Configuring a unique HTTP session clone ID for each application server using scripting

You can use scripting and the wsadmin tool to configuring a unique HTTP session clone ID for each application server.

Before you begin

Before starting this task, the wsadmin tool must be running. See the Starting the wsadmin scripting client using wsadmin scripting topic for more information.

About this task

Perform the following steps to configure a unique HTTP session clone ID for each application server. Within these steps, the following variables apply to the Jython and Jacl commands:

node_name is the affected node within your configuration.
server_name is the affected server within your configuration.
cell_name is the affected cell within your configuration.
unique_value is 8 to 9 unique alphanumeric characters. For example, test1234.

Procedure

Retrieve the node name and server name values. Assign those two values to the server variable.

Using Jacl:

set server [$AdminConfig getid /Node:node_name/Server:server_name/]

Example output:

server_name(cells/cell_name/nodes/node_name/servers/
server_name|server.xml#Server_1265038035855)

Using Jython:

server = AdminConfig.getid('/Node:node_name/Server:server_name/')

Example output: None

Retrieve the name of the web container, which is associated with the node and server values that are identified in the previous step, and assign the value to the wc variable.
- Using Jacl:
```
set wc [$AdminConfig list WebContainer $server]
```
  Example output:
```
(cells/cell_name/nodes/node_name/servers/server_name
|server.xml#WebContainer_1265038035855)
```
- Using Jython:
```
wc = AdminConfig.list('WebContainer', server)
```
  Example output: None

Create the HTTPSessionCloneId custom property using the node, server, and web container values that were assigned in the previous steps.

Using Jacl:

$AdminConfig create Property $wc {{name "HttpSessionCloneId"} {description ""} 
{value "value"} {required "false"}}

Example output:

HttpSessionCloneId(cells/cell_name/nodes/node_name/servers/
server_name|server.xml#Property_1265840905884)

Using Jython:

AdminConfig.create('Property', wc, '[[validationExpression ""][name "HttpSessionCloneId"]
[description ""][value "value"][required "false"]]')

Example output:

'HttpSessionCloneId(cells/cell_name/nodes/node_name/servers/
server_name|server.xml#Property_1265841318634)'

Save the configuration changes. For more information, see the documentation on saving configuration changes with the wsadmin tool.