File name: rins_genHistoryReport.html
genHistoryReport command
The genHistoryReport command
generates the historyReport.html report file
in the current working directory, which is usually the bin directory.
The report includes a list of changed components and installed or
uninstalled maintenance packages. The genHistoryReport script invokes
the historyInfo script specifying the correct parameters to place
the information generated into an HTML file in the current directory.
Product history information
The historyInfo
tool displays historical data about the product and the installation
and removal of maintenance packages for the product. This tool is
particularly useful when working with support personnel to determine
the cause of any problem.
Product history reports
The
following report generation scripts extract data from XML data files
in the
properties/version folder and the
properties/version/history folder:
- historyInfo
script
Lets you use parameters to create a history report.
- genHistoryReport script
Generates the historyReport.html report
file in the current working directory, which is usually the bin directory.
The report includes a list of components, fixes, fix packs, and refresh
packs.
Location of the command file
Syntax for the genHistoryReport command
The command syntax is:
Issue the command from the bin directory of
the app_server_root directory.
Report description
The historyInfo command generates the report.
The genHistoryReport command calls the historyInfo command
with a set of report parameters that reports the following information:
Installation information
Installation information displays the following general information
about the current installation:
- Report date and time - The date and time that the report was generated.
The timestamp is formatted according to the current locale.
- Product directory - The file path to the installation root directory
of the product.
- Version directory - The file path of the version directory
of the current WAS installation.
- DTD directory - The file path of the DTD directory
of the current installation.
- Log directory - The file path of the log directory
of the current installation. The maintenance package log files are
in the directory.
- Backup directory - The file path of the backup directory
of the current WAS installation. The backup files generated during
the installation of maintenance packages are in this directory.
- TMP directory - The file path of the temporary directory of the
current machine.
- History directory - The file path of the history directory of
the current installation. The history files are in the directory.
Installation event information
Installation event information displays the list of installed maintenance
packages (interim fix, fix pack, and refresh pack) and the following
related information:
- Maintenance package ID - The ID of the maintenance package.
- Action - The action taken with this maintenance package, which
is either install or uninstall.
- Package file name - The file name of the maintenance package that
was installed.
- Log file name - The file path of the log file generated during
the installation or removal of the maintenance package.
- Backup file name - The file path of the backup file generated
during the installation of the maintenance package. This field does
not apply for an uninstall action.
- Timestamp - The time when the maintenance action (install or uninstall)
occurs. The time is stated in relation to GMT.
- Result - The result of the installation or removal action. The
result is either success, partial success, or failure.
Component installation event information
Component installation event information displays the following
component-level information of the event for the current maintenance
package:
- Maintenance package ID - The ID of the maintenance package to
which this particular installation event belongs.
- Component name - The name of the current component.
- Action - The action taken on this component due to the action
of the current maintenance package, either install or uninstall
- Update action - The updated action taken on this component. By
default, the update action for an installation action is replace.
- Timestamp - The time at which the action occurs for the maintenance
package (GMT offset values).
- Result - The result of the install or uninstall action. The result
is either success, partial success or failure.
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