Command-line tools

You can administer your environment with command-line tools.

manageprofiles command
Use the manageprofiles command to create, delete, augment, back up, and restore profiles, which define runtime environments. Using profiles instead of multiple product installations saves disk space and simplifies updating the product because a single set of core product files is maintained.
startServer command
The startServer command reads the configuration file for the specified server process and starts that server process.
stopServer command
The stopServer command reads the configuration file for the specified server process. This command sends a Java™ management extensions (JMX) command to the server telling it to shut down.
startManager command
Use the startManager command to manipulate a deployment manager with scripting.
stopManager command
The stopManager command reads the configuration file for the WebSphere® Application Server Network Deployment manager process.
startNode command
The startNode command reads the configuration file for the node agent process and constructs a launch command.
stopNode command
The stopNode command reads the configuration file for the node agent process and sends a Java Management Extensions (JMX) command telling the node agent to shut down.
serverStatus command
Use the serverStatus command to obtain the status of one or all of the servers configured on a node.
addNode command
The addNode command incorporates an application server installation into a cell.
removeNode command
The removeNode command returns a node from a WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment distributed administration cell to a stand-alone application server installation.
cleanupNode command
The cleanupNode command cleans up a node configuration from the cell repository.
syncNode command
The syncNode command forces a configuration synchronization to occur between the node and the deployment manager for the cell in which the node is configured.
renameNode command
A short name is assigned to a node during installation and customization. Use the renameNode command to modify the node name of a federated server.
registerNode command
Use the registerNode command to register a stand-alone node with an administrative agent so that the administrative agent can manage the node.
deregisterNode command
Use the deregisterNode command to unregister a node from an administrative agent so that you can use the node stand-alone, register the node with another administrative agent, or federate the node with the deployment manager.
backupConfig command
The backupConfig command is a simple utility to back up the configuration of your node to a file.
restoreConfig command
Use the restoreConfig command to restore the configuration of your node after backing up the configuration using the backupConfig command.
checkprereqs command
The checkprereqs command runs the prerequisite validator tool.
prerequisite validator tool
The prerequisite validator tool verifies your WebSphere Application Server installation, ensures that you have the appropriate prerequisite software and PTFs installed, and verifies certain configuration settings required by the product.
versionInfo command
The versionInfo command generates a report that includes a list of installed fix packs and interim fixes.
genVersionReport command
The genVersionReport command uses the versionInfo command to generate the versionReport.html report file in the current working directory, which is usually the bin directory. The report includes a list of installed fix packs and interim fixes.
historyInfo command
The historyInfo command generates a report that includes a history of installed or uninstalled fix packs and interim fixes.
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.
ivt command
The install verification (ivt) script verifies that the application server for an instance is functioning correctly.
port validator tool
The port validator tool verifies your WebSphere Application Server configuration to ensure that you do not have port conflicts between WebSphere Application Server profiles and products.
managesdk command
The managesdk command provides the names of software development kits that are used by the product.
GenPluginCfg command
The GenPluginCfg command is used to regenerate the WebSphere web server plug-in (web server-specific) or a topology-centric (global) configuration file, plugin-cfg.xml.
enbprfwas command
The enbprfwas command enables a profile to allow an application server to run under it and optionally changes the group profile to QEJBSVR.
configureOs400WebServerDefinition command
The configureOs400WebServerDefinition command creates a web server definition in a WebSphere Application Server or deployment manager profile.
removeOs400WebServerDefinition command
The removeOs400WebServerDefinition command deletes a web server definition from the configuration repository of a Standalone or Deployment Manager profile.
chgwassvr command
The chgwassvr command allows you to change the ports for an application server within a profile.
dspwasinst command
The dspwasinst command displays information about a profile and the application servers it contains.
enablejvm command (deprecated)
The enablejvm command enables you to configure your application server or a specific profile to use the IBM® Technology for Java Virtual Machine, by choosing either option 11 or option 12 of the IBM Developer Kit for Java.
heapMonitor command
The heapMonitor command manages the iSeries WebSphere Custom Service Heap Monitor, which sends messages to QSYSOPR when the WebSphere Java heap is close to exceeding or exceeds the storage pool size.
servicetools command
The servicetools command includes serviceability tools that you can use to troubleshoot WebSphere Application Server.
updwashost command
The updwashost script updates a profile if the host name of the server is changed.
EARExpander command
Use the EARExpander command to expand an enterprise archive (EAR) file into a directory to run the application in that EAR file.
revokeCertificate command
The revokeCertificate command uses an implementation class that is passed to communicate with a certificate authority (CA) server to revoke a certificate. Processing this command sends a revocation request to the CA server to mark this certificate as revoked.
requestCertificate command
The requestCertificate command uses an implementation class that is passed in to communicate with a certificate authority (CA) server to request a CA signed certificate. The command then adds the certificate to a supplied keystore.
createCertRequest command
The createCertRequest command creates a PKCS10 certificate request and stores it in a client keystore so that it can be used to send to a certificate authority (CA) server using the requestCertificate command line utility.
queryCertificate command
The queryCertificate command uses an implementation class that is passed to communicate with a certificate authority (CA) server and query a certificate.
restoreJobManager command (deprecated)
The restoreJobManager command restores the job manager database from a previous backup.