeObjectName type=Server,name=server1,node=mynode,*]

   • Using Jython:

     server = AdminControl.completeObjectName('type=Server,name=server1,node=mynode,*')
     print server

   Example output:

   WebSphere:cell=mycell,name=server1,mbeanIdentifier=server.xml#Server_1,type=Server,node=mynode,process=server1,processType=ManagedProcess

2. Query the server version. The server version information is stored in the serverVersion attribute. The getAttribute command returns the attribute value of a single attribute, passing in the attribute name.

   • Using Jacl:

     $AdminControl getAttribute $server1 serverVersion

   • Using Jython:

     print AdminControl.getAttribute(server1, 'serverVersion')

   Example output for a Network Deployment installation follows:

   IBM WebSphere Application Server Version Report    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   
           Platform Information         ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   
                   Name: IBM WebSphere Application Server                 Version: 5.0
   
   
           Product Information         ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   
                   ID: BASE
                   Name: IBM WebSphere Application Server                 Build Date: 9/11/02
                   Build Level: r0236.11
                   Version: 5.0.0
   
   
           Product Information         ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   
                   ID: ND
                   Name: IBM WebSphere Application Server for Network Deployment                 Build Date: 9/11/02
                   Build Level: r0236.11
                   Version: 5.0.0
   
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      End Report    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   
   

Related concepts
AdminControl object for scripted administration

Related tasks
Using scripting (wsadmin)
Getting started with scripting

Related reference
Commands for the AdminControl object