Use the wsadmin tool, which supports the Jython and Jacl
scripting languages, to export and import application or system policy
sets for Web services. The exportPolicySet command creates an archive
file based on the policy set configuration, and the importPolicySet
command imports the policy set archive file into a new environment.
Before you begin
Create and configure an application or system policy set to
export to an archive file. Determine the directory where you want
to create the archive file.
About this task
You can use the exportPolicySet and importPolicySet commands
to exchange system or application policy sets between servers or between
a client and a provider. To reuse a policy set on a new server or
client, export the policy set to an archive file, then import the
archive file on the destination server or client.
Procedure
- Export the application or system policy set to an archive
file.
Use the exportPolicySet command to create an archive
file for the policy set of interest. For example, the following Jython
command creates the
customSC.zip archive file in the C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\PolicySets\
directory for the customSecureConversation policy set:
AdminTask.exportPolicySet('[-policySet customSecureConversation
-pathName C:/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/PolicySets/customSC.zip]')
- Move the policy set archive file to the destination environment.
If you are exporting the policy set to a client environment,
then place the archive file on the classpath of the client.
- Import the archive file containing the policy set.
Use the importPolicySet command to import the archive file
containing the policy set configuration of interest to the destination
environment.
Note: You cannot import a policy set onto a server or
client environment if the policy set already exists in the destination
environment.
For example, the following Jython command
creates a customSecureConversation policy set from the
customSC.zip archive
file:
AdminTask.importPolicySet('[-importFile C:/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/bin/customSC.zip]')
- Save the configuration changes.
Enter the
following command to save your changes:
AdminConfig.save()
What to do next
Attach the imported policy set to Web service applications
in the destination environment.