Portal version and history information

You can use the IBM® WebSphere® Portal version and history information tools to gather information about your portal installation. This information can be useful when you need a snapshot of your portal installation specifics, for example when you contact customer support. This information is automatically included in the automated data collection that is available when you use the IBM Support Assistant Lite for WebSphere Portal.

Version information

The portal version information tool is located in the following directory:
You invoke the tool by using the following command:
  • AIX Linux Solaris: ./WPVersionInfo.sh
  • IBM i: WPVersionInfo.sh
  • Windows: WPVersionInfo.bat

You can also generate a report in html format by executing the genVersionReport tool

  • AIX Linux Solaris: ./genVersionReport.sh
  • IBM i: genVersionReport.sh
  • Windows: genVersionReport.bat

History information

The History information tool can be used to gather installation history for the WebSphere Portal product. The History information tool is located in the following directory:
The History information tool can be invoked using the following command:
  • AIX Linux Solaris: ./WPHistoryInfo.sh
  • IBM i: WPHistoryInfo.sh
  • Windows: WPHistoryInfo.bat
You can also generate a report in HTML format by executing the genHistoryReport tool:
  • AIX Linux Solaris: ./genHistoryReport.sh
  • IBM i: genHistoryReport.sh
  • Windows: genHistoryReport.bat