Use the wsadmin tool and scripting to obtain server version information.
Before starting this task, the wsadmin tool must be running. See the topic about starting
the wsadmin scripting client using wsadmin scripting for more information.
About this task
Perform the following steps to query the server version information:
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Identify the server and assign it to the server variable.
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Using
Jacl:
set server [$AdminControl completeObjectName type=Server,name=server1,node=mynode,*]
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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
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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.
Note: To run the following commands as a non-root user, you must have write
permission for the
app_server_root/properties/version/ and
app_server_root/properties/version/history
directories.
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Using
Jacl:
$AdminControl getAttribute $server serverVersion
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Using
Jython:
print AdminControl.getAttribute(server, 'serverVersion')