Verifying the version of Web Administration Tool

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To verify whether Web Administration Tool installation or upgrading is successful, you must verify the Web Administration Tool version.

Procedure

  1. Log in with the administrator privileges.
  2. Go to the ds_install_location/idstools directory.
    The ds_install_location is the IBM® Security Verify Directory installation location. The following locations are the default for various operating systems:
    Table 1. The default IBM Security Verify Directory installation location on various operating systems

    The default IBM Security Verify Directory installation location on various operating systems.
    Operating systems Default installation locations
    Microsoft™ Windows™ C:\Program Files\IBM\ldap\V10.0.4\
    AIX® /opt/IBM/ldap/V10.0.4/
    Linux™ /opt/ibm/ldap/V10.0.4/
  3. Run the deploy_IDSWebApp command with -v and -p <WebSphere_Install_Location> options:
    Operating systemsCommand to run:
    Microsoft Windows deploy_IDSWebApp.bat -v -p "C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer"
    AIX and Linux deploy_IDSWebApp -v -p /opt/ibm/WebSphere/AppServer
    The command shows the following information:
    • The version and date values of the deploy_IDSWebApp command.
    • The version and date values of the installed IDSWebApp.war file.
    • The version and date values of the currently deployed IDSWebApp.war file.

What to do next

You must check the following values:
  1. If the version and date values of installed IDSWebApp.war file is different from the version and date values of the currently deployed IDSWebApp.war file.
  2. If the values are different, deploy the newest Web Administration Tool into the web application server.