You can configure Qshell to run product scripts for IBM® i.
About this task
In a default installation, unless otherwise specified,
all WebSphere® Application Server scripts
are in the app_server_root/bin directory.
The
scripts must be run from Qshell. To ensure that you use the correct
version and directory, run QShell commands using one of the following
methods:
Procedure
- Invoke the fully qualified path name of the script:
app_server_root/bin/script_name parameters
where
script_name is
the name of the script and
parameters represents
the parameters that are passed to the script.
- Invoke the script from the IBM i command line or from an
IBM i CL program. To use this method, run the STRQSH command
and specify the fully qualified path name of the script:
STRQSH CMD('app_server_root/bin/script_name parameters')
where
script_name is
the name of the script and
parameters represents
the parameters that are passed to the script.
- Change directories to the app_server_root/bin directory
and run the following script:
cd app_server_root/bin
script_name parameters
where
script_name is
the name of the script, and
parameters represents
the parameters that are passed to the script.
- You can update the PATH environment variable to automatically
locate the script when you run it. After you update the PATH variable,
you can run these scripts from any directory. To update the PATH environment
variable, perform the following steps:
- Edit the .profile file in the /home/user_profile_name directory,
where user_profile_name is the name of your IBM
i user profile.
If this file does not exist, create it in this
directory. You can use the EDTF command from an
IBM i command line or use any editor from a workstation. Also note
that .profile is the full name of the file. When
you start Qshell, it searches for the .profile file,
and runs the commands listed in it. You can use the .profile file
to set persistent environment variables for your Qshell session.
- Add the following line to the .profile file:
export PATH=app_server_root/bin:$PATH
- Save the file.
What to do next
The updates to .profile do not take
effect until you restart Qshell (if you had a session open) or start .profile with
the ./home/user_profile_name/.profile
command.
To
change the path for a single Qshell session instead of changing the
default path for all Qshell sessions, run the export commands
shown in the last step during the Qshell session, but do not edit
the .profile.