Manage generic servers using scripting

You can use WebSphere Application Server to define, start, stop, and monitor generic servers. Before starting this task, the wsadmin tool must be running. See the Starting the wsadmin scripting client article for more information.

Overview

A generic server is a server that the WebSphere Application Server manages but did not supply.

Procedure

• To define a generic server, use the following example:

  Using Jacl:

  $AdminTask createGenericServer mynode {-name generic1 -ConfigProcDef 
  {{"/mydir1/myStartCommand" "arg1 arg2" "" "" "/tmp/workingDirectory" 
  "/mydir2/stopCommand" "argy argz"}}}
  $AdminConfig save

  Using Jython:

  AdminTask.createGenericServer('mynode', '[-name generic1 -ConfigProcDef 
  [[/mydir1/myStartCommand "a b c" "" "" /tmp/workingDirectory 
  /mydir2/myStopCommand "x y z"]]]')
  AdminConfig.save()

• To start a generic server, use the launchProcess parameter, for example:

  • Using Jacl:

    set nodeagent [$AdminControl queryNames *:*,type=NodeAgent]
    $AdminControl invoke $nodeagent launchProcess generic1

  • Using Jython:

    nodeagent = AdminControl.queryNames ('*:*,type=NodeAgent')
    AdminControl.invoke(nodeagent, 'launchProcess', 'generic1')

  Example output:

  true

  or

  false

• To stop a generic server, use the terminate parameter, for example:

  • Using Jacl:

    set nodeagent [$AdminControl queryNames *:*,type=NodeAgent]
    $AdminControl invoke $nodeagent terminate generic1

  • Using Jython:

    nodeagent = AdminControl.queryNames ('*:*,type=NodeAgent')
    AdminControl.invoke(nodeagent, 'terminate', 'generic1')

  Example output:

  true

  or

  false

• To monitor the server state, use the getProcessStatus parameter, for example:

  • Using Jacl:

    $AdminControl invoke $nodeagent getProcessStatus generic1

    Using Jython:

    AdminControl.invoke(nodeagent, 'getProcessStatus', 'generic1')

  Example output:

  RUNNING

  or

  STOPPED

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