Configuring processes using scripting

You can use the wsadmin tool to configure processes in your application server configuration. Enhance the operation of an application server by defining command-line information for starting or initializing the application server process. Process definition settings define runtime properties such as the program to run, arguments to run the program, and the working directory.

AdminServerManagement.configureProcessDefintion(nodeName, serverName, otherParamList)

1. Start the wsadmin scripting tool.
2. Use the setProcessDefinition command for the AdminTask object or the AdminConfig object to modify your process definition configuration.
   • Use the following example to configure the process definition with the setProcessDefinition command for the AdminTask object:
     • Using Jacl:

       $AdminTask setProcessDefinition {-interactive}

     • Using Jython:

       AdminTask.setProcessDefinition (['-interactive'])

   • Use the following steps to configure the process definition with the AdminConfig option:
     1. Identify the server and assign it to the s1 variable, as the following example demonstrates:
        • Using Jacl:

          set s1 [$AdminConfig getid /Cell:mycell/Node:mynode/Server:server1/]

        • Using Jython:

          s1 = AdminConfig.getid('/Cell:mycell/Node:mynode/Server:server1/')
          print s1

        Table 1. AdminConfig getid command description. The previous commands consist of the following elements:

        Element	Description
        set	Jacl command
        s1	Variable name
        $	Jacl operator for substituting a variable name with its value
        AdminConfig	Object that represents the WebSphere® Application Server configuration
        getid	AdminConfig command
        Cell	Object type
        mycell	Name of the object that will be modified
        Node	Object type
        mynode	Name of the object that will be modified
        Server	Object type
        server1	Name of the object that will be modified
        print	Jython command

        Example output:

        server1(cells/mycell/nodes/mynode/servers/server1|server.xml#Server_1)

     2. Identify the process definition for the server of interest, and assign it to the processDef variable, as the following example displays:
        • Using Jacl:

          set processDef [$AdminConfig list JavaProcessDef $s1]
          set processDef [$AdminConfig showAttribute $s1 processDefinitions]

        • Using Jython:

          processDef = AdminConfig.list('JavaProcessDef', s1)
          print processDef
          processDef = AdminConfig.showAttribute(s1, 'processDefinitions')
          

        Example output:

        (cells/mycell/nodes/mynode/servers/server1|server.xml#JavaProcessDef_1)

     3. Modify the configuration attributes for the process definition.

        The following example changes the working directory:

        • Using Jacl:

          $AdminConfig modify $processDef {{workingDirectory c:/temp/user1}}

        • Using Jython:

          AdminConfig.modify(processDef, [['workingDirectory', 'c:/temp/user1']])

        The following example modifies the name of the stderr file:

        • Using Jacl:

          set errFile [list stderrFilename \${LOG_ROOT}/server1/new_stderr.log]
          set attr [list $errFile]
          $AdminConfig modify $processDef [subst {{ioRedirect {$attr}}}]

        • Using Jython:

          errFile = ['stderrFilename', '\${LOG_ROOT}/server1/new_stderr.log']
          attr = [errFile]
          AdminConfig.modify(processDef, [['ioRedirect', [attr]]])

        The following example modifies the process priority level:

        • Using Jacl:

          $AdminConfig modify $processDef {{execution {{processPriority 15}}}}

        • Using Jython:

          AdminConfig.modify(processDef, [['execution', [['processPriority', 15]]]])

        The following example changes the maximum number of times the product tries to start an application server in response to a start request. If the server cannot be started within the specified number of attempts, an error message is issued that indicates that the application server could not be started.

        • Using Jacl:

          $AdminConfig modify $processDef {{monitoringPolicy {{maximumStartupAttempts 1}}}}

        • Using Jython:

          AdminConfig.modify(processDef, [['monitoringPolicy', [['maximumStartupAttempts',  1]]]])

        The following examples show how to reset the process command argument values such as startCommandArgs, stopCommandArgs, executableArguments, and terminateCommandArgs.

        Use the AdminConfig.resetAttributes() command to reset the startCommandArgs argument with a new value.

        • Using Jacl:

          $AdminConfig resetAttributes $processDef {{"startCommandArgs", "JOBNAME=CCCCC,ENV=WAS00.NDN1.BBOS001,REUSASID=YES"}}

        • Using Jython:

          AdminConfig.resetAttributes(processDef, '[[startCommandArgs "JOBNAME=CCCCC,ENV=WAS00.NDN1.BBOS001,REUSASID=YES"]]')

        Use the AdminConfig.modify() command to unset and reset the attribute value:

        • Using Jacl:

          $AdminConfig modify $processDef {{"startCommandArgs", ""}} 
          $AdminConfig modify $processDef {{"startCommandArgs", "JOBNAME=CCCCC,ENV=WAS00.NDN1.BBOS001,REUSASID=YES"}} 

        • Using Jython:

          
          AdminConfig.modify(processDef ,'[[startCommandArgs ""]]')                 
          AdminConfig.modify(ProcessDef, '[[startCommandArgs "JOBNAME=BBOS0011,ENV=WAS00.NDN1.BBOS001,REUSASID=YES"]]')

3. Save the configuration changes.
   Use the following command example to save your configuration changes:

   AdminConfig.save()