Information about a node, such as operating system platform and product features, is maintained in the configuration repository in the form of properties. As product features are installed on a node, new property settings are added.
Base properties
The following base property keys are defined for WebSphere Application Server:
com.ibm.websphere.baseProductVersion: The version of WebSphere Application Server that is installed.
com.ibm.websphere.nodeOperatingSystem: The operating system platform on which the node runs.
com.ibm.websphere.deployed.features: A list of features that extends a profile. An example of a feature is an administrative console plug-in.
com.ibm.websphere.nodeSysplexName: The sysplex name
on a z/OS® operating
system.
com.ibm.websphere.baseProductVersion=7.0.0.0 com.ibm.websphere.deployed.features= com.ibm.ws.base_6.0.0.0,com.ibm.ws.j2ee_6.0.0.0, com.ibm.ws.uddi_6.0.0.0,com.ibm.ws.wsgateway_6.0.0.0
com.ibm.websphere.nodeOperatingSystem=aix
com.ibm.websphere.nodeOperatingSystem=linux
com.ibm.websphere.nodeOperatingSystem=hpux
com.ibm.websphere.nodeOperatingSystem=solaris
com.ibm.websphere.nodeOperatingSystem=windows
com.ibm.websphere.nodeSysplexName=PLEX1 com.ibm.websphere.nodeOperatingSystem=os390For detailed information on metadata properties, view the ManagedObjectMetadataHelper class in the application programming interfaces documentation.
Accessing managed object metadata properties
An administrator can query managed object metadata through the wsadmin tool or Application Server APIs. They can additionally be viewed on the Node Installation properties administrative console panel. This article provides details on the Application Server API method.