You can use the MirrorCell script to create representations
of servers that are running previous versions of WebSphere® Application Server in the WebSphere Virtual Enterprise environment.
Purpose
The MirrorCell script
creates a representation in the WebSphere Virtual Enterprise administrative console
of WebSphere Application Server application
servers from previous versions, such as Version 5.1 or Version 6.
Before you run this script you must generate the mappings file. See Migrating large topologies of external WebSphere application
servers
for more information.
Location
The MirrorCell script
is in the install_root\bin directory.
Usage
MirrorCell.bat|sh [-props PROPS] [-mode MODE] [-nosec, –nosave]
Parameters
- PROPS
- Specifies the full path to the properties file.
- MODE
- The default mode is ALL if you do not specify
the value or specify a value that is not valid. You can specify the
following modes:
- ALL
- Runs through every phase of the process.
- READ
- Reads your cell configuration into an XML definition file only.
- DIFF
- Differentiates your previously known configuration from the new
configuration to detect changes or unnecessary configurations.
- WRITE
- Creates the new configurations from the XML definitions file.
- PROPSGEN
- Generates the properties file only. One useful application of
the PROPSGEN mode is to run this mode as a cell administrator, set
the user name and password while in the default encryption mode, and
then give the properties file to a non-administrator to use when running
the scripts. This action ensures that only the initial administrator
that generates the file knows the values for the user name and password.
Options
- -nosec
- Specifies that your properties file does not encrypt the user
name and password; however you must then use this option every time
you run the scripts. Otherwise, the logic assumes that you are using
encrypted data.
- -nosave
- Specifies that the script preforms trial run and does not persist
any of the changes that were made. To ensure that the script runs
correctly, use this option when you first run the script.
Example
The following example creates the new configurations only
and disables the persistence of changes:
./MirrorCell.sh –mode WRITE -nosave