Reinstalling the administrative console or filetransfer application
 Technote (troubleshooting)
 
Problem(Abstract)
How to reinstall the administrative console or filetransfer application using the wsadmin command line tool on IBM® WebSphere® Application Server V5.0 releases.
 
Cause
The examples below show how to reinstall the administrative console application or the filetransfer application, in the event the original application becomes corrupt or is deleted by mistake.
 
Resolving the problem
  1. The administrative console application provides the Web-based administrative control.
  2. The filetransfer application provides Network Deployment and Base Edition synchronization operations.

Important:
Save your current configuration by executing the following command from the Install_Root/bin directory:

Windows® platforms: backupConfig.bat
UNIX® platforms: backupConfig.sh


Uninstalling and reinstalling the administrative console on the Base node server1 application server:
  1. Start the wsadmin tool from the Install_Root/bin directory:

    wsadmin.sh/bat -conntype NONE

  2. List all the applications:

    $AdminApp list

  3. Uninstall the administrative console:

    The list option shown in Step 2 displays all the applications installed. If you have more than one instance of administrative console installed, you might need to uninstall all instances of the administrative console application.

    $AdminApp uninstall adminconsole

  4. Save the changes:

    $AdminConfig save

  5. List all the applications:

    $AdminApp list

    You should not see the administrative console application listed.

  6. Install the administrative console:

    $AdminApp install Install_Root/installableApps/adminconsole.ear
    {-node
    my_Base_Node -cell my_Cell -server server1 -appname adminconsole}

  7. Save the changes:

    $AdminConfig save

  8. List all the applications:

    $AdminApp list

    You should now see the administrative console application listed.

Uninstalling and reinstalling the administrative console on the Network Deployment node Deployment Manager (dmgr) application server:
  1. Start the wsadmin tool from the Install_Root/bin directory:

    wsadmin.sh/bat -conntype NONE

  2. List all the applications:

    $AdminApp list

  3. Uninstall the administrative console:

    The list option shown in Step 2 displays all the applications installed. If you have more than one instance of administrative console installed, you might need to uninstall all instances of the adminconsole application.

    $AdminApp uninstall adminconsole

  4. Save the changes:

    $AdminConfig save

  5. List all the applications:

    $AdminApp list

    You should not see the administrative console application listed

  6. Install the administrative console:

    $AdminApp install Install_Root/installableApps/adminconsole.ear
    {-node
    my_ND_Node -cell my_Cell -server dmgr -appname adminconsole}

  7. Save the changes:

    $AdminConfig save

  8. List all the applications:

    $AdminApp list

    You should now see the administrative console listed.

Uninstalling and reinstalling the file transfer application on the Network Deployment node Deployment Manager (dmgr) application server:
  1. Start the wsadmin tool from the Install_Root/bin directory:

    wsadmin.sh/bat -conntype NONE

  2. List all the applications:

    $AdminApp list

  3. Uninstall the file transfer application:

    The list option shown in Step 2 displays all the applications installed. If you have more than one instance of filetransfer installed, you might need to uninstall all instances of the filetransfer application.

    $AdminApp uninstall filetransfer

  4. Save the changes:

    $AdminConfig save

  5. List all the applications:

    $AdminApp list

    You should not see the filetransfer application listed.

  6. Install the file transfer application:

    $AdminApp install Install_Root/installableApps/filetransfer.ear
    {-node
    my_ND_Node -cell my_Cell -server dmgr -appname filetransfer}

  7. Save the changes:

    $AdminConfig save

  8. List all the applications:

    $AdminApp list

    You should now see the file transfer application listed.

Note: For Windows®, the slashes can be either \\ or /.
 
Related information
Installing the administrative console - V5 Base Edition
 
 
Cross Reference information
Segment Product Component Platform Version Edition
Application Servers Runtimes for Java Technology Java SDK
 
 


Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > Administrative Console (all non-scripting)
Operating system(s): Windows
Software version: 5.1.1
Software edition:
Reference #: 1163938
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Oct 2, 2007