Running the CDT in text mode

About this task

This section explains how to run the Configuration Deployment Tool from a command line, using a text-based (non-GUI) interface.

To run the Configuration Deployment Tool from command line:

Procedure

  1. Edit the <INSTALL_DIR>/bin/cdtshell.cmd.in script for windows (cdtshell.sh.in for UNIX/Linux) and set the following properties:
    Property
    Description
    SOURCE_DB
    The logical identifier for the source database. This value corresponds to the Name setting in the <SourceDatabases> element in the ydkprefs.xml file.
    TARGET_DB
    The logical identifier for the target database. This value corresponds to the Name setting in the <TargetDatabases> element in the ydkprefs.xml file.
    SOURCE_PASSWORD
    Specify the password required for the source database.
    Note: This parameter is not required to be set if the source is an XML folder.
    TARGET_PASSWORD
    Specify the password required for the target database.
    Note: This parameter is not required to be set if the source is an XML folder.
    TARGET_HTTP_PASSWORD
    Specify the password of the http user required to refresh the cache on the server.
    Note: This parameter is not required if there is no cache to refresh on the server.
  2. Run the <INSTALL_DIR>/bin/setupfiles.cmd script for windows (setupfiles.sh for UNIX/Linux).
  3. Configure CDT preferences and parameters for the comparison operation. The ydkprefs.xml file determines CDT preferences and is automatically created when you run the CDT from the GUI; however, you can also manually create and edit the ydkprefs.xml file without using the CDT GUI. For information about manually creating and editing the ydkprefs.xml file, see Setting CDT preference settings in text mode.
  4. Run the cdtshell.cmd script for windows (cdtshell.sh for UNIX/Linux) from the <INSTALL_DIR>\bin directory.