Installing and Removing GlassFish Server Software on Multiple Hosts

GlassFish Server software must be installed on all hosts where GlassFish Server will run. How to install GlassFish Server software on multiple hosts depends on the degree of control that you require over the installation on each host.

• If you require complete control over the installation on each host, install the software from a GlassFish Server distribution on each host individually. For more information, see Oracle GlassFish Server 3.1 Installation Guide.

• If the same set up on each host is acceptable, copy an existing GlassFish Server installation to the hosts. For more information, see To Copy a GlassFish Server Installation to Multiple Hosts.

GlassFish Server also enables you to remove GlassFish Server software from multiple hosts in a single operation. For more information, see To Remove GlassFish Server Software From Multiple Hosts.

The following topics are addressed here:

• To Copy a GlassFish Server Installation to Multiple Hosts

• To Remove GlassFish Server Software From Multiple Hosts

To Copy a GlassFish Server Installation to Multiple Hosts

Use the install-node subcommand in local mode to copy an installation of GlassFish Server software to multiple hosts.

Before You Begin

Ensure that SSH is set up on the host where you are running the subcommand and on each host where you are copying the GlassFish Server software.

• Run the install-node subcommand.

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  Note - Only the options that are required to complete this task are provided in this step. For information about all the options for copying an installation of GlassFish Server software, see the install-node(1) help page.

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  asadmin> install-node host-list

  host-list

  A space-separated list of the names of the hosts where you are copying the installation of GlassFish Server software.

Example 2-7 Copying a GlassFish Server Installation to Multiple Hosts

This example copies the GlassFish Server software on the host where the subcommand is run to the default location on the hosts sj03.example.com and sj04.example.com.

asadmin> install-node sj03.example.com sj04.example.com
Created installation zip /home/gfuser/glassfish2339538623689073993.zip
Successfully connected to gfuser@sj03.example.com using keyfile /home/gfuser
/.ssh/id_rsa
Copying /home/gfuser/glassfish2339538623689073993.zip (81395008 bytes) to 
sj03.example.com:/export/glassfish3
Installing glassfish2339538623689073993.zip into sj03.example.com:/export/glassfish3
Removing sj03.example.com:/export/glassfish3/glassfish2339538623689073993.zip
Fixing file permissions of all files under sj03.example.com:/export/glassfish3/bin
Successfully connected to gfuser@sj04.example.com using keyfile /home/gfuser
/.ssh/id_rsa
Copying /home/gfuser/glassfish2339538623689073993.zip (81395008 bytes) to 
sj04.example.com:/export/glassfish3
Installing glassfish2339538623689073993.zip into sj04.example.com:/export/glassfish3
Removing sj04.example.com:/export/glassfish3/glassfish2339538623689073993.zip
Fixing file permissions of all files under sj04.example.com:/export/glassfish3/bin
Command install-node executed successfully

See Also

install-node(1)

You can also view the full syntax and options of the subcommand by typing asadmin help install-node at the command line.

To Remove GlassFish Server Software From Multiple Hosts

Use the uninstall-node subcommand in local mode to remove GlassFish Server software from multiple hosts.

Before You Begin

Ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

• SSH is set up on the host where you are running the subcommand and on each host from which you are removing the GlassFish Server software.

• No process is accessing the parent of the base installation directory for the GlassFish Server software or any subdirectory of this directory.

• The configuration of the following items is the same on each host from which you are removing the GlassFish Server software:

  • Parent of the base installation directory for the GlassFish Server software

  • SSH port

  • SSH user

  • SSH key file

• Run the uninstall-node subcommand.

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  Note - Only the options that are required to complete this task are provided in this step. For information about all the options for removing GlassFish Server software, see the uninstall-node(1) help page.

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  asadmin> uninstall-node host-list

  host-list

  A space-separated list of the names of the hosts from which you are removing GlassFish Server software.

Example 2-8 Removing GlassFish Server Software From Multiple Hosts

This example removes GlassFish Server software on the hosts sj03.example.com and sj04.example.com from the default location.

asadmin> uninstall-node sj03 sj04
Successfully connected to gfuser@sj03.example.com using keyfile /home/gfuser
/.ssh/id_rsa
Successfully connected to gfuser@sj04.example.com using keyfile /home/gfuser
/.ssh/id_rsa
Command uninstall-node executed successfully.

See Also

uninstall-node(1)

You can also view the full syntax and options of the subcommand by typing asadmin help uninstall-node at the command line.