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.
The following example creates the new configurations only
and disables the persistence of changes:
./MirrorCell.sh –mode WRITE -nosave