WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, Version 6.0.x   Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
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WASService command

The WASService command line tool enables you create a service for a product Java process.

You can create services for WebSphere Application Server Java processes. Potential services include the following server processes:
  • The default server1 process on an application server node
  • Application server processes that you create on an application server node
  • The nodeagent process on an application server node that is part of a deployment manager cell
  • The deployment manager process, dmgr

Location of the command file

[AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] The wasservice.sh command file is located in the app_server_root\bin directory.

[Windows] The WASService.exe command file is located in the app_server_root\bin directory.

Command syntax

Command syntax for starting an existing service

The command syntax is as follows:

[AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris]
wasservice.sh -start service_name [optional startServer.bat parameters] 
[Windows]
WASService.exe -start service_name [optional startServer.bat parameters] 

Command syntax for creating a service or updating an existing service

The command syntax is as follows:

[AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris]
wasservice.sh -add service_name
   -serverName server_name
   -profilePath server_profile_directory
   [-wasHome app_server_root]
   [-startArgs additional_start_arguments]
   [-stopArgs additional_stop_arguments]
   [-userid user_id -password password]
        
[Windows]
WASService.exe -add service_name
   -serverName server_name
   -profilePath server_profile_directory
   [-wasHome app_server_root]
   [-configRoot configuration_repository_directory]
   [-startArgs additional_start_arguments]
   [-stopArgs additional_stop_arguments]
   [-userid user_id -password password]
   [-logFile service_log_file]
   [-logRoot server_log_directory]
   [-restart true | false]
   [-startType automatic | manual | disabled]
      

Command syntax for deleting a service

The command syntax is as follows:

[AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris]
wasservice.sh -remove service_name
[Windows]
WASService.exe -remove service_name

Command syntax for stopping a running service

The command syntax is as follows:

[AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris]
wasservice.sh -stop service_name [optional stopServer.bat parameters]
[Windows]
WASService.exe -stop service_name [optional stopServer.bat parameters]

Command syntax for retrieving service status

The command syntax is as follows:

[AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris]
wasservice.sh -status service_name
[Windows]
WASService.exe -status service_name

Command syntax for encoding parameters [Windows]

The command syntax is as follows:

WASService.exe -encodeParams service_name

Parameters

Supported arguments include:

-add service_name
Creates a service named service_name or updates an existing service. The syntax is the same for both cases.
-configRoot configuration_repository_directory
Optional parameter that identifies the configuration directory of the installation root directory of a WebSphere Application Server product.
-encodeParams service_name
Optional parameter that forces the service to encode the -startArgs and -stopArgs so that the arguments cannot be determined by editing the registry. Use the parameter when creating a service with the -add parameter by adding -encodeParams to the command line with no arguments.
[Windows] Or encode the parameters of an existing service:
WASService -encodeParams service_name
-logFile service_log_file
Optional parameter that identifies a log file that the WASService command uses to record its activity.
-logRoot server_log_directory
Required parameter that identifies the server log directory for the profile. The WASService command looks for a file named server_name.pid to determine if the server is running.
-profilePath server_profile_directory
Specifies the directory path of the profile that defines the server process.
-remove service_name
Deletes the specified service.
-restart true | false
Restarts the existing service automatically if the service fails when set to true.
-serverName server_name
Identifies the server that the service controls.
-start service_name [optional startServer.bat parameters]
Starts the existing service.
-startArgs additional_start_arguments
Optional parameter that identifies additional parameters.
-startType automatic | manual | disabled
Defines the startup type of the new service. An automatic startup type starts automatically when the system starts or when the service is called for the first time. You must start a manual service before the operating system can load it and make it available. You cannot start a disabled service before changing the startup type.
-status service_name
Returns the current status of the service, which includes whether the service is running or stopped.
-stop service_name [optional stopServer.bat parameters]
Stops the specified service.
-stopArgs additional_stop_arguments
Optional parameter that identifies additional parameters.
-userid user_id -password password
Optional parameters that identify a privileged user ID and password that the Windows service will run as.
-wasHome app_server_root
Optional parameter that identifies the installation root directory of the product.

Default names for services that are created by the wizard

The names of the services that the Profile Creation wizard can create are:
Deployment manager
IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.x - node_name_of_the_deployment_manager_node
Application server
IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.x - node_name_of_the_server1_node
Custom profile
After federating the node and creating an application server, a service can be created called IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.x - node_name_of_the_managed_node.

After creating a custom profile, you must federate the node to create a node agent server on the node. You can also use the administrative console of the deployment manager to create application server processes on the node. You can create a Windows service for the nodeagent server process or the application servers on the node.

A node agent server is also created after adding an application server node to a deployment manager cell. You can create a service for the nodeagent server process as described later.

Viewing the services panel

To view services, open the Control panel and click Administrative Tools > Services. Select a service to view information about it. Right click the service and click Properties. Four tabs provide information and functionality. For example, select the Setup type field on the General tab to change the setup type.

[Windows]

Examples

Example

This example creates a service called IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.x - name_of_the_deployment_manager_service that starts the dmgr process:

WASService -add name_of_the_deployment_manager_service
   -servername deployment_manager_server_name
   -profilePath profile_root
   -wasHome app_server_root
   -logFile profile_root\logs\WS_startManager.log
   -logRoot profile_root\logs
   -restart true
where
  • name_of_the_deployment_manager_service is the name that you want to give to the service
  • deployment_manager_server_name is the name of your server

After entering the command, messages that are similar to those in the following example display in the command window:

Adding Service: name_of_the_deployment_manager_service
   Config Root: profile_root\config
   Server Name: deployment_manager_server_name
   Profile Path: profile_root
   Was Home: app_server_root
   Start Args:
   Restart: 1
IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.x - name_of_the_deployment_manager_service service successfully added.

Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services to work with the new service.

Example

This example creates a service called IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.x - name_of_the_node_agent_service that starts the nodeagent process:

WASService -add name_of_the_node_agent_service
   -servername node_agent_server_name
   -profilePath profile_root
   -wasHome app_server_root
   -logFile profile_root\logs\WS_startNode.log
   -logRoot profile_root\logs
   -restart true
where
  • name_of_the_node_agent_service is the name that you want to give to the service
  • node_agent_server_name is the name of your server

After entering the command, messages that are similar to those in the following example display in the command window:

Adding Service: name_of_the_node_agent_service
   Config Root: profile_root\config
   Server Name: node_agent_server_name
   Profile Path: profile_root
   Was Home: app_server_root
   Start Args:
   Restart: 1
IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.x - name_of_the_node_agent_service service successfully added.

Example

This example creates a service called IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.x - name_of_the_application_server_service that starts an application server process:

WASService -add name_of_the_application_server_service
   -servername application_server_name
   -profilePath profile_root
   -wasHome app_server_root
   -logFile profile_root\logs\WS_startServer.log
   -logRoot profile_root\logs
   -restart true
where
  • name_of_the_application_server_service is the name that you want to give to the service
  • application_server_name is the name of your server

After entering the command, messages that are similar to those in the following example display in the command window:

Adding Service: name_of_the_application_server_service
  Config Root: profile_root\config
  Server Name: application_server_name
  Profile Path: profile_root
  Was Home: app_server_root
  Start Args:
  Restart: 1
IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.x - name_of_the_application_server_service service successfully added.

Example

This example for the Windows operating system updates an existing service called IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.x - Server2 Service with additional stop arguments, the user name and password. The user name and password are not required by the stopServer command to stop the application server with security enabled. The parameters are automatically passed into the script that the Windows service uses to shutdown the system.

WASService -add "Server2 Service"
   -servername server2
   -profilePath profile_root
   -stopArgs "-username user_name  -password password"
   -encodeParams
[Windows]

Starting and stopping a server process after creating a Windows service

For this Windows operating system example, if you issue the startServer server1 command or the stopServer server1 after creating a Windows service for server1, a message that is similar to the following example displays:

Because server1 is registered to run as a Windows Service, the
request to start this server will be completed by starting the
associated Windows Service.

If you issue the startNode command or the stopNode command after creating a Windows service for the nodeagent process, a message that is similar to the following example displays:

Because nodeagent is registered to run as a Windows Service, the
request to start or stop this server will be completed by 
starting or stopping the associated Windows Service. Examine 
the log files to view messages related to this command.

If you issue the startManager command or the stopManager command after creating a Windows service for the deployment manager, a message that is similar to the following example displays:

Because dmgr is registered to run as a Windows Service, the
request to start or stop this server will be completed by 
starting or stopping the associated Windows Service. Examine 
the log files to view messages related to this command.



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