The versionInfo command generates a report from data extracted from XML files in the properties/version folder. The report includes a list of changed components and installed or uninstalled maintenance packages.
The versionInfo tool displays important data about the product and its installed components, such as the build version and build date. History information for installation and removal of maintenance packages also displays in the report. This tool is particularly useful when working with support personnel to determine the cause of any problem.
Product version reports
The versionInfo command is a script.
The command file is a script named versionInfo in the app_server_root/bin directory.
The command syntax is:
versionInfo [ -format text | html ] [ -file file_name ] [ -long ] [ -maintenancePackages ] [ -maintenancePackageDetail ] [ -components ] [ -componentDetail ] versionInfo [ -help | /help | -? | /? | -usage ]
Issue the command from the bin directory of app_server_root.
You cannot run the versioninfo command with a user which does not have authority to write to the main product files. You can avoid the problem by running the versioninfo command with a user with authority to write to app_server_root/properties/version/history or by changing the permissions of the directory to allow other users to write to it.
The versionInfo command reports the following information:
This information and the other information topic descriptions are hierarchal for each installed product, component, component update, installed maintenance package, included APARs, and component updates.