help(1)

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NAME

help – displays the asadmin utility commands

Synopsis

help  [command_name]

command_name  [--help | –?]

Description

The help command displays a list of all the asadmin utility commands. Specify the command to display the usage information for that command. To display the man page of each command, use the syntax: asadmin command_name --help | -? or asadmin help command_name

The following is a list of all the asadmin utility commands:

add-resources

registers the resource in the specified XML file

apply-http-lb-changes

applies load balancer configuration changes to the load balancer

backup-domain

performs a backup on the domain

change-admin-password

changes the administrator password

change-master-password

changes the master password

clear-ha-store

deletes tables in the HA database

configure-ha-cluster

configures an existing cluster to be High Availability

configure-ha-persistence

enables configuration of parameters related to session persistence

configure-lb-weight

sets load balancing weights for clustered instances

configure-webservice-management

sets the monitoring or maxhistory or attributes of a deployed webservice

copy-config

copies an existing configuration to create a new configuration

create-admin-object

adds the administered object with the specified JNDI name

create-application-ref

creates a reference to an application

create-audit-module

creates an audit module for the optional plugin module

create-auth-realm

adds the named authorized realm

create-cluster

creates a cluster

create-connector-connection-pool

adds a connection pool with the specified connection pool name

create-connector-resource

registers the resource with the specified JNDI name

create-connector-security-map

creates or modifies a security map for the named connector connection pool

create-custom-resource

registers the custom resource

create-domain

creates a domain with the specified name

create-file-user

creates a new file user

create-ha-store

creates tables in HA database that are used by HA cluster

create-http-health-checker

creates a health-checker for a specified load balancer configuration

create-http-lb

creates a load balancer

create-http-lb-config

creates a configuration for the load balancer

create-http-lb-ref

add an existing cluster or server instance to an existing load balancer configuration

create-http-listener

adds a new HTTP listener socket

create-iiop-listener

adds the IIOP listener

create-instance

creates an instance with the given name

create-javamail-resource

registers the Javamail resource

create-jbi-application-configuration (release 9.1 Update 2 only)

creates an application configuration for the specified component

create-jbi-application-variable (release 9.1 Update 2 only)

creates application variables for the specified component

create-jdbc-connection-pool

registers the JDBC connection pool

create-jdbc-resource

registers the JDBC resource

create-jms-host

creates a JMS host

create-jms-resource

registers the JMS resource

create-jmsdest

adds the named destination

create-jndi-resource

registers the JNDI resource

create-jvm-options

creates the JVM options from the Java configuration or profiler elements

create-lifecycle-module

adds a lifecycle module

create-management-rule

creates a new management rule

create-mbean

creates and registers a custom MBean

create-message-security-provider

enables administrators to create the message-security-config and provider-config sub-elements for the security service in domain.xml

create-node-agent-config

adds a new unbound node agent to a domain

create-node-agent

creates a node agent and its associated directory structure

create-password-alias

creates a password alias

create-persistence-resource

registers the persistence resource

create-profiler

creates the profiler element

create-resource-adapter-config

creates the resource adapter Java bean

create-resource-ref

creates a reference to a resource

create-service

configures the starting of a DAS or node agent on an unattended boot

create-ssl

creates the SSL element in the HTTP listener or IIOP listener

create-system-properties

adds or updates one or more system properties of the domain, configuration, cluster, or server instance

create-threadpool

creates the thread pool

create-transformation-rule

creates transformation rule for a deployed web service

create-virtual-server

adds the named virtual server

delete-admin-object

removes the administered object with the specified JNDI name

delete-application-ref

removes a reference to an application

delete-audit-module

deletes the audit-module for the optional plugin module

delete-auth-realm

removes the named authorized realm

delete-cluster

deletes a cluster

delete-config

deletes an existing configuration

delete-connector-connection-pool

removes the specified connection pool

delete-connector-resource

removes the named resource connector

delete-connector-security-map

deletes the named security map

delete-custom-resource

removes the custom resource

delete-domain

deletes the given domain

delete-file-user

removes the named file user

delete-http-health-checker

deletes a health-checker for a specified load balancer configuration

delete-http-lb

deletes a load balancer

delete-http-lb-config

deletes a load balancer configuration

delete-http-lb-ref

deletes the cluster or server instance from a load balancer configuration

delete-http-listener

removes the HTTP listener

delete-iiop-listener

removes the IIOP listener

delete-instance

deletes the instance that is not running

delete-javamail-resource

removes the Javamail resource

delete-jbi-application-configuration (release 9.1 Update 2 only)

deletes the JBI application configuration for a given component

delete-jbi-application-variable (release 9.1 Update 2 only)

deletes the JBI application variable

delete-jdbc-connection-pool

removes the JDBC connection pool

delete-jdbc-resource

removes the JDBC resource

delete-jms-host

removes a JMS host

delete-jms-resource

removes the JMS resource

delete-jmsdest

destroys the named destination

delete-jndi-resource

removes the JNDI resource

delete-jvm-options

deletes the JVM options from the Java configuration or profiler elements

delete-lifecycle-module

removes the lifecycle module

delete-management-rule

deletes a specified management rule

delete-mbean

deletes a custom MBean

delete-message-security-provider

enables administrators to delete a provider-config sub-element for the given message layer (message-security-config element of domain.xml)

delete-node-agent-config

removes a node agent from a domain

delete-node-agent

deletes the node agent and its associated directory structure

delete-password-alias

deletes a password alias

delete-persistence-resource

removes the persistence resource

delete-profiler

deletes the profiler element

delete-resource-adapter-config

deletes the resource adapter Java bean

delete-resource-ref

removes a reference to a resource

delete-ssl

deletes the ssl element from the HTTP listener or IIOP listener

delete-system-property

removes one or more system properties of the domain, configuration, cluster, or server instance

delete-threadpool

deletes the thread pool

delete-transformation-rule

deletes the transformation rule of a given web service

delete-virtual-server

deletes the virtual server with the named virtual server ID

deploy-jbi-service-assembly

deploys a service assembly into the JBI environment

deploy

deploys the specified component

deploydir

deploys the component that is in the specified directory, located in the domain application server

disable-http-lb-server

disables a sever or cluster managed by a load balancer

disable-http-lb-application

disables an application managed by a load balancer

disable

stops the specified, deployed component

display-error-distribution

displays distribution of errors from instance server.log at module level

display-error-statistics

displays a summary list of severities and warnings

display-log-records

displays all the error messages for a given module at a given timestamp

enable-http-lb-application

enables a previously-disabled application managed by a load balancer

enable-http-lb-server

enables a previously disabled sever or cluster managed by a load balancer

enable

runs the specified, deployed component

export-http-lb-config

exports the load balancer configuration to a file that can be used by the load balancer

export-jbi-application-environment (release 9.1 Update 2 only)

deploys an application into other targets/environments

export

marks a variable name for automatic export to the environment of subsequent commands in multimode

flush-jmsdest

purges the messages in a JMS destination

freeze-transaction-service

immobilizes the named transaction service

generate-diagnostic-report

generates reports that can help diagnose application server malfunctioning

generate-jvm-report

shows the threads, classes and memory for a given target instance

get-client-stubs

gets the stubs of the client

get

gets the values of the monitorable or configurable attributes

get-health

provides information on the cluster health

help

displays a list of all the commands available in the command-line interface

install-jbi-component

installs a service engine or binding component into the JBI environment

install-jbi-shared-library

installs a shared library into the JBI environment

jms-ping

checks to see if the JMS provider is running

list-admin-objects

lists all the administered objects

list-application-refs

lists all application references in a cluster or unclustered server instance

list-audit-modules

lists the audit modules

list-auth-realms

lists the authorized realms

list-backups

lists all backups and restores

list-clusters

lists the existing clusters

list-components

lists deployed components

list-configs

lists all existing configurations

list-connector-connection-pools

gets all the connection pools

list-connector-resources

gets all the connector resources

list-connector-security-maps

lists the security maps for the connector connection pool

list-custom-resources

gets all the custom resources

list-domains

lists the domains in the given domains directory

list-file-groups

lists the file groups

list-file-users

lists the file users

list-http-lb-configs

lists load balancer configurations

list-http-lbs

lists load balancers

list-http-listeners

gets the HTTP listeners

list-iiop-listeners

gets the IIOP listeners

list-instances

lists all the instances in the server

list-javamail-resources

gets all the Javamail resources

list-jbi-application-configurations (release 9.1 Update 2 only)

lists the JBI application configurations for the specified component

list-jbi-application-variables (release 9.1 Update 2 only)

lists the JBI application variables for the specified component

list-jdbc-connection-pools

registers the JDBC connection pool

list-jdbc-resources

gets all the JDBC resources

list-jbi-binding-components

lists the binding components installed on the specified target

list-jbi-service-assemblies

lists the service assemblies installed into the JBI environment

list-jbi-service-engines

lists the service engines installed on the specified target

list-jbi-shared-libraries

lists the JBI shared libraries that are installed into the JBI environment

list-jms-hosts

lists the existing JMS hosts

list-jms-resources

gets all the JMS resources

list-jmsdest

gets all the named destinations

list-jndi-entries

gets all the named destinations, browses and queries the JNDI tree

list-jndi-resources

gets all the JNDI resources

list-lifecycle-modules

gets the lifecycle modules

list-management-rules

lists the management rules created using the create-management-rule command

list-mbeans

lists the custom mbeans for a given target server instance

list-message-security-providers

enables administrators to list all security message providers (provider-config sub-elements) for the given message layer (message-security-config element of domain.xml)

list-node-agents

lists the node agents along with their status

list-password-aliases

lists all password aliases

list-persistence-resources

gets all the persistence resources

list-registry-locations

returns list of configured web service registry access points

list-resource-adapter-configs

lists the resource adapters configured in an instance

list-resource-refs

lists the existing resource references

list-sub-components

lists EJBs or Servlets in a deployed module or in a module of a deployed application

list-system-properties

lists the system properties of the domain, configuration, cluster, or server instance

list-threadpools

lists the thread pools

list-timers

lists all of the timers owned by server instance(s)

list-transformation-rules

lists all the transformation rules of a given webservice

list-virtual-servers

gets the virtual servers

list

lists the configurable elements and provides the fully qualified dotted names of the management components that have read-only or modifiable attributes

login

lets you log in to a domain

migrate-timers

moves a timer when a server instance stops

monitor

displays monitoring data for commonly-used Application Server components

multimode

allows you to execute multiple commands while returning environment settings and remaining in the asadmin utility

ping-connection-pool

tests if a connection pool is usable

publish-to-registry

publishes all the web service artifacts to registries

recover-transactions

manually recovers pending transactions

remove-ha-cluster

returns an HA cluster to non-HA status

restore-domain

restores files from backup

rollback-transaction

rolls back the named transaction

set

sets the values of attributes. Set command can be used to modify default properties of a resource.

set-jbi-component-configuration (release 9.1 Update 2 only)

sets component configuration values for the given component name

set-jbi-component-logger (release 9.1 Update 2 only)

sets the log levels for the specified component

set-jbi-runtime-configuration (release 9.1 Update 2 only)

sets the JBI runtime configuration values

set-jbi-runtime-logger (release 9.1 Update 2 only)

sets the log levels for a logger in the JBI runtime

show-component-status

displays the status of the deployed component

show-jbi-application-configuration (release 9.1 Update 2 only)

shows the information for a specific application configuration

show-jbi-binding-component

shows detailed information about the specified binding component

show-jbi-runtime-configuration (release 9.1 Update 2 only)

shows the JBI runtime configuration values

show-jbi-runtime-loggers (release 9.1 Update 2 only)

shows the JBI runtime loggers

show-jbi-service-assembly

shows detailed information about a specified service assembly

show-jbi-service-engine

shows detailed information about the specified service engine

show-jbi-shared-library

shows detailed information about a specified shared library

show-jbi-statistics (release 9.1 Update 2 only)

shows JBI statistics filtered using the specified option values

shut-down-jbi-component

shuts down a service engine or a binding component on the specified target

shut-down-jbi-service-assembly

shuts down a JBI service assembly on the specified target

start-appserv

starts the domains in the specified domains directory

start-callflow-monitoring

provides the complete callflow/path of a request

start-cluster

starts a cluster

start-database

starts the bundled Java DB database

start-domain

starts the given domain

start-instance

starts a server instance

start-jbi-component

starts a service engine or a binding component on the specified target

start-jbi-service-assembly

starts a service assembly on the specified target

start-node-agent

starts a node agent

stop-appserv

stops the domains in the specified domains directory

stop-callflow-monitoring

disables collection of callflow information of a request

stop-cluster

stops a cluster

stop-database

stops the bundled Java DB database

stop-domain

stops the given domain

stop-instance

stops a server instance

stop-jbi-component

stops a service engine or a binding component on the specified target

stop-jbi-service-assembly

stops a service assembly on the specified target

stop-node-agent

stops a node agent

undeploy-jbi-service-assembly

undeploys a service assembly on the specified target

undeploy

removes a component in the domain application server

unfreeze-transaction-service

mobilizes the named transaction service

uninstall-jbi-component

uninstalls a service engine or binding component on the specified target

uninstall-jbi-shared-library

uninstalls a shared library on the specified target

unpublish-from-registry

unpublishes the web service artifacts from the registries

unset

removes one or more variables from the multimode environment

update-connector-security-map

creates or modifies a security map for the specified connector connection pool

update-file-user

updates a current file user as specified

update-jbi-application-configuration (release 9.1 Update 2 only)

updates application configuration for the specified component

update-jbi-application-variable (release 9.1 Update 2 only)

updates application variables for the specified component

update-password-alias

updates a password alias

upgrade-jbi-component

upgrades a service engine or binding component

verify-domain-xml

verifies the content of the domain.xml

verify-jbi-application-environment (release 9.1 Update 2 only)

verifies that all configurations needed by an application can be resolved during deployment

version

displays the version information

The following commands are deprecated:

• display-license

• install-license

• restart-instance

• shutdown

• create-acl

• delete-acl

• list-acls

• start-appserv

• stop-appserv

Examples

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Example 1 Using help




asadmin> help asadmin> create-domain --help

Where: create-domain is the command you wish to view the usage for.

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See Also

asadmin(1M)

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