2 WLST Command and Variable Reference

WebLogic Server includes WLST commands that are targeted to specific management and monitoring tasks, such as connecting to a WebLogic Server instance, navigating the hierarchy of configuration or runtime beans, deploying applications, controlling server life cycle, managing diagnostic data, managing JDBC stores, and more.

This chapter includes the following sections:

Overview of WLST Command Categories

Learn about the categories of WLST commands that are available for managing and monitoring Oracle WebLogic Server.

Note:

Refer to Syntax for WLST Commands in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool for command syntax requirements.

WLST commands are divided into the following categories.

Note:

WebLogic Server Multitenant domain partitions, resource groups, resource group templates, and virtual targets are deprecated in WebLogic Server 12.2.1.4.0 and will be removed in the next release.

Table 2-1 WLST Command Categories

Command Category Description

Browse Commands

Navigate the hierarchy of configuration or runtime beans and control the prompt display.

Control Commands

  • Connect to or disconnect from a server.

  • Create and configure a WebLogic domain or domain template.

  • Exit WLST.

Customization Commands

Add the command group help and command help that is displayed by the WLST help() and help('commandGroup') commands.

Deployment Commands

  • Deploy, undeploy, and redeploy applications and standalone modules to a WebLogic Server instance.

  • Update an existing deployment plan.

  • Interrogate the WebLogic Deployment Manager object.

  • Start and stop a deployed application.

Diagnostics Commands

Export diagnostic data.

Editing Commands

Interrogate and edit configuration beans.

Information Commands

Interrogate WebLogic domains, servers, and variables, and provide configuration bean, runtime bean, and WLST-related information.

Life Cycle Commands

Manage the life cycle of a server instance or system component instance.

Node Manager Commands

Start, shut down, restart, and monitor WebLogic Server instances and system component instances using Node Manager.

Tree Commands

Navigate among MBean hierarchies.

Store Administration Commands

Manage JDBC stores and file stores.

Browse Commands

Use the WLST browse commands to navigate the hierarchy of configuration or runtime beans and control the prompt display. These commands are listed and summarized in Table 2-2.

Table 2-2 Browse Commands for WLST Configuration

Use this command... To... Use with WLST...

cd

Navigate the hierarchy of configuration or runtime beans.

Online or Offline

currentTree

Return the current location in the hierarchy.

Online

prompt

Toggle the display of path information at the prompt.

Online or Offline

pwd

Display the current location in the hierarchy.

Online or Offline

cd

Command Category: Browse Commands

Use with WLST: Online or Offline

Description

Navigates the hierarchy of configuration or runtime beans. This command uses a model that is similar to navigating a file system in a Windows or UNIX command shell. For example, to navigate back to a parent configuration or runtime bean, enter cd('..'). The character string .. (dot-dot) refers to the directory immediately above the current directory. To get back to the root bean after navigating to a bean that is deep in the hierarchy, enter cd('/').

You can navigate to beans in the current hierarchy and to any child or instance.

The cd command returns a stub of the configuration or runtime bean instance, if one exists. If you navigate to a type, this command returns a stub of the configuration or runtime bean instance from which you navigated. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Note:

The cmo variable is initialized to the root of all domain configuration beans when you first connect WLST to a server instance. It reflects the parent configuration bean type until you navigate to an instance. For more information about the cmo variable, see Changing the Current Management Object in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

Syntax

cd(mbeanName)
Argument Definition
mbeanName

Path to the bean in the namespace.

Examples

The following example navigates the hierarchy of configuration beans. The first command navigates to the Servers configuration bean type, the second, to the myserver configuration bean instance, and the last back up two levels to the original directory location.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> cd('Servers')
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig/Servers> cd('myserver')
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig/Servers/myserver> cd('../..')
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig>

currentTree

Command Category: Browse Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Returns the current location in the hierarchy. It enables you to store the current location in the hierarchy and easily return to it after browsing. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

currentTree()

Example

The following example stores the current location in the hierarchy in myTree and uses it to navigate back to the Edit MBean hierarchy from the runtime MBean hierarchy on an Administration Server instance.

wls:/mydomain/edit> myTree=currentTree()
wls:/mydomain/edit> serverRuntime()
Location changed to serverRuntime tree. This is a read-only tree with
ServerRuntimeMBean as the root.
For more help, use help('serverRuntime')

wls:/mydomain/serverRuntime> myTree()
wls:/mydomain/edit>

prompt

Command Category: Browse Commands

Use with WLST: Online or Offline

Description

Toggles the display of path information at the prompt when entered without an argument. This command is useful when the prompt becomes too long due to the length of the path.

You can also explicitly specify on or off as an argument to the command. When you specify off, WLST hides the WLST prompt and defaults to the Jython prompt. By default, the WLST prompt displays the configuration or runtime navigation path information.

When you disable the prompt details, to determine your current location in the hierarchy, you can use the pwd command, as described in pwd.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

prompt(myPrompt)
Argument Definition
myPrompt

Optional. Hides or displays WLST prompt. Valid values include off or on.

  • The off argument hides the WLST prompt.

    If you run prompt('off'), when using WLST online, the prompt defaults to the Jython prompt. You can create a new prompt using Jython syntax. See http://www.jython.org. In this case, if you subsequently enter the prompt command without arguments, WLST displays the WLST command prompt without the path information. To redisplay the path information, enter prompt() again, or enter prompt('on').

  • The on argument displays the default WLST prompt, including the path information.

Examples

The following example hides and then redisplays the path information at the prompt.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig/Servers/myserver> prompt()
wls:/> prompt()
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig/Servers/myserver> 

The following example hides the prompt and defaults to the Jython prompt (since the command is run using WLST online), changes the Jython prompt, and then redisplays the WLST prompt. This example also demonstrates the use of the pwd command.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig/Servers/myserver> prompt('off')
>>>sys.ps1="myprompt>"
myprompt> prompt()
wls:> pwd()
'serverConfig:Servers/myserver'
wls:> prompt()
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig/Servers/myserver> 

pwd

Command Category: Browse Commands

Use with WLST: Online or Offline

Description

Displays the current location in the configuration or runtime bean hierarchy.

This command is useful when you have turned off the prompt display of the path information using the prompt command, as described in prompt.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

pwd()

Example

The following example displays the current location in the configuration bean hierarchy.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig/Servers/myserver/Log/myserver> pwd()
'serverConfig:/Servers/myserver/Log/myserver'

Control Commands

Use the WLST control commands to perform domain configuration tasks, such as creating or extending a WebLogic domain, configuring server startup groups, rolling out updates to domain components, and more. Table 2-3 lists the control commands you can use to perform the following tasks:
  • Connect to or disconnect from a server (connect and disconnect commands)

  • Create a new WebLogic domain from a domain template, similar to the Configuration Wizard (createDomain, readTemplate, writeDomain, and closeTemplate commands)

  • Update an existing WebLogic domain, offline (readDomain, addTemplate, updateDomain, and closeDomain commands)

  • Write a domain template (writeTemplate command)

  • Exit WLST

Table 2-3 Control Commands for WLST Configuration

Use this command... To... Use with WLST...

addStartupGroup

Add a new server startup group.

Offline

addTemplate

Extend the current WebLogic domain using an application or service extension template.

Offline

clone

Clone the server object.

Offline

closeDomain

Close the current domain.

Offline

closeTemplate

Close the current domain template.

Offline

connect

Connect WLST to a WebLogic Server instance.

Online or Offline

createDomain

Create a new WebLogic domain using the specified template.

Offline

deleteStartupGroup

Delete a server startup group.

Offline

disconnect

Disconnect WLST from a WebLogic Server instance.

Online

exit

Exit WLST from the interactive session and close the scripting shell.

Online or Offline

exportPartition

Export a domain partition into a partition archive.

Online

getDatabaseDefaults

Connect to the database to retrieve schema information.

Offline

getFEHostURL

Retrieve the plain, SSL or default URL for the domain Frontend Host.

Offline

getServerGroups

Retrieve a list of the server groups of which the specified server is a member.

Offline

getStartupGroup

Retrieve the server startup group.

Offline

getTopologyProfile

Return the domain topology profile for a domain.

Offline

importPartition

Import a domain partition from a partition archive.

Online

listServerGroups

Retrieve a map of the config-groups.xml server groups that are user-expandable.

Offline

loadTemplates

Load all the selected templates using select template.

Offline

readDomain

Open an existing WebLogic domain for updating.

Offline

readDomainForUpgrade

Open an existing domain for reconfiguration.

Offline

readTemplate

Open an existing domain template for domain creation.

Offline

readTemplateForUpdate

Open an existing domain template for template update.

Offline

rolloutApplications

Roll out updates to specified applications on the targeted servers without interrupting service.

Online

rolloutJavaHome

Roll out a new Java Home to the targeted servers without interrupting service.

Online

rolloutOracleHome

Roll out a patched Oracle Home to the targeted server without interrupting service.

Online

rollingRestart

Initiate a rolling restart of the targeted servers without interrupting the service.

Online

rolloutUpdate

Roll out updates to targeted servers without interrupting service.

Online

selectCustomTemplate

Select an existing custom domain template or application template for creating a domain.

Offline

selectTemplate

Select an existing domain template or application template for creating a domain.

Offline

setFEHostURL

Set the plain, SSL and default URLs for the domain Frontend Host.

Offline

setServerGroups

Set the server groups for the specified server.

Offline

setSharedSecretStoreWithPassword

Set the shared secret store and password.

Offline

setStartupGroup

Set the server startup group.

Offline

setToplogyProfile

Set the domain topology profile.

Offline

showAvailableTemplates

Display all currently selected templates for loading.

Offline

showTemplates

Display all currently selected and loaded templates.

Offline

unselectCustomTemplate

Unselect the selected custom domain template or application template.

Offline

unselectTemplate

Unselect a selected domain template or application template.

Offline

updateDomain

Update and save the current domain.

Offline

validateConfig

Validate a domain configuration.

Offline

writeDomain

Write the domain configuration information to the specified directory.

Offline

writeTemplate

Writes the configuration information to the specified domain template file.

Online and Offline

addStartupGroup

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Adds a new server startup group based on an existing server group. In the event of an unsupported operation, the command returns a WLSTException.

For information about startup groups, see config-groups.xml and startup-plan.xml in Domain Template Reference.

Syntax

addStartupGroup(server_startup_group_name, server_group_name)
Argument Definition
server_startup_group_name

Name of the new server startup group.

server_group_name

Name of an existing server group within the domain.

Example

The following example creates a startup group called startup_group_1 from an existing server group called server_group_1.

addStartupGroup('startup_group_1', 'server_group_1')

addTemplate

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Extends the current WebLogic domain using an application or service extension template. Use the Template Builder to create an application or service extension template. See Creating Extension Templates by Using the Domain Template Builder in Creating Domain Templates Using the Domain Template Builder.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

addTemplate(templateFileName)
Argument Definition
templateFileName

Name of the application or service extension template.

Example

The following example opens a WebLogic domain and extends it using the specified extension template, DefaultWebApp.jar.

wls:/offline> readDomain('c:/Oracle/Middleware/user_projects/domains/wlw')
wls:/offline/wlw> addTemplate('c:/Oracle/Middleware/wlserver
/common/templates/wls/DefaultWebApp.jar')
wls:/offline/wlw> 

Note:

The addTemplate command has been deprecated in this release and will be removed in a future release. Use the selectTemplate and loadTemplates commands instead. See Creating and Updating a WebLogic Domain in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

closeDomain

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Closes the current domain. The domain is no longer available for editing once it is closed. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

closeDomain()

Example

The following example closes the current domain:

wls:/offline> readDomain('c:/Oracle/Middleware/user_projects/domains/medrec')
...
wls:/offline/medrec> updateDomain()
wls:/offline/medrec> closeDomain()
wls:/offline>

closeTemplate

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Closes the current domain template. The domain template is no longer available once it is closed. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

closeTemplate()

Example

The following example opens an existing domain template, performs some operations, and then closes the current domain template.

wls:/offline> readTemplate('c:/Oracle/Middleware/wlserver
/common/templates/wls/wls.jar')
...
wls:/offline/wls> closeTemplate()
wls:/offline>

clone

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Clones the original server. In the event of an unsupported operation, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

clone('originalServerName', 'cloneServerName','type')
Argument Definition
originalServerName

The name of the server to clone.

cloneServerName

The name of the new cloned server.

type

The type of object to clone. Currently, the only supported type is Server.

Example

The following example creates a server called server1_clone by cloning the server1 server.

wls:/offline/base_domain>clone('server1','server1_clone','Server')

connect

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Online or Offline

Description

Connects WLST to a WebLogic Server instance.

It requires you to provide the credentials (user name and password) of a user who has been defined in the active WebLogic security realm. Once you are connected, a collection of security policies determines the configuration attributes that you can view or modify. (See Default Security Policies for MBeans in MBean Reference for Oracle WebLogic Server.)

You can supply user credentials by doing any of the following:

  • Enter the credentials on the command line. This option is recommended only if you are using WLST in interactive mode.

  • Enter the credentials on the command line, and then use the storeUserConfig command to create a user configuration file that contains your credentials in an encrypted form and a key file that WebLogic Server uses to unencrypt the credentials. On subsequent WLST sessions (or in WLST scripts), supply the name of the user configuration file and key file instead of entering the credentials on the command line. This option is recommended if you use WLST in script mode because it prevents you from storing unencrypted user credentials in your scripts.

  • Use the credentials that are stored in the Administration Server's boot.properties file. By default, when you create an Administration Server in development mode, WebLogic Server encrypts the credentials that were used to create the server and stores them in a boot.properties file. When you create an Administration Server in production mode, no boot.properties file is created. If your production domain does not contain a boot.properties file, you can create one manually; see Creating a Boot Identify File for an Administration Server in Administering Server Startup and Shutdown for Oracle WebLogic Server.

    When you run the connect command, if there is a boot.properties file containing the encrypted username and password for the domain, you do not have to enter the username and password to connect to the Administration Server. You do, however, have to specify the name of the Administration Server in the connect command.

Please note:

  • If you run the connect command in a script without specifying the username and password or user configuration file and key file, a WSLTException occurs. In interactive mode, you are prompted for the username and password.

  • Oracle strongly recommends that you connect WLST to the server through the SSL port or administration port. If you do not, the following warning message is displayed:

    Warning: An insecure protocol was used to connect to the server. To ensure
    on-the-wire security, the SSL port or Admin port should be used instead.
    
  • If you are connecting to a WebLogic Server instance through an SSL listen port on a server that is using the demonstration SSL keys and certificates, invoke WLST using the following command:

    java -Dweblogic.security.SSL.ignoreHostnameVerification=true
    -Dweblogic.security.TrustKeyStore=DemoTrust weblogic.WLST
    

    See Main Steps for Using WLST in Interactive or Script Mode in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

  • If you are connecting to a WebLogic Server instance via HTTP, ensure that the TunnelingEnabled attribute is set to true for the WebLogic Server instance. See TunnelingEnabled in MBean Reference for Oracle WebLogic Server.

  • When trying to connect to the WebLogic Server Administration Server from WLST using localhost as the host name, the following message may be displayed if the listen-address attribute of the Administration Server has been restricted to certain IP addresses:

    javax.naming.CommunicationException [Root exception is 
    java.net.ConnectException : <t3://HOST:PORT> : Destination unreachable; 
    nested exception is: java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused; No 
    available router to destination 
    

    You can use either of the following workarounds for this issue:

    • Check that the listen-address attribute of the Administration Server has been set correctly. For example, in the domain configuration file, comment out the <listen-address> line:

      <server> 
         <name>AdminServer</name> 
         <ssl> 
         . 
         . 
         . 
         </ssl> 
         <machine>your_machine</machine> 
         <!-- listen-address><your_ip_address></listen-address --> 
      </server>
      
    • Instead of localhost, use the hostname of the Administration Server in the WLST connect command.

After successfully connecting to a WebLogic Server instance, all the local variables are initialized.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

connect([username, password], [adminServerName], [url], [timeout], [idd])
connect([userConfigFile, userKeyFile], [adminServerName], [url], [timeout], [idd])
connect([url], [adminServerName], [timeout])
Argument Definition
username

Optional. Username of the operator who is connecting WLST to the server. If not specified, WLST processes the command as described above.

password

Optional. Password of the operator who is connecting WLST to the server. If not specified, WLST processes the command as described above.

url

Optional. Listen address and listen port of the server instance, specified using the following format: [protocol://]listen-address:listen-port. If not specified, this argument defaults to t3://localhost:7001.

userConfigFile

Optional. Name and location of a user configuration file which contains an encrypted username and password. Use the following syntax for this argument:

userConfigFile='file-system-path'

If not specified, WLST processes the command as described above.

When you create a user configuration file, the storeUserConfig command uses a key file to encrypt the username and password. Only the key file that encrypts a user configuration file can decrypt the username and password. (See storeUserConfig.)

userKeyFile

Optional. Name and location of the key file that is associated with the specified user configuration file and is used to decrypt it. Use the following syntax for this argument:

userKeyFile='file-system-path'

If not specified, WLST processes the command as described above.

See storeUserConfig.

adminServerName

Optional. Name of the Administration Server for the domain. Causes the connect command to use the credentials that are stored in the Administration Server's boot.properties file. The adminServerName can also be passed with a Managed Server name. Use the following syntax for this argument:

adminServerName='server-name'

This argument is valid only when you start WLST from a domain directory. If the boot.properties file for the Administration Server is located in the domain directory, then you do not need to specify this argument.

If not specified, WLST processes the command as described above.

timeout

Optional. The number of milliseconds that WLST waits for online commands to complete (return).

When you invoke a WLST online command, WLST connects to an MBean Server, invokes an MBean server method, and returns the results of the invocation. If the MBean server method does not return within the timeout period, WLST abandons its invocation attempt. Use the following syntax for this argument:

timeout='milliseconds'

The default value is 0, which indicates that the operation will not time out. Note, however, that a timeout of 5 minutes may occur at a different layer.

idd

Optional. The identity domain for the user. Use the following syntax for this argument, where dbUsers represents the name of the identity domain:

idd=dbUsers

This argument defaults to None.

Examples

The following example connects WLST to a WebLogic Server instance. In this example, the Administration Server name defaults to AdminServer. Note that a warning is displayed if the SSL or administration port is not used to connect to the server.

wls:/offline> connect('adminusername','adminpassword','t3://localhost:7001')
Connecting to weblogic server instance running at t3://localhost:7001 as 
username adminusername...

Successfully connected to Admin Server 'AdminServer' that belongs to domain
'mydomain'.

Warning: An insecure protocol was used to connect to the server. To ensure 
on-the-wire security, the SSL port or Admin port should be used instead. 

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig>

The following example connects WLST to a WebLogic Server instance at the specified URL. In this example, the username and password are passed as variables. This example uses a secure protocol.

wls:/offline> username = 'adminusername' 
wls:/offline> password = 'adminpassword' 
wls:/offline> connect(username,password,'t3s://myhost:7001') 
Connecting to weblogic server instance running at t3://myhost:7001 as
username adminusername...

Successfully connected to Admin Server 'AdminServer' that belongs to domain
'mydomain'.
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig>

The following example connects WLST to a WebLogic Server instance using a user configuration and key file to provide user credentials.

wls:/offline> connect(userConfigFile='c:/myfiles/myuserconfigfile.secure', 
userKeyFile='c:/myfiles/myuserkeyfile.secure')
Connecting to t3://localhost:7001 with userid username ...

Successfully connected to Admin Server 'AdminServer' that belongs to domain 'mydomain'.
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig>

The following example shows the prompts that are displayed in interactive mode if you run the command without parameters:

wls:/offline> connect()
Please enter your username :username
Please enter your password :
Please enter your server URL [t3://localhost:7001] :
Connecting to t3//localhost:7001 with userid username

createDomain

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Creates a WebLogic domain using the specified template.

Note:

The createDomain command is similar in functionality to the unpack command, as described in The Unpack Command in Creating Templates and Domains Using the Pack and Unpack Commands.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

createDomain(domainTemplate, domainDir, user, password, topologyProfile)
Argument Definition
domainTemplate

Name and location of the domain template from which you want to create a domain.

domainDir

Name of the directory to which you want to write the domain configuration information.

Oracle recommends that you create all domains for your environment outside of the Middleware home directory. This makes it easier for you to remove an existing installation or install a new version of WebLogic Server without having to recreate your domains and applications.

user

Name of the default user.

password

Password of the default user.

topologyProfile

Set the topology profile for the domain, either Compact or Expanded. See Domain Topology Profiles in Domain Template Reference.

Example

The following example creates a new WebLogic domain using the Avitek MedRec template and sets the default username and password. The domain is saved to the following directory: c:/Oracle/Middleware/wlserver/user_projects/domains/medrec.

wls:/offline> createDomain('c:/Oracle/Middleware/wlserver/common
/templates/wls/wls_medrec.jar','c:/Oracle/Middleware/user_projects/domains/medrec', 
'adminusername','adminpassword')

deleteStartupGroup

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Deletes the server startup group. In the event of an unsupported operation, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

deleteStartupGroup('startup_group_name')
Argument Definition
startup_group_name

Name of the new server startup group.

Example

The following example deletes the server startup group, startup_group_custom.

wls:/offline/base_domain> deleteStartupGroup('startup_group_custom') 

disconnect

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Disconnects WLST from a WebLogic Server instance. The disconnect command does not cause WLST to exit the interactive scripting shell; it closes the current WebLogic Server instance connection and resets all the variables while keeping the interactive shell alive.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

You can connect to another WebLogic Server instance using the connect command, as described in connect.

Syntax

disconnect(force)
Argument Definition
force

Optional. Boolean value specifying whether WLST should disconnect without waiting for the active sessions to complete. This argument defaults to false, indicating that all active sessions must complete before disconnect.

Example

The following example disconnects from a running server:

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> disconnect() 
Disconnected from weblogic server: myserver
wls:/offline> 

exit

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Online or Offline

Description

Exits WLST from the user session and closes the scripting shell.

If there is an edit session in progress, WLST prompts you for confirmation. To skip the prompt, set the defaultAnswer argument to y.

By default, WLST calls System.exit(0) for the current WLST JVM when exiting WLST. If you would like the JVM to exit with a different exit code, you can specify a value using the exitCode argument.

Note:

When the WLST exit command is issued within an Ant script, it may also exit the execution of the Ant script. It is recommended that when invoking WLST within an Ant script, you fork a new JVM by specifying fork="true".

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

exit([defaultAnswer], [exitcode])
Argument Definition
defaultAnswer

Optional. Default response, if you would prefer not to be prompted at the command line. Valid values are y and n. This argument defaults to null, and WLST prompts you for a response.

exitcode

Optional. Exit code to set when exiting WLST.

Example

The following example disconnects from the user session and closes the scripting shell.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> exit() 
Exiting WebLogic Scripting Tool ...
c:\>

The following example disconnects from the user session, closes the scripting shell, and sets the error code to 101.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> exit(exitcode=101) 
Exiting WebLogic Scripting Tool ...
c:\>

exportPartition

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Exports a partition into a partition archive that can be used later with the importPartition command. Copies a partition's configuration into the archive file as well as (optionally) the partition's applications and libraries. This command also creates an attributes.json file that can be used to modify the partition's configuration on import.

The command is asynchronous and returns an ImportExportPartitionTaskMBean.

Syntax

exportPartition(partitionName, expArchPath, [includeAppsNLibs], [keyFile])
Argument Definition

partitionName

The name of the partition to export.

expArchPath

The full path to the directory in which to save the partition archive. The path must be reachable by the Administration Server. The archive file will be named PartitionName.zip.

includeAppsNLibs

Optional. Specify true to include application and library binaries in the partition archive. Specify false to not include them. The default is true.

keyFile

Optional. The full path to a file containing a string to use as the encryption key to encrypt attributes in the partition archive. The path must be reachable by the Administration Server. This argument defaults to using an internal key.

Example

The following example exports partition1 to the /var/tmp directory. Application and library binaries are not included. The file /home/foo/mykeyfile is used as the encryption key.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> task = exportPartition("partition1", "/var/tmp/", false, "/home/foo/mykeyfile")

getDatabaseDefaults

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Connects LocalSvcTblDataSource to the database server to retrieve schema information and automatically bind these retrieved parameters with local schema components. Data source LocalSvcTblDataSource must be configured with the necessary connection parameters before calling getDatabaseDefaults().

Note:

This command can be used only if the domain being created or modified includes Fusion Middleware components that require the use of the Oracle Fusion Middleware Repository Creation Utility (RCU) to load database schemas. The LocalSvcTblDataSource connects to the schema corresponding to the ServiceTable component in RCU.

getDatabaseDefaults() retrieves the schema password that was set when the schema was first created using RCU. If the schema password was changed after running RCU and before domain creation, you must specify the password again after calling getDatabaseDefaults() and before calling writeDomain() in a WLST script. For example:

getDatabaseDefaults()
cd('/JDBCSystemResource/LocalSvcTblDataSource/JdbcResource/
LocalSvcTblDataSource/JDBCDriverParams/NO_NAME_0')
set('PasswordEncrypted', 'new_password')
writeDomain(DOMAIN_HOME)

Syntax

getDatabaseDefaults()

Example

The following example retrieves schema information for a domain called fmwdomain.

wls:/offline/fmwdomain>cd('JDBCSystemResource/LocalSvcTblDataSource/JdbcResource/LocalSvcTblDataSource')
wls:/offline/fmwdomain>cd('JDBCDriverParams/NO_NAME_0')
wls:/offline/fmwdomain>set('DriverName','oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver')
wls:/offline/fmwdomain>set('URL','jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1522/xe')
wls:/offline/fmwdomain>set('PasswordEncrypted', 'password')
wls:/offline/fmwdomain>cd('Properties/NO_NAME_0')
wls:/offline/fmwdomain>cd('Property/user')
wls:/offline/fmwdomain>cmo.setValue('DEV_STB')
wls:/offline/fmwdomain>getDatabaseDefaults()

getFEHostURL

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Retrieves the plain, SSL, or default URL for the domain Frontend Host from the service table.

Syntax

getFEHostURL(type)
Argument Definition
type

Specify one of the following types. default returns either the plain or SSL URL, depending on which was set as the default when the Frontend Host URL was set.

  • plain

  • ssl

  • default

Example

The following example returns the SSL URL for the Frontend Host in the domain mydomain.

wls:/offline> readDomain("/domains/mydomain")
wls:/offline> getFEHostURL("ssl")
wls:/offline> https://myhost.com:7070

getServerGroups

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Retrieves a list of the server groups in which the specified server is a member. In the event of an unsupported operation, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

getServerGroups(server_name)
Argument Definition
server_name

The server name for which associated server groups, if any, will be returned.

Example

The following example gets the server group for the server my_server.

wls:/offline/base_domain> getServerGroups('my_server')
'["SERVER-GROUP1-NAME", "SERVER-GROUP2-NAME"]'

getStartupGroup

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Retrieves the server startup group associated with a server. In the event of an unsupported operation, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

getStartupGroups(server_name)
Argument Definition
server_name

The server name for which a server startup group, if any, will be returned.

Example

The following example gets the server startup group for the server my_server.

wls:/offline/base_domain> getStartupGroup('my_server')
'Startup_Group_1'

getTopologyProfile

Returns the domain topology profile for a domain.

Syntax

getTopologyProfile()

Example

The following example reads the domain mydomain and then retrieves the topology profile for the domain (either Compact or Expanded).

wls:/offline> readDomain('C:/domains/mydomain')
wls:/mydomain> getTopologyProfile()
'Expanded'
wls:/mydomain>

importPartition

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Imports a partition archive (generated by the exportPartition command) into a domain. Supports an attributes.json file that can be used to modify the partition's configuration on import.

The command is asynchronous and returns an ImportExportPartitionTaskMBean.

Syntax

importPartition(archiveFileName, [partitionName], [createNew], [keyFile])
Argument Definition

archiveFileName

The full path to the partition archive to import. The pathmust be reachable by the Administration Server. importPartition will also look for a file, PartitionName-attributes.json, in the same directory as the partition archive. If it is found, then the values in that file will override those in the partition archive.

partitionName

Optional. The name to use for partition when it is created in the new domain. This defaults to the original name of the partition.

createNew

Optional. Controls how resource group template conflicts are handled. All resource group templates used by the partition are contained in the partition archive and are imported along with the partition into the domain.

If the resource group template already exists in the domain and this argument is false, then the existing resource group template is used. If this argument is true, then a new resource group template is created using a new name. If this flag is not specified, then the import will fail if the resource group template already exists in the domain.

keyfile

Optional. The full path to a file containing a string to use as the encryption key to decrypt attributes in the partition archive. The path must be reachable by the Administration Server. This argument defaults to using an internal key.

Example

The following example imports the partition1 archive located in the /var/tmp directory. Application and library binaries are not included. The file /home/foo/mykeyfile is used as the encryption key.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> importPartition("/var/tmp/partition1.zip", keyFile="/home/foo/mykeyfile")

listServerGroups

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Retrieves a map of the config-groups.xml server groups that are user-expandable. In the event of an unsupported operation, the command returns a WLSTException.

For information about server groups, see config-groups.xml and startup-plan.xml in Domain Template Reference.

Syntax

listServerGroups([printout])
Argument Definition
printout

Optional. If false (the default) the output will be formatted for programmatic consumption with the server group names returned in a Jython dictionary type that uses the server group name as its key and the server group description as the value.If true, the output will be formatted in an easy-to-read table that contains columns for the server group name and that server group's corresponding description.

Example

The following example outputs server groups for programmatic use:

wls:/offline> listServerGroups()
'{"SERVER-GROUP1-NAME" : "Server Group 1 Description", "SERVER-GROUP2-NAME" : "Server Group 2 Description"}'
wls:/offline>

The following example outputs server groups for programmatic use:

wls:/offline> print listServerGroups('true')
Server Group       | Description
-------------------|---------------------------
SERVER-GROUP1-NAME | Server Group 1 Description
SERVER-GROUP2-NAME | Server Group 2 Description
wls:/offline>

readDomain

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Opens an existing WebLogic domain for updating.

WLST offline provides read and write access to the configuration data that is persisted in the config directory for the WebLogic domain, or in a domain template JAR created using Template Builder. This data is a collection of XML documents and expresses a hierarchy of management objects.

When you open a template or WebLogic domain, WLST is placed at the root of the configuration hierarchy for that domain, and the prompt is updated to reflect the current location in the configuration hierarchy. For example:

wls:/offline/base_domain>

See Navigating and Interrogating MBeans in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

readDomain(domainDirName)
Argument Definition
domainDirName

Name of the WebLogic domain directory that you want to open.

Example

The following example opens the medrec domain for editing.

wls:/offline> readDomain('c:/Oracle/Middleware/user_projects/domains/medrec') 
wls:/offline/medrec>

readDomainForUpgrade

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

The readDomainForUpgrade() function performs three basic tasks:

  • Upgrades the core WebLogic Server configuration to the new version

  • Reads the resulting domain into memory similarly to the existing readDomain function

  • Selects the required reconfiguration templates and adds them to the domain similarly to the existing addTemplate function.

Note that if the core WebLogic Server upgrade portion of this is successful, it cannot be undone. The addition of the reconfiguration templates must be committed via the updateDomain function later in the session in order to take effect.

Syntax

readDomainForUpgrade(domain_dir), [properties]
Argument Definition
domain_dir

The path of the domain directory that you want to open for reconfiguration.

properties

Optional. WebLogic Server defined properties for core WebLogic Server infrastructure upgrade. This may be a java.util.Properties object, a Python Directory object, or a semicolon delimited string of name=value pairs.

Example

The following example opens the domain located at C:\domains\medrec for upgrade:

>wls:/offline> readDomainForUpgrade('c:/domains/medrec')

readTemplate

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Opens an existing domain template for domain creation and optionally specifies the config-groups topology to use (full WebLogic Server only).

When you open a domain template, WLST is placed into the configuration bean hierarchy for that domain template, and the prompt is updated to reflect the current location in the configuration hierarchy. For example:

wls:/offline/base_domain>

WebLogic Server configuration beans exist within a hierarchical structure. In the WLST file system, the hierarchies correspond to drives; types and instances are directories; attributes and operations are files. WLST traverses the hierarchical structure of configuration beans using commands such as cd, ls, and pwd in a similar way that you would navigate a file system in a UNIX or Windows command shell. After navigating to a configuration bean instance, you interact with the bean using WLST commands. See Navigating and Interrogating MBeans in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

Note:

Using WLST and a domain template, you can only create and access security information when you are creating a new WebLogic domain. When you are updating a WebLogic domain, you cannot access security information through WLST.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

readTemplate(templateFileName), [topologyprofile]
Argument Definition
templateFileName

Name of the JAR file corresponding to the domain template.

topologyprofile

Optional. The name of the config-groups topology profile to use (Compact or Expanded). This argument can be used only in a full WebLogic Server installation and applies only if the template defines these topologies. If omitted, the Expanded topology is used.

Note: This argument does not apply in standalone system component (for example, OHS) installations, in which a restricted WLST tool is provided.

Example

The following example opens the medrec.jar domain template for WebLogic domain creation.

wls:/offline> readTemplate('c:/Oracle/Middleware/wlserver/common/templates
/wls/wls_medrec.jar') 
wls:/offline/wls_medrec>

Note:

The readTemplate command has been deprecated in this release and will be removed in a future release. Use the selectTemplate and loadTemplates commands instead. See Creating and Updating a WebLogic Domain in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

setFEHostURL

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Sets the plain and SSL URLs for the domain Frontend Host and specifies whether the plain or SSL URL is the default.

Syntax

setFEHostURL(plain, ssl, isDefaultPlain)
Argument Definition
plain

Sets the plain URL for the Frontend Host in the following format:

http://host:port

ssl

Sets the SSL URL for the Frontend Host in the following format:

https://host:port

Note: If you are using the plain URL for the frontend host, you must still specify a default SSL URL. If you have only set up a plain connection to the Frontend Host, you can use the same URL for both plain and SSL. Otherwise, they must be different.

isPlainDefault

Boolean. If set to true, the plain URL is the default for the Frontend Host. If set to false, the SSL URL is hte default for the Frontend Host.

Example

The following example sets the plain and SSL URLs for the Frontend Host of the domain mydomain, and specifies that the default is the SSL URL.

wls:/offline> readDomain("/domains/mydomain")
wls:/offline> setFEHostURL("http://www.myhost.com:7733","http://www.myhost.com:7733"4455", 
false)

setServerGroups

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Online and Offline

Description

Sets the user-expandable server groups to which you want the specified server to belong. After executing this function, the server belongs only to the specified server groups.

In the event of an unsupported operation, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

setServerGroups(serverName, serverGroups, [timeout], [skipEdit])

Argument Definition
serverName

The server name that you want to associate with the specified user-configurable server groups.

serverGroups

A Python list of the user-configurable server groups to associate with the specified server.

timeout

Optional. Applies only when using setServerGroups in online mode. Specifies the amount of time the connection can be inactive before the connection times out. The default is 120000 milliseconds.

skipEdit

Optional. Applies only when using setServerGroups in online mode. If set to true, the setServerGroups online operation does not start and activate a new WLST edit() session and instead relies on an existing edit() session. The default is true.

Example

The following example associates the server my_server with user-expandable server groups server_group_1 and server_group_2.

wls:/offline/base_domain> groups="server_group_1, server_group_2"
wls:/offline/base_domain> setServerGroups('my_server', groups)

setStartupGroup

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Sets the server startup group for a server. In the event of an unsupported operation, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

setStartupGroup(server_name, server_startup_group_name)
Argument Definition
server_name

The name of the server for which you want to set the startup group.

server_startup_group_name

The name of an existing server startup group within the domain.

Example

The following example sets the startup group for the server my_server to startup_group_1.

wls:/offline/base_domain> setStartupGroup('my_server', 'startup_group_1')

setSharedSecretStoreWithPassword

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Sets the shared secret store and password for a shared database in a domain which includes Fusion Middleware products. In the event of an unsupported operation, the command returns a WLSTException.

For information about using a shared database, see Sharing a Database Instance in Securing Applications with Oracle Platform Security Services.

Syntax

setSharedSecretStoreWithPassword(sharedSecretStore, secretStorePassword)
Argument Definition
sharedSecretStore

The name of the shared secret store.

secretStorePassword

The password for the shared secret store.

Example

The following example sets the password for secret store store1 to password for the domain base_domain.

wls:/offline/base_domain>setSharedSecretStoreWithPassword(store1, password)

updateDomain

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Updates and saves the current WebLogic domain. The domain continues to be editable after you update and save it.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

updateDomain()

Example

The following example opens the medrec domain, performs some operations, and updates and saves the current domain:

wls:/offline> readDomain('c:/Oracle/Middleware/user_projects/domains/medrec') 
...
wls:/offline/medrec> updateDomain() 

writeDomain

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Writes the domain configuration information to the specified directory.

Once you write the WebLogic domain to file system, you can continue to update the domain template object that exists in memory, and reissue the writeDomain command to store the domain configuration to a new or existing file.

By default, when you write a WebLogic domain, the associated applications are written to WL_HOME/user_projects/applications/domainname, where WL_HOME specifies the WebLogic Server home directory and domainname specifies the name of the WebLogic domain. This directory must be empty; otherwise, WLST displays an error.

When you have finished using the domain template object in memory, close it using the closeTemplate command. If you want to edit the WebLogic domain that has been saved to disk, you can open it using the readDomain command.

Note:

The name of the WebLogic domain is derived from the name of the domain directory. For example, for a domain saved to c:/Oracle/Middleware/user_projects/domains/myMedrec, the domain name is myMedrec.

When updating an existing domain, you must use updateDomain in place of writeDomain().

Before writing the domain, you must define a password for the default user, if it is not already defined. For example:

cd('/Security/base_domain/User/adminusername')
cmo.setPassword('adminpassword')

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

writeDomain(domainDir)
Argument Definition
domainDir

Name of the directory to which you want to write the domain configuration information.

Example

The following example reads the medrec.jar domain templates, performs some operations, and writes the domain configuration information to the c:/Oracle/Middleware/user_projects/domains/medrec directory.

wls:/offline> readTemplate('c:/Oracle/Middleware/wlserver/common/templates
/wls/wls.jar') 
...
wls:/offline/base_domain> writeDomain('c:/Oracle/Middleware/user_projects/domains/base_domain')

writeTemplate

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Online and Offline

Description

Writes the domain configuration information to the specified domain template. You can use the domain configuration template to recreate the WebLogic domain.

Once you write the configuration information to the domain configuration template, you can continue to update the WebLogic domain or domain template object that exists in memory, and reissue the writeDomain or writeTemplate command to store the domain configuration to a new or existing WebLogic domain or domain template file. See writeDomain or writeTemplate.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Note:

The writeTemplate command is similar in functionality to the pack command. See The Pack Command in Creating Templates and Domains Using the pack and unpack Commands.

Syntax

writeTemplate(templateName, [timeout])
Argument Definition
templateName

Name of the domain template to store the domain configuration information.

timeout

Optional. Applies only when using writeTemplate in online mode. Specifies the amount of time the connection to the remote server can be inactive before the connection times out.

Example

The following example writes the current domain configuration to the domain template named c:/Oracle/Middleware/user_projects/templates/myTemplate.jar.

wls:/offline> readDomain('c:/Oracle/Middleware/user_projects/domains/mydomain') 
...
wls:/offline/base_domain> writeTemplate('c:/Oracle/Middleware/user_projects 
/templates/myTemplate.jar')

validateConfig

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Online or Offline

Description

Validates a domain configuration using the supplied option. In the event of a validation error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

validateConfig(option)
Argument Definition
option

Specify one of the following options:

InternalPortConflict—Validate Administration Server and Managed Server listen port conflicts in the current domain configuration.

ExternalPortConflict—Validate Administration Server and Managed Server listen port conflicts against ports in use by active processes on the current machine (host).

KeyStorePasswords—Checks whether any selected template that contains a valid metadata does not yet have the credential store created for it.

ClusterFrontEnd—Validates whether the format of the configured front-end host and front-end http (or https) values. It also validates whether the front-end http (or https) value is missing when front-end host is set, or whether the front-end host value is missing when the front-end http (or https) value is set.

Example

The following example validates the internal listen port configuration in the domain base_domain:

wlst:/offline/base_domain>validateConfig('InternalPortConflict')

setTopologyProfile

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Sets the domain topology profile (Compact or Expanded) to use for that domain. This should be set before selecting the domain template. If the topology profile is not set, then the default topology is used.

Syntax

setTopologyProfile(Topology Profile)
Argument Definition
Topology Profile

The name of the config-groups topology profile to use (Compact or Expanded). If the topology profile is not set, then the Expanded topology is used.

Example

The following example sets the domain topology profile as Compact for a domain:

wlst:/offline> setTopologyProfile('Compact')

selectTemplate

Description

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Selects an existing domain template or application template for creating a domain.

Syntax

selectTemplate(Template Name,Template Version)
Argument Definition
Template Name

Name of the domain template as defined in the template descriptor file.

Template Version

Optional. Version of the domain template. If there are multiple templates with the same name, then the template version must be specified. Not specifying the template version will raise an error if there are multiple templates with the same name in the Middleware Home.

Example

The following example selects the specified domain template for creating a domain:

wls:/offline> selectTemplate('Basic WebLogic Server Domain','12.2.1.0')

rolloutApplications

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Rolls out updates to specified applications deployed on the targeted servers without interrupting service. The target can be a domain, a cluster, or a comma-separated list of servers.

This operation involves graceful shutdown of the servers, updating the applications, restarting the Node Manager, and starting the servers again.

Syntax

rolloutApplications(target, applicationPropertiesFile, [options])
Argument Definition
target

Name of the domain, cluster, or a comma-separated list of servers on which the rollout will take effect.

applicationPropertiesFile

The location of the text file containing the properties of each application that will be updated.

options

Optional. Comma-separated list of options, specified as name-value pairs. Valid options include:

  • isDryRun—Boolean value. If set to true, the operation will be evaluated but not executed. This option defaults to false.

  • autoRevertOnFailure—Boolean value. If set to true, the operation automatically reverts on failure. If set to false, the operation stops on failure and waits for the user to resume the operation. This options defaults to true.

  • isSessionCompatible—Boolean value. Set to true if the sessions between the patched and unpatched versions of OracleHome are compatible. This affects the session handling time and graceful server shutdown time. Set to false if special consideration must be taken to preserve unpatched sessions. This could impact the time it takes for the rollout to complete. This option defaults to false.

  • migrationProperties—The full path to a JSON file that defines singleton service migrations to be performed during the rollout. See Preparing to Migrate Singleton Services in Administering Zero Downtime Patching Workflows.

  • shutdownTimeout—Time (in seconds) WLST waits for a server to gracefully shutdown before shutting it down forcefully. If the patched sessions are not compatible with the unpatched sessions, then forceful shutdown of the servers on the last node may result in loss of session data.

    A value of less than 1 will be ignored.

  • extension—The full path to the location of the extension jar file, optionally followed by a comma-separated list of script parameters specified as name-value pairs. If you specify the script parameters using this option, then these parameter values will override the values specified in the JSON file.

  • extensionProperties—The full path to the extensionProperties.json file that is used to specify one or more extension jars.

Example

The following example shows how to use the rolloutApplications command to roll out the applications defined in the JSON-formatted application properties file /u01/scratch/app_update.json to all servers in Cluster1.
wls:/myDomain/serverConfig/> progress=rolloutApplications('Cluster1', '/u01/scratch/app_update.json')

rolloutJavaHome

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Updates the targeted servers to use a new JavaHome without interrupting the service.

This operation results in graceful shutdown of the servers, the location of Java Home being updated, the Node Manager being restarted, and the servers being restarted without interrupting the service for the user.

Syntax

rolloutJavaHome(target, javaHomeDirectory, [options])
Argument Definition
target

Name of the domain, cluster, or a comma-separated list of servers on which the rollout will take effect.

javaHomeDirectory

The location of the new Java Home to use. This must refer to a valid Java Home path installed on each machine.

options

Optional. A comma-separated list of options, specified as name-value pairs. Valid options include:

  • isDryRun—Boolean value. If set to true, the operation is evaluated but not executed. This option defaults to false.

  • autoRevertOnFailure—Boolean value. If set to true, the operation automatically reverts on failure. If set to false, the operation stops on failure and waits for the user to resume the operation. This options defaults to true.

  • isSessionCompatible—Boolean value. Set to true if the sessions between the patched and unpatched versions of Oracle Home are compatible. This affects the session handling time and graceful server shutdown time. Set to false if special consideration must be taken to preserve unpatched sessions. This could impact the time it takes for the rollout to complete. This option defaults to false.

  • migrationProperties—The full path to a JSON file that defines singleton service migrations to be performed during the rollout. See Preparing to Migrate Singleton Services in Administering Zero Downtime Patching Workflows.

  • shutdownTimeout—Time (in seconds) WLST waits for a server to gracefully shutdown before shutting it down forcefully. If the patched sessions are not compatible with the unpatched sessions, then forceful shutdown of the servers on the last node may result in loss of session data.

    A value of less than 1 is ignored.

  • extension—The full path to the location of the extension jar file, optionally followed by a comma-separated list of script parameters specified as name-value pairs. If you specify the script parameters using this option, then these parameter values will override the values specified in the JSON file.

  • extensionProperties—The full path to the extensionProperties.json file that is used to specify one or more extension jars.

Example

The following example shows how to use the rolloutJavaHome command to roll out a new Java Home to the cluster Cluster1. The new Java Home location is /u01/jdk1.8.0_50.

wls:/myDomain/serverConfig/> progress=rolloutJavaHome('Cluster1', '/u01/jdk1.8.0_50') 

rolloutOracleHome

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Rolls out a patched Oracle Home to the targeted servers or reverts your targeted servers to use the previous unpatched Oracle Home.

This operation results in graceful shutdown of the servers, the Node Manager being restarted, and the servers being restarted without interrupting the service for the user.

Syntax

rolloutOracleHome(target, rolloutOracleHome, backupOracleHome, isRollback, [options])
Argument Definition
target

Name of the domain, cluster, or a comma-separated list of servers on which the rollout will take effect.

rolloutOracleHome

The location of the archive or local directory containing the version of Oracle Home to roll out, that will replace the existing Oracle Home.

backupOracleHome

The path of the local directory to which the existing Oracle Home will be moved.

isRollback

Boolean value. Allows the user to specify that the change being rolled out to a domain is to a previous patch release of Oracle Home. This information is important in determining whether the Administration Server should be updated first or last.

Set to True if the Oracle Home being rolled out has an older patch version than the current Oracle Home.

options

Optional. Comma-separated list of options, specified as name-value pairs. Valid options include:

  • isDryRun—Boolean value. If set to true, the operation is evaluated but not executed. This option defaults to false.

  • autoRevertOnFailure—Boolean value. If set to true, the operation automatically reverts on failure. If set to false, the operation stops on failure and waits for the user to resume the operation. This options defaults to true.

  • isSessionCompatible—Boolean value. Set to true if the sessions between the patched and unpatched versions of Oracle Home are compatible. This affects the session handling time and graceful server shutdown time. Set to false if special consideration must be taken to preserve unpatched sessions. This could impact the time it takes for the rollout to complete. This option defaults to false.

  • migrationProperties—The full path to a JSON file that defines singleton service migrations to be performed during the rollout. See Preparing to Migrate Singleton Services in Administering Zero Downtime Patching Workflows.

  • shutdownTimeout—Time (in seconds) WLST waits for a server to gracefully shutdown before shutting it down forcefully. If the patched sessions are not compatible with the unpatched sessions, then forceful shutdown of the servers on the last node may result in loss of session data.

    A value of less than 1 is ignored.

  • extension—The full path to the location of the extension jar file, optionally followed by a comma-separated list of script parameters specified as name-value pairs. If you specify the script parameters using this option, then these parameter values will override the values specified in the JSON file.

  • extensionProperties—The full path to the extensionProperties.json file that is used to specify one or more extension jars.

Example

The following example shows how to use the rolloutOracleHome command to roll out a new Oracle Home to the domain myDomain. The JAR file for the patched Oracle Home is located at /net/wls/wls_patched.jar. The original Oracle Home will be moved to /u01/Oracle_Home_backup. The process will not automatically revert if it fails.

wls:/myDomain/serverConfig/> progress=rolloutOracleHome('myDomain', '/net/wls/wls_patched.jar', '/u01/Oracle_Home_backup', autoRevertOnFailure=FALSE)
)

rollingRestart

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Initiates a rolling restart of all servers in a domain or all servers in a specific cluster or clusters without interrupting the service. This command provides the ability to sequentially restart servers.

This operation involves the graceful shutdown of the servers, and the servers being restarted without interrupting the service for the user.

Syntax

rollingRestart(target, [options])
Argument Definition
target

Name of the domain, cluster, or a comma-separated list of servers on which the rollout takes effect.

options

Optional. Comma-separated list of options, specified as name-value pairs. Valid options include:

  • isDryRun—Boolean value. If set to true, the operation is evaluated but not executed. This option defaults to false.

  • autoRevertOnFailure—Boolean value. If set to true, the operation automatically reverts on failure. If set to false, the operation stops on failure and waits for the user to resume the operation. This options defaults to true.

  • isSessionCompatible—Boolean value. Set to true if the sessions between the patched and unpatched versions of Oracle Home are compatible. This affects the session handling time and graceful server shutdown time. Set to false if special consideration must be taken to preserve unpatched sessions. This could impact the time it takes for the rollout to complete. This option defaults to false.

  • migrationProperties—The full path to a JSON file that defines singleton service migrations to be performed during the rollout. See Preparing to Migrate Singleton Services in Administering Zero Downtime Patching Workflows.

  • shutdownTimeout—Time (in seconds) WLST waits for a server to gracefully shutdown before shutting it down forcefully. If the patched sessions are not compatible with the unpatched sessions, then forceful shutdown of the servers on the last node may result in loss of session data.

    A value of less than 1 is ignored.

  • extension—The full path to the location of the extension jar file, optionally followed by a comma-separated list of script parameters specified as name-value pairs. If you specify the script parameters using this option, then these parameter values will override the values specified in the JSON file.

  • extensionProperties—The full path to the extensionProperties.json file that is used to specify one or more extension jars.

Example

The following example uses the rollingRestart command to restart all servers in the domain myDomain, one at a time. It then, uses the returned progress object to show the progress and state of the operation.

wls:/myDomain/serverConfig/> progress = rollingRestart('myDomain')
 wls:/myDomain/serverConfig/> progress.getProgressString()
    '[MgmtOrchestration:2192004]Workflow wf9 Running: 43 / 80'
 wls:/myDomain/serverConfig/> progress.getStatus()    'SUCCESS'

rolloutUpdate

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Updates the targeted servers to use Oracle Home, Java Home, or applications deployed on the server without interrupting the service or causing loss of session. This command allows for any combination of those updates, depending on the optional parameters that are specified. If the user doesn't specify the Oracle Home, Java Home, or application properties parameters, then rollingRestart is executed.

Syntax

rolloutUpdate(target, [rolloutOracleHome, backupOracleHome, isRollback], [javaHomeDirectory], [applicationPropertiesFile], [options])
Argument Definition
target

Name of the domain, cluster, or a comma-separated list of servers on which the rollout takes effect.

rolloutOracleHome

The location of the archive or local directory containing the version of Oracle Home to roll out, and that replaces the existing Oracle Home.

See rolloutOracleHome.
backupOracleHome

The path of the local directory to which the existing Oracle Home is moved.

See rolloutOracleHome.
javaHomeDirectory

This argument must be specified if you want to update Java Home.

See rolloutOracleHome.
applicationPropertiesFile

This argument must be specified if you want to update applications deployed on the server.

See rolloutApplications.
isRollback

This argument must be specified if you want to update Oracle Home.

See rolloutOracleHome.
options

Optional. Comma-separated list of options, specified as name-value pairs. Valid options include:

  • isDryRun—Boolean value. If set to true, the operation is evaluated but not executed. This option defaults to false.

  • autoRevertOnFailure—Boolean value. If set to true, the operation automatically reverts on failure. If set to false, the operation stops on failure and waits for the user to resume the operation. This options defaults to true.

  • isSessionCompatible—Boolean value. Set to true if the sessions between the patched and unpatched versions of Oracle Home are compatible. This affects the session handling time and graceful server shutdown time. Set to false if special consideration must be taken to preserve unpatched sessions. This could impact the time it takes for the rollout to complete. This option defaults to false.

  • migrationProperties—The full path to a JSON file that defines singleton service migrations to be performed during the rollout. See Preparing to Migrate Singleton Services in Administering Zero Downtime Patching Workflows.

  • shutdownTimeout—Time (in seconds) WLST waits for a server to gracefully shutdown before shutting it down forcefully. If the patched sessions are not compatible with the unpatched sessions, then forceful shutdown of the servers on the last node may result in loss of session data.

    A value of less than 1 is ignored.

  • extension—The full path to the location of the extension jar file, optionally followed by a comma-separated list of script parameters specified as name-value pairs. If you specify the script parameters using this option, then these parameter values will override the values specified in the JSON file.

  • extensionProperties—The full path to the extensionProperties.json file that is used to specify one or more extension jars.

Example

The following example uses the rolloutUpdate command to roll out a new Oracle Home and a new Java Home to the Administration Server. The JAR file for the patched Oracle Home is located at /net/wls/wls_patched.jar. The original Oracle Home will be moved to /u01/Oracle_Home_backup. The new Java Home location is /u01/jdk1.8.0_50.

wls:/myDomain/serverConfig/> progress=rolloutUpdate('AdminServer', '/net/wls/wls_patched.jar', '/u01/Oracle_Home_backup', '/u01/jdk1.8.0_50')

selectCustomTemplate

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Select an existing custom domain template or application template for creating a domain.

Syntax

selectCustomTemplate(Template Path)
Argument Definition
Template Path

Name of the JAR file corresponding to the domain template.

Example

The following example selects the wls.jar custom domain template for creating a domain:

wls:/offline> selectCustomTemplate('C:/Oracle/Middleware/WLS/wlserver/common/templates/wls/wls.jar')

unselectTemplate

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Deselect the selected domain template or application template during the process of domain creation.

Syntax

unselectTemplate(Template Name, Template Version)
Argument Definition
Template Name

Name of the domain template as defined in the template descriptor file.

Template Version

Optional. Version of the domain template to be deselected. If there are multiple templates with the same name, then the template version must be specified.

Example

The following example deselects the specified domain template during the process of domain creation:

wls:/offline> unselectTemplate('Basic WebLogic Server Domain','12.2.1.0')

unselectCustomTemplate

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Deselect the selected custom domain template or application template during the process of domain creation.

Syntax

unselectCustomTemplate(Template Path)
Argument Definition
Template Path

Name of the JAR file corresponding to the domain template.

Example

The following example deselects the wls.jar custom domain template during the process of domain creation:

wls:/offline> unselectCustomTemplate('C:/Oracle/Middleware/WLS/wlserver/common/templates/wls/wls.jar')

loadTemplates

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Loads all the selected templates using the selectTemplate command.

Syntax

loadTemplates()

Example

The following example loads the selected template.

wls:/offline> loadTemplates()

readTemplateForUpdate

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Opens an existing domain template for template update. If you are updating the domain template, you must use readTemplateForUpdate instead of readTemplate.

When you open a domain template, you are placed into the configuration bean hierarchy for that domain template, and the prompt is updated to reflect the current location in the configuration hierarchy. For example:

wls:/offline/wls>

WebLogic Server configuration beans exist within hierarchical structures. In the WLST file system, configuration bean hierarchies correspond to drives; types and instances are directories; attributes and operations are files. WLST traverses the hierarchical structure of configuration beans using commands such as cd, ls, and pwd in a similar way that you would navigate a file system in a UNIX or Windows command shell. After navigating to a configuration bean instance, you interact with the bean using WLST commands. See Navigating and Interrogating MBeans in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

Note:

Using WLST and a domain template, you can only create and access security information when you are creating a new domain. When you are updating a domain, you cannot access security information through WLST.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

readTemplateForUpdate(templateFileName)
Argument Definition
templateFileName

Name of the JAR file corresponding to the domain template.

Example

The following example opens the wls.jar domain template for template update:

wls:/offline> readTemplateForUpdate('C:/Oracle/Middleware/WLS/wlserver/common/templates/wls/wls.jar')
wls:/offline/base_domain>

showAvailableTemplates

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Displays all currently available templates for loading.

Syntax

showAvailableTemplates('showHidden', 'verbose', 'includeApplied')
Argument Definition
showHidden

Optional. Displays hidden templates. The default value is false.

verbose

Optional. Displays the complete template location path. The default value is false.

includeApplied

Optional. Displays applied templates. The default value is false.

Example

wls:/offline> showAvailableTemplates('false','true','false')

showTemplates

Command Category: Control Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Displays all currently selected and loaded templates.

Syntax

showTemplates()

Example

The following example displays all currently selected and loaded templates:

wls:/offline> showTemplates()

Customization Commands

Use the WLST customization commands to add the command group help and command help that is listed by the WLST help() and help('commandGroup') commands. Table 2-4 lists and summarizes these commands. See Adding Integrated Help for Custom Commands in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

Table 2-4 Customization Commands for WLST Configuration

This command... Enables you to... Use with WLST...

addHelpCommandGroup

Adds a new help command group to those shown by the WLST help() command.

Online or Offline

addHelpCommand

Adds new command help for a command to an existing command group. Once added to the group, the command (along with a brief description) is displayed in the command list for the group when you enter the help('commandGroup') command.

Online or Offline

addHelpCommandGroup

Command Category: Customization Commands

Use with WLST: Online or Offline

Description

Adds a new command help group to those shown by the WLST help() command, and specifies the resource bundle in which the help information is defined for the group.

Syntax

addHelpCommandGroup(commandGroup, resourceBundleName)
Argument Definition
commandGroup

Use a unique name for the command group. Do not use a command group name that is already shown by the WLST help() command.

resourceBundleName

Represents either a class name or property resource file name. The resource bundle contains help text for entries for the command group using a standard pattern. The resource bundle name will be passed to ResourceBundle.getBundle(...). Multiple command groups can use the same resource bundle.

The resource bundle must be present in the classpath.

See Adding Integrated Help for Custom Commands in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool for information on how to define the help text for each command group and command.

For more information on resourceBundles and localization, refer to http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/ResourceBundle.html.

Examples

The following example adds the boot command group to the list of groups shown by the help() command, and specifies that the help text is located in the property resource file 'myhelp':

wls:/offline> addHelpCommandGroup('boot','myhelp')

The following example adds the boot command group to the list of groups shown by the help() command, and specifies that the help text is located in the class foo.bar.MyResourceBundleClass:

wls:/offline> addHelpCommandGroup('boot','foo.bar.MyResourceBundleClass')

addHelpCommand

Command Category: Customization Commands

Use with WLST: Online or Offline

Description

Adds new command help for a command to an existing command group. Once added to the group, the command (along with a brief description) is displayed in the command list for the group when you enter the help('commandGroup') command. You can also specify whether or not the command is listed by the help('online') and help('offline') commands.

Syntax

addHelpCommand(commandName,commandGroup,[offline=false, online=false])
Argument Definition
commandName

The name of the command as defined in the command group specified by commandGroup.

commandGroup

The commandGroup to which the command belongs.

online

Optional. Boolean value that determines whether or not the command shows up in the help('online') output. The default value is 'false'.

offline

Optional. Boolean value that determines whether or not the command shows up in the help('offline') output. The default value is 'false'.

Example

The following example shows how to add the online command bootDB to the listing output by the help('boot') and help('online') commands:

wls:/offline> addHelpCommand('bootDB','boot',online='true',offline='false')

Deployment Commands

Use the WLST deployment commands to perform tasks such as deploying and undeploying applications, updating a deployment plan, interrogating the WebLogic Deployment Manager object, starting and stopping applications, and more.
Table 2-5 lists and summarizes these commands.

See Understanding WebLogic Server Deployment in Deploying Applications to Oracle WebLogic Server.

Table 2-5 Deployment Commands for WLST Configuration

This command... Enables you to... Use with WLST...

deploy

Deploy an application to a WebLogic Server instance.

Online

distributeApplication

Copy the deployment bundle to the specified targets.

Online

getWLDM

Return the WebLogic DeploymentManager object.

Online

listApplications

List all applications that are currently deployed in the WebLogic domain.

Online

loadApplication

Load an application and deployment plan into memory.

Online and Offline

redeploy

Redeploy a previously deployed application.

Online

startApplication

Start an application, making it available to users.

Online

stopApplication

Stop an application, making it unavailable to users.

Online

undeploy

Undeploy an application from the specified servers.

Online

updateApplication

Update an application configuration using a new deployment plan.

Online

appendToExtensionLoader

Distributes code source jar to targets and uses it to extend the WebLogic Extension Loader.

Online

deploy

Command Category: Deployment Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Deploys an application to a WebLogic Server instance.

The deploy command returns a WLSTProgress object that you can access to check the status of the command. See WLSTProgress Object in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Note:

If there is an edit session in progress, the deploy command does not block user interaction.

Syntax

deploy(appName, path, [targets], [stageMode], [planPath], [resourceGroup], [resourceGroupTemplate], [partition], [options])
Argument Definition
appName

Name of the application or standalone Java EE module to be deployed.

path

Name of the application directory, archive file, or root of the exploded archive directory to be deployed.

targets

Optional. Comma-separated list of the targets. Each target may be qualified with a Java EE module name (for example, module1@server1) enabling you to deploy different modules of the application archive on different servers. This argument defaults to the server to which WLST is currently connected.

stageMode

Optional. Staging mode for the application you are deploying. Valid values are stage, nostage, and external_stage. See Controlling Deployment File Copying with Staging Modes in Deploying Applications to Oracle WebLogic Server. If you do not specify a stage mode, the default stage mode is used. On the Administration Server, the default stage mode is nostage and on Managed Servers, it is stage.

planPath

Optional. Name of the deployment plan file. The filename can be absolute or relative to the application directory. This argument defaults to the plan/plan.xml file in the application directory, if one exists.

resourceGroup

Optional. Name of the resource group to which this deployment is scoped. Specify a resource group when deploying to a partition resource group or a domain resource group. The specified resource group must already exist before executing the deploy command.

resourceGroupTemplate

Optional. Name of the resource group template to which this deployment is scoped. The specified resource group template must already exist before executing the deploy command.

partition

Optional. Name of the partition to which this deployment is scoped. The partition name will be derived from the current invocation context if this argument is not specified. The specified partition must already exist before executing the deploy command.

options

Optional. Comma-separated list of deployment options, specified as name-value pairs. Valid options include:

  • adminMode—Boolean value specifying whether to start the Web application with restricted access. This option defaults to false.

  • altDD—Location of the alternate application deployment descriptor on the Administration Server.

  • altWlsDD—Location of the alternate WebLogic application deployment descriptor on the Administration Server.

  • archiveVersion—Archive version number.

  • block—Boolean value specifying whether WLST should block user interaction until the command completes. This option defaults to true. If set to false, WLST returns control to the user after issuing the command; you can query the WLSTProgress object to determine the status of the command. If you are importing WLST as a Jython module, as described in Importing WLST as a Jython Module in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool, block is always set to true.

  • clusterDeploymentTimeout—Time, in milliseconds, granted for a cluster deployment task on this application.

  • createPlan—Boolean value indicating that user would like to create a default plan. This option defaults to false.

  • defaultSubmoduleTargets—Boolean value indicating that targeting for qualifying JMS submodules should be derived by the system, see Using Sub-Module Targeting with JMS Application Modules in Deploying Applications to Oracle WebLogic Server. Default value is true.

  • deploymentPrincipalName—String value specifying the principal for deploying the file or archive during server starts (static deployment; it does not affect the current deployment task). Make sure the user exists. This option adds <deployment-principal-name> to the <app-deployment> element in the config.xml file.

  • deploymentOrder—Integer. Specify the deployment order of the application. The application with the lowest deployment order value is deployed first.

  • forceUndeployTimeout—Time (in seconds) to wait for in-flight work to complete before undeploying the application.

  • gracefulIgnoreSessions—Boolean value specifying whether the graceful production to admin mode operation should ignore pending HTTP sessions. This option defaults to false and only applies if gracefulProductionToAdmin is set to true.

  • gracefulProductionToAdmin—Boolean value specifying whether the production to Admin mode operation should be graceful. This option defaults to false.

  • libImplVersion—Implementation version of the library, if it is not present in the manifest.

  • libraryModule—Boolean value specifying whether the module is a library module. This option defaults to false.

options

(Continued)

  • libSpecVersion—Specification version of the library, if it is not present in the manifest.

  • planStageMode—Staging mode for the deployment plan. Valid values are stage, nostage, or external_stage.

  • planVersion—Plan version number.

  • remote—Boolean value specifying whether the operation will be remote from the file system that contains the source. Use this option when you are on a different machine from the Administration Server and the deployment files are already at the specified location where the Administration Server is located. This option defaults to false.

  • retireGracefully—Retirement policy to gracefully retire an application only after it has completed all in-flight work. This policy is only meaningful for stop and redeploy operations and is mutually exclusive to the retire timeout policy.

  • retireTimeout—Time (in seconds) WLST waits before retiring an application that has been replaced with a newer version. This option default to -1, which specifies graceful timeout.

  • rmiGracePeriod—Time (in seconds) WLST waits for RMI requests before retiring an application that has been replaced with a newer version. RMI requests arriving within a grace period of prior request scheduled within the grace period will be accepted, and otherwise rejected. This option default to -1, which specifies no grace period.

  • securityModel—Security model. Valid values include: DDOnly, CustomRoles, CustomRolesAndPolicies, and Advanced.

  • securityValidationEnabled—Boolean value specifying whether security validation is enabled.

  • subModuleTargets—Submodule level targets for JMS modules. For example, submod@mod-jms.xml@target | submoduleName@target.

  • timeout—Time (in milliseconds) that WLST waits for the deployment process to complete before canceling the operation. A value of 0 indicates that the operation will not time out. This argument defaults to 300,000 ms (or 5 minutes).

  • upload—Boolean value specifying whether the application files are uploaded to the WebLogic Server Administration Server's upload directory prior to deployment. Use this option when the Administration Server cannot access the application files through the file system. This option defaults to false.

  • versionIdentifier—Version identifier.

Examples

The following example deploys the businessApp application located at c:/myapps/business, A default deployment plan is created.

The deploy command returns a WLSTProgress object that you can access to check the status of the command. The WLSTProgress object is captured in a user-defined variable, in this case, progress.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig/Servers> progress= deploy(appName='businessApp',
path='c:/myapps/business',createplan='true') 

The previous example stores the WLSTProgress object returned in a user-defined variable, in this case, progress. You can then use the progress variable to print the status of the deploy command. For example:

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig/Servers> progress.printStatus() 
Current Status of your Deployment:
Deployment command type: deploy
Deployment State       : completed
Deployment Message     : null
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig/Servers>

See WLSTProgress Object in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

The following example deploys the demoApp application in the archive file located at c:/myapps/demos/app/demoApp.ear, targeting the application modules to myserver, and using the deployment plan file located in c:/myapps/demos/app/plan/plan.xml. WLST waits 120,000 ms for the process to complete.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig/Servers> deploy('demoApp', 
'c:/myapps/demos/app/demoApp.ear', targets='myserver', 
planPath='c:/myapps/demos/app/plan/plan.xml', timeout=120000) 

The following example deploys the jmsApp application located at c:/myapps/demos/jmsApp/demo-jms.xml, targeting the application module to a specific target.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig/Servers> deploy('jmsApp',path=
'c:/myapps/demos/jmsApps/demo-jms.xml', subModuleTargets='jmsApp@managed1') 

The following example shows how to set the application version (appVersion) to a unique identifier to support production (side-by-side) redeployment. This example deploys the demoApp application in the archive file located at c:/myapps/demos/app/demoApp.ear, and sets the application and archive version numbers to the specified values.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> deploy('demoApp', 'c:/myapps/demos/app/demoApp.ear', 
archiveVersion='901-101', appVersion='901-102') 

See Redeploying Applications in a Production Environment in Deploying Applications to Oracle WebLogic Server.

The following example shows how to deploy myapp.ear in nostage mode using the deployment plan plan.xml.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig/Servers> progress=deploy('myApp', 
'c:/myapps/myapp.ear', 'mywar@webserver,myjar@ejbserver','
'c:/myapps/plan.xml')
...Deployment of 'myApp' is successful

distributeApplication

Command Category: Deployment Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Copies the deployment bundle to the specified targets. The deployment bundle includes module, configuration data, and any additional generated code. The distributeApplication command does not start deployment.

The distributeApplication command returns a WLSTProgress object that you can access to check the status of the command. See WLSTProgress Object in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

distributeApplication(appPath, [planPath], [targets], [resourceGroup], [resourceGroupTemplate], [partition], [options])
Argument Definition

appPath

Name of the archive file or root of the exploded archive directory to be deployed.

planPath

Optional. Name of the deployment plan file. The filename can be absolute or relative to the application directory. This argument defaults to the plan/plan.xml file in the application directory, if one exists.

targets

Optional. Comma-separated list of targets. Each target may be qualified with a Java EE module name (for example, module1@server1) enabling you to deploy different modules of the application archive on different servers. This argument defaults to the server to which WLST is currently connected.

resourceGroup

Optional. Name of the resource group to which this deployment is scoped. Specify a resource group when deploying to a partition resource group or a domain resource group. The specified resource group must already exist before executing the distributeApplication command.

resourceGroupTemplate

Optional. Name of the resource group template to which this deployment is scoped. The specified resource group template must already exist before executing the distributeApplication command.

partition

Optional. Name of the partition to which this deployment is scoped. The partition name will be derived from the current invocation context if this argument is not specified. The specified partition must already exist before executing the distributeApplication command.

options

Optional. Comma-separated list of deployment options, specified as name-value pairs. For a list of valid deployment options, see the options argument description in deploy.

Example

The following example loads the BigApp application located in the c:/myapps directory, and stores the WLSTProgress object in a user-defined variable, in this case, progress.

The following example distributes the c:/myapps/BigApp application to the myserver, oamserver1, and oamcluster servers, using the deployment plan defined at c:/deployment/BigApp/plan.xml.

wls:/offline> progress=distributeApplication('c:/myapps/BigApp', 
'c:/deployment/BigApp/plan.xml', 'myserver,oamserver1,oamcluster')
Distributing Application and Plan ...
Successfully distributed the application.

The previous example stores the WLSTProgress object in a user-defined variable, in this case, progress. You can then use the progress variable to determine if the distributeApplication command has completed. For example:

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig/Servers> progress.isCompleted() 
1
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig/Servers>

See WLSTProgress Object in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

appendToExtensionLoader

Command Category: Deployment Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Distributes code source jar to targets and use it to extend the WebLogic Extension Loader.

Syntax

appendToExtensionLoader([options])
Argument Definition
options

This command supports the following options:

targets—A comma-separated list of server names, cluster names, or both. The default value is All.

source—Specifies the code source jar to distribute.

upload—Transfers the specified code source jar to the Administration Server before distribution. Use this option when you are on a remote machine and you cannot copy the code source jar to the Administration Server by other means.  The code source jar is uploaded to the WebLogic Administration Server’s upload directory before the distribution.

Example

The following example distributes a code source jar to the managed servers in the Cluster-1 and adds the jars to the WebLogic Extension Loader’s class search space for the running servers:

appendToExtensionLoader(source=’custom.jar’, targets='Cluster-1’)

getWLDM

Command Category: Deployment Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Returns the WebLogic DeploymentManager object. You can use the object methods to configure and deploy applications. WLST must be connected to an Administration Server to run this command. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

getWLDM()

Example

The following example gets the WebLogicDeploymentManager object and stores it in the wldm variable.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> wldm=getWLDM() 
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> wldm.isConnected() 
1
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig>

listApplications

Command Category: Deployment Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Lists all applications that are currently deployed in the WebLogic domain.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

listApplications()

Example

The following example lists all the applications currently deployed in mydomain.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> listApplications() 
SamplesSearchWebApp
asyncServletEar
jspSimpleTagEar
ejb30
webservicesJwsSimpleEar
ejb20BeanMgedEar
xmlBeanEar
extServletAnnotationsEar
examplesWebApp
apache_xbean.jar
mainWebApp
jdbcRowSetsEar

loadApplication

Command Category: Deployment Commands

Use with WLST: Online and Offline

Description

Loads an application and deployment plan into memory. When used in online mode, you can connect only to the Administration Server; you cannot connect to a Managed Server.

The loadApplication command returns a WLSTPlan object that you can access to make changes to the deployment plan. See WLSTPlan Object in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Note:

The loadApplication command does not support loading an application from a remote machine. The application must be on the same machine where the Administration Server is running.

Syntax

loadApplication(appPath, [planPath], [createPlan])
Argument Definition
appPath

Name of the top-level parent application directory, archive file, or root of the exploded archive directory containing the application to be loaded. The target application directory must be on the same machine where the Administration Server is located.

planPath

Optional. Name of the deployment plan file. The filename can be absolute or relative to the application directory. This argument defaults to the plan/plan.xml file in the application directory, if one exists.

createPlan

Optional. Boolean value specifying whether WLST should create a plan in the application directory if the specified plan does not exist. This argument defaults to true.

Example

The following example loads the c:/myapps/myejb.jar application using the plan file at c:/myplans/myejb/plan.xml.

wls:/offline> myPlan=loadApplication('c:/myapps/myejb.jar', 'c:/myplans/myejb/plan.xml') 
Loading application from c:/myapps/myejb.jar and deployment plan from c:/myplans/myejb/plan.xml ...
Successfully loaded the application.

The previous example stores the WLSTPlan object returned in the myPlan variable. You can then use myPlan variable to display information about the plan, such as the variables. For example:

wls:/offline> myPlan.showVariables() 
MyEJB jndi.ejb
MyWAR app.foo

See WLSTPlan Object in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

redeploy

Command Category: Deployment Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Reloads classes and redeploys a previously deployed application.

The redeploy command returns a WLSTProgress object that you can access to check the status of the command. See WLSTProgress Object in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

See Overview of Common Deployment Scenarios in Deploying Applications to Oracle WebLogic Server.

Syntax

redeploy(appName, [planPath], [resourceGroupTemplate], [partition], [removePlanOverride], [options])
Argument Definition

appName

Name of the application to be redeployed.

planPath

Optional. Name of the deployment plan file. The filename can be absolute or relative to the application directory. This argument defaults to the plan/plan.xml file in the application directory, if one exists.

resourceGroupTemplate

Optional. Name of the resource group template to which this deployment is scoped. The specified resource group template must already exist before executing the redeploy command.

partition

Optional. Name of the partition to which this deployment is scoped. The partition name will be derived from the current invocation context if this argument is not specified. The specified partition must already exist before executing the redeploy command.

removePlanOverride

Optional. Boolean value (true or false) indicating whether the previous deployment plan override at the resource group level should be removed. This option defaults to false.

options

Optional. Comma-separated list of deployment options, specified as name-value pairs. For a list of valid deployment options, see options argument description in deploy.

In addition, the following deployment option can be specified for the redeploy command:

  • appPath—Name of the archive file or root of the exploded archive directory to be redeployed.

  • delta—A list of file paths or names relative to the root of the staged application that are to be replaced.

  • deploymentPrincipalName—String value specifying the principal for redeploying the file or archive during server starts. You can use this option to overwrite the current <deployment-principal-name> in the config.xml file.

Example

The following example redeploys myApp application using the plan.xml file located in the c:/myapps directory.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> progress=redeploy('myApp' 'c:/myapps/plan.xml') 
Redeploying application 'myApp' ...
Redeployment of 'myApp' is successful
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig>

The previous example stores the WLSTProgress object returned in a user-defined variable, in this case, progress. You can then use the progress variable to access the state of the redeploy command. For example:

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig/Servers> progress.getState() 
'completed'
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig/Servers>

See WLSTProgress Object in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

startApplication

Command Category: Deployment Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Starts an application, making it available to users. The application must be fully configured and available in the WebLogic domain.

The startApplication command returns a WLSTProgress object that you can access to check the status of the command. See WLSTProgress Object in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

startApplication(appName, [partition], [options])
Argument Definition

appName

Name of the application to start, as specified in the plan.xml file.

partition

Optional. Name of the partition to which this deployment is scoped. The partition name will be derived from the current invocation context if this argument is not specified. The specified partition must already exist before executing the startApplication command.

options

Optional. Comma-separated list of deployment options, specified as name-value pairs. For a list of valid deployment options, see options argument description in deploy.

Example

The following example starts the BigApp application with the specified deployment options.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig/Servers> progress=startApplication('BigApp', stageMode='NOSTAGE', adminMode='false') 
Starting the application...
Successfully started the application.

The previous example stores the WLSTProgress object returned in a user-defined variable, in this case, progress. You can then use the progress variable to access the state of the startApplication command. For example:

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig/Servers> progress.getState() 
'completed'
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig/Servers>

See WLSTProgress Object in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

stopApplication

Command Category: Deployment Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Stops an application, making it unavailable to users. The application must be fully configured and available in the WebLogic domain.

The stopApplication command returns a WLSTProgress object that you can access to check the status of the command. See WLSTProgress Object in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

stopApplication(appName, [partition], [options])
Argument Definition

appName

Name of the application to stop, as specified in the plan.xml file.

partition

Optional. Name of the partition to which this deployment is scoped. The partition name will be derived from the current invocation context if this argument is not specified. The specified partition must already exist before executing the stopApplication command.

options

Optional. Comma-separated list of deployment options, specified as name-value pairs. For a list of valid deployment options, see options argument description in deploy.

Example

The following example stops the BigApp application.

wls:/offline> progress=stopApplication('BigApp') 
Stopping the application...
Successfully stopped the application.

The previous example stores the WLSTProgress object returned in a user-defined variable, in this case, progress. You can then use the progress variable to check whether stopApplication command is running. For example:

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig/Servers> progress.isRunning() 
0
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig/Servers>

See WLSTProgress Object in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

undeploy

Command Category: Deployment Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Undeploys an application from the specified servers.

The undeploy command returns a WLSTProgress object that you can access to check the status of the command. See WLSTProgress Object in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

See Overview of Common Deployment Scenarios in Deploying Applications to Oracle WebLogic Server.

Syntax

undeploy(appName, [targets], [resourceGroupTemplate], [partition], [options])
Argument Definition

appName

Deployment name for the deployed application.

targets

Optional. List of the target servers from which the application will be removed. If not specified, defaults to all current targets.

resourceGroupTemplate

Optional. Name of the resource group template to which this deployment is scoped. The specified resource group template must already exist before executing the undeploy command.

partition

Optional. Name of the partition to which this deployment is scoped. The partition name will be derived from the current invocation context if this argument is not specified. The specified partition must already exist before executing the undeploy command.

options

Optional. Comma-separated list of deployment options, specified as name-value pairs. For a list of valid deployment options, see options argument description in deploy.

Example

The following example removes the businessApp application from all target servers. WLST waits 60,000 ms for the process to complete.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> undeploy('businessApp', timeout=60000) 
Undeploying application businessApp ...
<Jul 20, 2005 9:34:15 AM EDT> <Info> <J2EE Deployment SPI> <BEA-260121>
<Initiating undeploy operation for application, businessApp [archive: null], 
to AdminServer.>
Completed the undeployment of Application with status
Current Status of your Deployment:
Deployment command type: undeploy
Deployment State       : completed
Deployment Message     : no message
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig>

updateApplication

Command Category: Deployment Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Updates an application configuration using a new deployment plan. The application must be fully configured and available in the WebLogic domain.

The updateApplication command returns a WLSTProgress object that you can access to check the status of the command. See WLSTProgress Object in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

updateApplication(appName, [planPath], [resourceGroupTemplate], [partition], [removePlanOverride], [options])
Argument Definition

appName

Name of the application, as specified in the current plan.xml file.

planPath

Optional. Name of the new deployment plan file. The filename can be absolute or relative to the application directory.

resourceGroupTemplate

Optional. Name of the resource group template to which this deployment is scoped. The specified resource group template must already exist before executing the updateApplication command.

partition

Optional. Name of the partition to which this deployment is scoped. The partition name will be derived from the current invocation context if this argument is not specified. The specified partition must already exist before executing the updateApplication command.

removePlanOverride

Optional. Boolean value (true or false) indicating whether the previous deployment plan override at the resource group level should be removed. This option defaults to false.

options

Optional. Comma-separated list of deployment options, specified as name-value pairs. For a list of valid deployment options, see options argument description in deploy.

Example

The following example updates the application configuration for BigApp using the plan.xml file located in c:/myapps/BigApp/newPlan.

wls:/offline> progress=updateApplication('BigApp', 
'c:/myapps/BigApp/newPlan/plan.xml', stageMode='STAGE', adminMode='false')
Updating the application... 
Successfully updated the application.

The previous example stores the WLSTProgress object returned in a user-defined variable, in this case, progress. You can then use the progress variable to access the state of the updateApplication command. For example:

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig/Servers> progress.getState()
'completed'
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig/Servers>

See WLSTProgress Object in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

Diagnostics Commands

Use the WLST diagnostics commands to retrieve diagnostics data by executing queries against the WebLogic Diagnostics Framework (WLDF) data stores. Table 2-6 lists and summarizes these commands. For more information about WLDF, see What Is the WebLogic Diagnostics Framework? in Configuring and Using the Diagnostics Framework for Oracle WebLogic Server.

Table 2-6 Diagnostic Command for WLST Configuration

This command... Enables you to... Use with WLST...

activateDebugPatch

Activate a debug patch on the specified targets.

Online

captureAndSaveDiagnosticImage

Capture a diagnostic image and downloads it to the client.

Online

createSystemResourceControl

Create a diagnostics system resource control using specified descriptor file.

Online

deactivateAllDebugPatches

Deactivate all debug patches on the specified targets.

Online

deactivateDebugPatches

Deactivate debug patches on the specified targets.

Online

destroySystemResourceControl

Destroy a diagnostics system resource control.

Online

disableSystemResource

Deactivate a diagnostic system resource control that is activated on a server instance.

Online

dumpDiagnosticData

Poll for live data matching the Harvester configuration for a particular WLDF system resource and dump it to a local file.

Online

enableSystemResource

Activate a diagnostic system resource on a server instance

Online

exportDiagnosticData

Execute a query against the specified log file.

Offline

exportDiagnosticDataFromServer

Execute a query on the server side and retrieves the exported WebLogic Diagnostic Framework (WLDF) data.

Online

exportHarvestedTimeSeriesData

Export the harvested metric data within the specified interval in CSV format.

Online

exportHarvestedTimeSeriesDataOffline

Export the harvested metric data in offline mode within the specified interval, in CSV format.

Offline

getAvailableCapturedImages

Return a list of the previously captured diagnostic images.

Online

getAvailableDiagnosticDataAccessorNames

Get the diagnostic data accessor names currently available on a server or partition.

Online

listDebugPatches

List active and available debug patches on the specified targets.

Online

listDebugPatchTasks

List debug patch tasks from the specified targets.

Online

listSystemResourceControls

List the diagnostic system resources that are currently deployed on a server instance.

Online

mergeDiagnosticData

Merges a set of data files.

Online

purgeCapturedImages

Purge the diagnostic image files on the server as per the specified age criteria.

Online

purgeDebugPatchTask

Purge debug patch tasks from the specified targets.

Online

showDebugPatchInfo

Display details about a debug patch on the specified targets.

Online

saveDiagnosticImageCaptureFile

Download the specified diagnostic image capture.

Online

saveDiagnosticImageCaptureEntryFile

Download a specific entry from the diagnostic image capture.

Online

activateDebugPatch

Command Category: Diagnostics Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Activates a debug patch on the specified targets. While connected to the Administration Server, the optional target parameter can be specified to activate the debug patch on multiple Managed Servers and clusters. If the target parameter is not specified, the debug patch will be activated only on the connected server.

The activateDebugPatch command returns an array of tasks, each element corresponding to the activation activity on an affected target server instance.

Syntax

activateDebugPatch(patch, [options])
Argument Description

patch

Name of the debug patch to be activated. The patch must exist at the applicable target servers. Use the listDebugPatches command to view the list of available and active patches on the target servers.

options

app—Activates the debug patch within the scope of the specified application. If not specified, the debug patch will be activated at the system level. The default value is None.

module—Activates the debug patch within the scope of the specified module in the application. This option is ignored if the app option is set to None and the debug patch is activated at the system level.

partition— Activates the debug patch within the scope of the specified partition. This option is ignored if the app option is set to None and the debug patch is activated at the system level.

target—Administration Server only. A comma-separated list of server names, cluster names, or both where the debug patch will be activated. The default value is None.

Example

The following example activates the dyndebug_app01.jar debug patch within the scope of the application, myapp, in the partition, myPartition, on the cluster, myCluster.

wls:/dyndebugDomain/serverConfig> tasks=activateDebugPatch('dyndebug_app01.jar', app='myapp', partition='myPartition', target='myCluster')

captureAndSaveDiagnosticImage

Command Category: Diagnostics Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Descriptions

Captures a diagnostic image and download it to the client.

Syntax

captureAndSaveDiagnosticImage([options])
Argument Description

options

This command supports the following options:

  • Server—Administration Server only. The name of the target server. The default value is None. This option has been replaced by the Target option; all WLST scripts should be updated to use Target instead.

  • Target—Administration Server only. A comma-separated list of server names, cluster names, or both. The default value is None.

  • outputFile—The file in which to save the image.

  • outputDir—The destination directory into which image files will be copied if multiple files are retrieved. The default value is the current directory.

  • partition—The name of the partition from which the image file is retrieved.

Example

The following example captures a diagnostic image on the server, myserver, and members of the cluster, Cluster-0, and retrieves it on the client:

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> captureAndSaveDiagnosticImage(Target='myserver,Cluster-0')
Capture and save diagnostics images
Image created on the server diagnostic_image_MS1_2013_09_19_16_20_49.zip
Saving diagnostic image diagnostic_image_MS1_2013_09_19_16_20_49.zip from server MS1 to diagnostic_image_MS1_2013_09_19_16_20_49.zip
Image created on the server diagnostic_image_MS2_2013_09_19_16_20_51.zip
Saving diagnostic image diagnostic_image_MS2_2013_09_19_16_20_51.zip from server MS2 to diagnostic_image_MS2_2013_09_19_16_20_51.zip
Image created on the server diagnostic_image_myserver_2013_09_19_16_20_53.zip
Saving diagnostic image diagnostic_image_myserver_2013_09_19_16_20_53.zip from server myserver to diagnostic_image_myserver_2013_09_19_16_20_53.zip

The following example captures a diagnostic image on the specified partition and retrieves it on the client:

wls:/partitionDomain/serverConfig> captureAndSaveDiagnosticImage(partition='p1')
Capture and save diagnostics images
Image created on the server diagnostic_image__p1_e0774122-58e8-421b-963b-d076096a72cf_partitionAdmin_2015_01_23_12_50_38.zip
Saving diagnostic image diagnostic_image__p1_e0774122-58e8-421b-963b-d076096a72cf_partitionAdmin_2015_01_23_12_50_38.zip from server  to diagnostic_image__p1_e0774122-58e8-421b-963b-d076096a72cf_partitionAdmin_2015_01_23_12_50_38.zip for partition p1

createSystemResourceControl

Command Category: Diagnostics Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Creates a diagnostics resource from a diagnostic descriptor file without changing the domain configuration. Note that the resource remains in memory only until the server is shut down; the resource is not deployed the next time the server is booted. That is, this command effects a run-time change only, not a configuration change.

Syntax

createSystemResourceControl(resourceName, descriptorFile, [options])
Argument Definition
resourceName

Name of the diagnostic resource.

Note: The resource must be enabled separately through the enableSystemResource() function, and the features in the resource itself must be enabled.

descriptorFile

Local path to the diagnostic descriptor file.

options

Server—Administration Server only. The target server name. The default value is None. This option has been replaced by the Target option; all WLST scripts should be updated to use Target instead.

Target—A comma-separated list of server names, cluster names, or both. The default value is None.

enabled—If set to true, the system resource is enabled after it has been created. The default value is false. Note that the resource can be enabled or disabled separately by using the enableSystemResource and disableSystemResource commands. Note also that the features in the resource must be enabled in order to be active.

Examples

The following example creates a system resource control called myExternalResource from the diagnostic descriptor file mywldf.xml with a server target myserver and a cluster target mycluster. The resource control is not enabled.

wls:/mydomain/serverRuntime>createSystemResourceControl('myExternalResource', 
'C:/temp/mywldf.xml', Target='myserver,mycluster')

The following example creates and enables a system resource control called myExternalResource from the diagnostic descriptor file mywldf.xml with a server target myserver and a cluster target mycluster.

wls:/mydomain/serverRuntime>createSystemResourceControl('myExternalResource', 
'C:/temp/mywldf.xml', Target='myserver,mycluster', enabled='true')

The following example creates and enables a system resource control called myExternalResource from the diagnostic descriptor file mywldf.xml. Because no targets are specified, the target defaults to the currently connected server.

wls:/mydomain/serverRuntime>createSystemResourceControl('myExternalResource', 
'C:/temp/mywldf.xml', enabled='true')

deactivateAllDebugPatches

Command Category: Diagnostics Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Deactivates all debug patches on the specified targets. While connected to the Administration Server, the optional target parameter can be specified to deactivate all debug patches on multiple Managed Servers and clusters. If the target parameter is not specified, the debug patches only on the connected server will be deactivated.

The deactivateAllDebugPatches command returns an array of tasks, each element corresponding to the deactivation activity on an affected target server instance.

Syntax

deactivateAllDebugPatches([target])
Argument Description
target

Optional. Administration Server only. A comma-separated list of server names, cluster names, or both on which the debug patches will be deactivated. The default value is None. If not specified, the debug patches only on the connected server will be deactivated.

Example

The following example deactivates all debug patches on the cluster myCluster.

wls:/dyndebugDomain/serverConfig> tasks=deactivateAllDebugPatches(target='myCluster')

deactivateDebugPatches

Command Category: Diagnostics Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Deactivates a debug patch on the specified targets. While connected to the Administration Server, the optional target parameter can be specified to deactivate the debug patch on multiple Managed Servers and clusters. If the target parameter is not specified, the debug patch only on the connected server will be deactivated.

The deactivateDebugPatches command returns an array of tasks, each element corresponding to the deactivation activity on an affected target server instance.

Syntax

deactivateDebugPatches(patches, [options])
Argument Description

patches

Comma-separated list of debug patches to be deactivated.

options

app—Deactivates debug patches within the scope of the specified application. If not specified, the debug patch will be deactivated at the system level. The default value is None.

module—Deactivates debug patches within the scope of the specified module in the application. This option is ignored if the app option is set to None and the debug patch is deactivated at the system level.

partition— Deactivates debug patches within the scope of the specified partition. This option is ignored if the app option is set to None and the debug patch is deactivated at the system level.

target—Administration Server only. A comma-separated list of server names, cluster names, or both on which the debug patches will be deactivated. The default value is None.

Example

The following example deactivates a list of debug patches within the scope of an application myapp, in the partition myPartition, on the cluster myCluster.

wls:/dyndebugDomain/serverConfig> tasks=deactivateDebugPatches('dyndebug_app01.jar,dyndebug_app02.jar', app='myapp', partition='myPartition', target='myCluster')

destroySystemResourceControl

Command Category: Diagnostics Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Destroys a diagnostics resource that was deployed from an external descriptor using the createSystemResourceControl() function.

Note:

To disable a diagnostics resource without destroying it, use the disableSystemResource() command.

Syntax

destroySystemResourceControl(resourceName, [options])
Argument Definition
resourceName

Name of the diagnostic resource.

Note: The resource must be enabled separately through the enableSystemResource() function, and the features in the resource itself must be enabled.

options

Server—Administration Server only. The name of the server on which the resource is currently deployed. The default value is None. This option has been replaced by the Target option; all WLST scripts should be updated to use Target instead.

Target—A comma-separated list of server names, cluster names, or both on which the resource is currently deployed. The default value is None.

Example

The following example destroys a diagnostics system resource control called myExternalResource that was deployed on the myserver server.

wls:/mydomain/serverRuntime>destroySystemResourceControl('myExternalResource', Target='myserver')

disableSystemResource

Command Category: Diagnostic Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Descriptions

Deactivates a diagnostic system resource that is enabled on a server instance.

Syntax

disableSystemResource(resourceName, [options])
Argument Definition
resourceName

Name of the diagnostic resource.

Note: The resource must be enabled separately through the enableSystemResource() function, and the features in the resource itself must be enabled.

options

Server—Administration Server only. The target server name. The default value is None. This option has been replaced by the Target option; all WLST scripts should be updated to use Target instead.

Target—A comma-separated list of server names, cluster names, or both. The default value is None.

Example

The following example deactivates a diagnostics system resource called mySystemResource that is activated on the myserver server.

wls:/mydomain/serverRuntime>disableSystemResource('mySystemResource',Target='myserver')

dumpDiagnosticData

Command Category: Diagnostics Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Polls for live diagnostics data matching the Harvester configuration for a particular WLDF system resource at the specified frequency and duration, and dumps it to a local file. The data is written in CSV format.

If WLDF detects a change in the set of data collected between successive sampling periods, a new output file is created and an informational message is displayed. The creation of multiple output files can result if the sampling interval is particularly long. You can merge these data files using the mergeDiagnosticData command.

Syntax

dumpDiagnosticData(resourceName, filename, frequency, duration, [options])
Argument Definition
resourceName

The name of the system resource from which the data is polled.

Note: The resource must be enabled separately through the enableSystemResource() function, and the features in the resource itself must be enabled.

filename

The name of the file into which the data is to be dumped.

frequency

The frequency (in milliseconds) at which data is polled from the system resource Harvester.

duration

The total duration (in milliseconds) for which the data will be collected and saved.

options

Server—Administration Server only. The name of the server on which the system resource is running.

dateFormat—A SimpleDateFormat pattern. The default is "EEE MM/dd/YY k:mm:ss:SSS z".

Example

The following example dumps diagnostic Harvester data for mySystemResource on the server myserver to the local file C:\temp\temp.dat, and sets the date format to HH:mm:ss:SSS.

wls:/mydomain/serverRuntime>dumpDiagnosticData('mySystemResource',
'C:/temp/temp.dat',1000,6000,Server='myserver',dateFormat='HH:mm:ss:SSS')

Connecting to http://localhost:7001 with userid weblogic ...
Dumping data for system resource mySystemResource in file temp.data every second  for 6 seconds.

enableSystemResource

Command Category: Diagnostics Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Activates a diagnostic system resource on a server instance.

Syntax

enableSystemResource(resourceName, [options]
Argument Definition
resourceName

Name of the diagnostic system resource.

options

Server—Administration Server only. The target server name. The default value is None. This option has been replaced by the Target option; all WLST scripts should be updated to use Target instead.

Target—A comma-separated list of server names, cluster names, or both. The default value is None.

Example

The following example activates the diagnostic system resource mySystemResource on the myServer server.

wls:/mydomain/serverRuntime>enableSystemResource('mySystemResource',Target='myserver')

exportDiagnosticData

Command Category: Diagnostics Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Executes a query against the specified log file. The results are saved to an XML, CSV or TXT file. The default output format is XML.

See Accessing Diagnostic Data With the Data Accessor in Configuring and Using the Diagnostics Framework for Oracle WebLogic Server.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

exportDiagnosticData([options])
Argument Description
options

Optional. Comma-separated list of export diagnostic options, specified as name-value pairs. Valid options include:

  • beginTimestamp—Timestamp (inclusive) of the earliest record to be added to the result set. This option defaults to 0.

  • endTimestamp—Timestamp (exclusive) of the latest record to be added to the result set. This option defaults to Long.MAX_VALUE.

  • exportFileName—Name of the file to which the data is exported. This option defaults to export.xml.

  • logicalName—Logical name of the log file being read. Valid values include: HarvestedDataArchive, EventsDataArchive, ServerLog, DomainLog, HTTPAccessLog, WebAppLog, ConnectorLog, and JMSMessageLog. This option defaults to ServerLog.

  • logName—Base log filename containing the log data to be exported. This option defaults to myserver.log in the current directory.

  • logRotationDir—Directory containing the rotated log files. This option defaults to "." (which is the same directory in which the log file is stored).

  • query—Expression specifying the filter condition for the data records to be included in the result set. This option defaults to "" (empty string), which returns all data. See WLDF Query Language in Configuring and Using the Diagnostics Framework for Oracle WebLogic Server.

  • storeDir—Location of the diagnostic store for the server. This option defaults to ../data/store/diagnostics.

  • format—The format in which the data will be exported. The supported formats are xml, txt and csv. The default format is xml.

  • last—The timestamp range specification for the last n records. When specified, the beginTimestamp and endTimestamp options are ignored. The format is XXd YYh ZZm, for example, 1d 5h 30m specifies data that is one day, five hours and 30 minutes old. You can specify any combination of day, hour, and minute components in any order.

Example

The following example executes a query against the ServerLog named myserver.log and stores the results in the file named myExport.xml.

wls:/offline/mydomain>exportDiagnosticData(logicalName='ServerLog',  
logName='myserver.log', exportFileName='myExport.xml')
Input parameters: {'elfFields': '', 'logName': 'myserver.log', 'logRotationDir': 
'.', 'endTimestamp': 9223372036854775807L, 'exportFileName': 'export.xml',
'storeDir': '../data/store/diagnostics', 'logicalName': 'ServerLog',
'query': '', 'beginTimestamp': 0}

Exporting diagnostic data to export.xml
<Aug 2, 2005 6:58:21 PM EDT> <Info> <Store> <BEA-280050> <Persistent store
 "WLS_DIAGNOSTICS" opened: directory="c:\Oracle\Middleware
\wlserver\server\data\store\diagnostics"
 writePolicy="Disabled" blockSize=512 directIO=false driver="wlfileio2">

exportDiagnosticDataFromServer

Command Category: Diagnostics Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Executes a query on the server side and retrieves the exported WebLogic Diagnostic Framework (WLDF) data. The results are saved to an XML, CSV or TXT file. The default output format is XML. This command requires that you have a secure connection to the Managed Server.

See Accessing Diagnostic Data With the Data Accessor in Configuring and Using the Diagnostics Framework for Oracle WebLogic Server.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

exportDiagnosticDataFromServer([options])
Argument Definition

options

Optional. Comma-separated list of export diagnostic options, specified as name-value pairs. Valid options include:

  • beginTimestamp—Timestamp (inclusive) of the earliest record to be added to the result set. This option defaults to 0.

  • endTimestamp—Timestamp (exclusive) of the latest record to be added to the result set. This option defaults to Long.MAX_VALUE.

  • exportFileName—Name of the file to which the data is exported. This option defaults to export.xml.

  • logicalName—Logical name of the log file being read. Valid values include: HarvestedDataArchive, EventsDataArchive, ServerLog, DomainLog, HTTPAccessLog, WebAppLog, ConnectorLog, and JMSMessageLog. This option defaults to ServerLog.

  • query—Expression specifying the filter condition for the data records to be included in the result set. This option defaults to "" (empty string), which returns all data.

  • server—The name of the Managed Server from which to retrieve the data. This option can be used only if you are currently connected to the Administration Server. By default, data is retrieved only from the server to which WLST is connected.

  • partition—The name of the partition from which data will be retrieved.

  • format— The format in which the data will be exported. The supported formats are xml, txt and csv. The default format is xml.

  • last—The timestamp range specification for the last n records. When specified, the beginTimestamp and endTimestamp options are ignored. The format is XXd YYh ZZm, for example, 1d 5h 30m specifies data that is one day, five hours and 30 minutes old. You can specify any combination of day, hour, and minute components in any order.

Example

The following example executes a query against the HTTPAccessLog and stores the results in the file named myExport.xml.

wls:/mydomain/serverRuntime> exportDiagnosticDataFromServer(logicalName="HTTPAccessLog", exportFileName="myExport.xml") 

exportHarvestedTimeSeriesData

Command Category: Diagnostics Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Exports harvested metric data from the diagnostic archive for a particular server-scoped or partition-scoped WLDF system resource.

See Configuring the Harvester for Metric Collection in Configuring and Using the Diagnostics Framework for Oracle WebLogic Server.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

exportHarvestedTimeSeriesData(wldfSystemResource, [options])
Argument Definition

wldfSystemResource

The name of the WLDF system resource from which the harvested data is exported.

options

Comma-separated list of export diagnostic options, specified as name-value pairs. Valid options include:
  • beginTimestamp— Beginning timestamp of the harvested data to be retrieved.

  • endTimestamp—Ending timestamp of the harvested data to be retrieved.

  • exportFile— The path to the file in which the exported data is written in the CSV format.

  • server—The name of the server on which the WLDF system resource is running, and the server from which the harvested data will be retrieved. This option can be used only if WLST is connected to the Administration Server. If not specified, the data will be retrieved from the server to which WLST is connected.

  • last—The timestamp range specification for the last n records. When specified, the beginTimestamp and endTimestamp options are ignored. The format is XXd YYh ZZm. For example, 1d 5h 30m specifies data that is one day, five hours and 30 minutes old. You can specify any combination of day, hour, and minute components in any order.

  • partition—The name of the partition from which the harvested data will be exported.

  • dateFormat—A pattern string conforming to the java.text.SimpleDateFormat syntax in which the timestamp for the harvested data is rendered. The format is EEE MM/dd/YY k:mm:ss:SSS z.

Example

The following example exports the harvested diagnostic data from the WLDF system resource, wldf-1 running on the myserver server, and writes the data to the file named export.csv.

wls:/mydomain/serverRuntime> exportHarvestedTimeSeriesData('wldf-1')
Getting diagnostic data from Server myserver.
Opening new capture file export.csv...

exportHarvestedTimeSeriesDataOffline

Command Category: Diagnostics Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Exports the harvested metric data from the diagnostic archive for a WLDF system resource in the offline mode when the server is not running.

See Configuring the Harvester for Metric Collection in Configuring and Using the Diagnostics Framework for Oracle WebLogic Server.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

exportHarvestedTimeSeriesDataOffline(wldfSystemResource, [options])
Argument Definition
wldfSystemResource

The name of the WLDF system resource from which the harvested data is exported.

options
Optional. Comma-separated list of export diagnostic options, specified as name-value pairs. Valid options include:
  • beginTimestamp— Beginning timestamp of the harvested data to be retrieved.

  • endTimestamp—Ending timestamp of the harvested data to be retrieved.

  • exportFile— The path to the file in which the exported data is written in the CSV format.

  • last—The timestamp range specification for the last n records. When specified, the beginTimestamp and endTimestamp options are ignored. The format is XXd YYh ZZm. For example, 1d 5h 30m specifies data that is one day, five hours and 30 minutes old. You can specify any combination of day, hour, and minute components in any order.

  • dateFormat—A java.text.SimpleDateFormat pattern string in which the timestamp for harvested data is rendered. The format is EEE MM/dd/YY k:mm:ss:SSS z.

  • storeDir— The path to the WLDF store directory. The diagnostic data store for a server instance is located in the data/store/diagnostics directory under the server's root directory.

Example

The following example exports the harvested diagnostic data from the WLDF system resource, wldf-1 in offline mode, and writes the data to the file named export.csv.

wls:/offline> exportHarvestedTimeSeriesDataOffline(wldfSystemResource='wldf-1')
Opening new capture file export.csv ...

getAvailableCapturedImages

Command Category: Diagnostics Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Returns, as an array of strings, a list of the previously captured diagnostic images that are stored in the image destination directory configured on the server. The default directory is SERVER\logs\diagnostic_images.

This command is useful for identifying a diagnostic image capture that you want to download, or for identifying a diagnostic image capture from which you want to download a specific entry.

See Configuring and Capturing Diagnostic Images in Configuring and Using the Diagnostics Framework for Oracle WebLogic Server.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

getAvailableCapturedImages([options])
Argument Definition

options

server—(Administration Server only) The server from which to obtain the list of available images. The default value is None.

partition— The name of the partition from which the list of available diagnostic images is obtained.

Examples

The following example returns an array of strings named images, which contains a list of the diagnostic image capture files available in the image destination directory, and prints the entries contained in the diagnostic image named diagnostic_image_myserver_2009_06_15_14_58_36.zip.

wls:/mydomain/serverRuntime>images=getAvailableCapturedImages()
Connecting to http://localhost:7001 with userid weblogic ...
wls:/mydomain/serverRuntime>print images]
'diagnostic_image_myserver_2009_06_15_14_58_36.zip']
]

The following example returns an array of strings named images, which contains a list of the diagnostic image capture files available in the image destination directory, for the Managed Server MS1 and prints the entries contained in the diagnostic images named diagnostic_image_MS1_2013_09_18_15_59_31.zip and diagnostic_image_MS1_2013_09_18_16_02_58.zip.

wls:/mydomain/serverRuntime>images=getAvailableCapturedImages(Server='MS1')
Connecting to http://localhost:7001 with userid weblogic ...
wls:/mydomain/serverRuntime>print images
['diagnostic_image_MS1_2013_09_18_15_59_31.zip', 'diagnostic_image_MS1_2013_09_18_16_02_58.zip']

getAvailableDiagnosticDataAccessorNames

Command Category: Diagnostics Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Gets the logical names of diagnostic data accessor instances currently available on a server or partition, and returns them as an array of string values.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

getAvailableDiagnosticDataAccessorNames([options])
Argument Definition

options

server— The server from which the list of available data accessor names will be retrieved. If not specified, the data will be retrieved from the current server to which WLST is connected. This option is applicable only when WLST is connected to the Administration Server. The default value is None.

partition— The name of the partition from which the list of available data accessor names will be retrieved.

Example

The following example retrieves the diagnostic data accessor names from myserver server and returns them as an array of string values.

wls:/mydomain/serverRuntime>names=getAvailableDiagnosticDataAccessorNames()
Getting diagnostic data from Server myserver.
wls:/mydomain/serverRuntime>print names
array(java.lang.String,['HarvestedDataArchive', 'EventsDataArchive', 'DataSourceLog', 'DomainLog', 'HTTPAccessLog', 'ServerLog'])

listDebugPatches

Command Category: Diagnostics Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Lists the active and available debug patches on the specified targets. While connected to the Administration Server, the optional target parameter can be specified to list debug patches on multiple Managed Servers and clusters.

Syntax

listDebugPatches([target])
Argument Definition
target Optional. Administration Server only. A comma-separated list of server names, cluster names, or both from which active and available debug patches will be listed. The default value is None. If not specified, a list of debug patches only from the connected server will be displayed.

Example

The following example lists the active and available debug patches on the cluster myCluster.

The columns labeled ms1 and ms2 list the active and available patches deployed on Managed Servers ms1 and ms2, respectively.

wls:/dyndebugDomain/serverConfig> listDebugPatches('myCluster')
ms1:
Active Patches:
    dyndebug01.jar:system
    dyndebug_app01.jar:app=myapp
    dyndebug_app02.jar:app=myapp
Available Patches:
    dyndebug00.jar
    dyndebug01.jar
    dyndebug02.jar
    dyndebug03.jar
    dyndebug04.jar
    dyndebug05.jar
    dyndebug_app01.jar
    dyndebug_app02.jar
    dyndebug_app03.jar

ms2:
Active Patches:
    dyndebug01.jar:system
    dyndebug_app01.jar:app=myapp
    dyndebug_app02.jar:app=myapp
Available Patches:
    dyndebug00.jar
    dyndebug01.jar
    dyndebug02.jar
    dyndebug03.jar
    dyndebug04.jar
    dyndebug05.jar
    dyndebug_app01.jar
    dyndebug_app02.jar
    dyndebug_app03.jar

listDebugPatchTasks

Command Category: Diagnostics Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Lists the debug patch (activated or deactivated) tasks from the specified targets. While connected to the Administration Server, the optional target parameter can be specified to list tasks from multiple Managed Servers and clusters. If the target parameter is not specified, tasks from only the connected server will be listed.

Syntax

listDebugPatchTasks([target])
Argument Definition
target

Optional. Administration Server only. A comma-separated list of server names, cluster names, or both from which debug patch tasks will be listed. The default value is None. If not specified, a list of debug patch tasks only from the connected server will be listed.

Example

The following example lists the debug patch tasks from the cluster myCluster.

The columns labeled ms1 and ms2 list the activated and deactivated patch tasks from Managed Servers ms1 and ms2, respectively.

wls:/dyndebugDomain/serverConfig> tasks=listDebugPatchTasks(target='myCluster')
ms1:
  [1] DEACTIVATE_4 DEACTIVATE *  FINISHED
  [2] ACTIVATE_5 ACTIVATE dyndebug01.jar  FAILED
  [3] ACTIVATE_6 ACTIVATE dyndebug_app01.jar  FINISHED
  [4] DEACTIVATE_7 DEACTIVATE dyndebug01.jar  FINISHED
 
 
ms2:
  [1] DEACTIVATE_4 DEACTIVATE *  FINISHED
  [2] ACTIVATE_5 ACTIVATE dyndebug01.jar  FAILED
  [3] ACTIVATE_6 ACTIVATE dyndebug_app01.jar  FINISHED
  [4] DEACTIVATE_7 DEACTIVATE dyndebug01.jar  FINISHED

listSystemResourceControls

Command Category: Diagnostics Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Lists all the System Resource Control MBeans that are available on the current server or specified targets.

Syntax

listSystemResourceControls([options]
Argument Definition
options

Server—Administration Server only. The target server name from which system resource controls will be listed. The default value is None. This option has been replaced by the Target option; all WLST scripts should be updated to use Target instead.

Target—A comma-separated list of server names, cluster names, or both from which system resource controls will be listed. The default value is None.

Example

The following example lists the diagnostic system resources deployed on myServer server.

  • The column labeled External identifies whether the diagnostic system resource is defined by an external resource descriptor.

  • The column labeled Enabled identifies whether the diagnostic resource is activated on the server on which it is configured.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> listSystemResourceControls('myServer')
External  Enabled   Name
--------  -------   ------------------------------
false     false     Module-0
false     false     allprofiles
true      true      MyExternal
false     true      Low
false     false     FPP-module

mergeDiagnosticData

Command Category: Diagnostics Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Merges the set of data files previously generated by the dumpDiagnosticData() command and creates a single merged file in the directory specified by the inputDir argument. The data from all files in the specified directory is consolidated and written in CSV format.

Syntax

mergeDiagnosticData([inputDir], [options]
Argument Definition
inputDir

The name of the source directory that contains the diagnostic data files.

options

toFile—The name of the target merged data file. The default is merged.csv.

Example

This example merges all the data files in the /home/mydir/data directory into a single data file called mymergedata.csv.

wls:/mydomain/serverRuntime>mergeDiagnosticData('/home/mydir/data', 
toFile='mymergedata.csv')

purgeCapturedImages

Command Category: Diagnostics Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Purges the diagnostic image files on the server as per the age criteria specified from the server's configured image destination directory.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

purgeCapturedImages([options])
Argument Definition

options

server—Administration Server only. Name of the server from which the list of available images will be purged. If not specified, it defaults to None.

partition— Name of the partition from which the diagnostic images will be purged. If not specified, all images on the server will be purged. If not specified, it defaults to None.

age— Diagnostic images older than the specified age will be purged. Age is specified in the format Days:Hours:Minutes, where hours and minutes are optional. If the age is not specified, then all the existing image files will be purged.

Example

The following example purges images which are older than 15 days, 12 hours, 30 minutes from partition, testPartition, from the Managed Server, MS1.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> purgeCapturedImages("15:12:30", server="MS1", partition="testPartition")

purgeDebugPatchTasks

Command Category: Diagnostics Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Purges the debug patch (activated or deactivated) tasks on the specified targets. While connected to the Administration Server, the optional target parameter can be specified to purge tasks from multiple Managed Servers and clusters. If the target parameter is not specified, tasks from only the connected server are purged. Only completed, failed, or cancelled tasks are purged.

Syntax

purgeDebugPatchTasks([target])
Argument Definition
target

Optional. Administration Server only. A comma-separated list of server names, cluster names, or both from which debug patch tasks are purged. The default value is None. If not specified, a list of debug patch tasks only from the connected server is purged.

Example

The following example purges debug patch tasks from the cluster myCluster.

wls:/dyndebugDomain/serverConfig> tasks=purgeDebugPatchTasks(target='myCluster') 

showDebugPatchInfo

Command Category: Diagnostics Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Displays details about a debug patch on the specified targets. While connected to the Administration Server, the optional target parameter can be specified to display debug patch information from multiple Managed Servers and clusters. The displayed information includes the content of the debug patch along with the content of the README file, if present in the debug patch.

Syntax

showDebugPatchInfo(patch, [target])
Argument Definition
patch

Name of the debug patch for which information is displayed.

target

Optional. Administration Server only. A comma-separated list of server names, cluster names, or both. If not specified, then the debug patch information only from the connected server will be displayed. The default value is None.

Example

The following example displays information about the dyndebug01.jar debug patch that is deployed on the cluster myCluster.

The columns labeled ms1 and ms2 display information about the dyndebug01.jar debug patch deployed on Managed Servers ms1 and ms2, respectively.

wls:/dyndebugDomain/serverConfig> showDebugPatchInfo('dyndebug01.jar', target='myCluster'
ms1:
dyndebug01.jar:
    dyndebug.Class01
    dyndebug.Class02


Additional Information:
Sat Sep 13 14:24:17 EDT 2014

This is additional information for dyndebug01.



ms2:
dyndebug01.jar:
    dyndebug.Class01
    dyndebug.Class02


Additional Information:
Sat Sep 13 14:24:17 EDT 2014

This is additional information for dyndebug01.)

saveDiagnosticImageCaptureFile

Command Category: Diagnostics Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Downloads the specified diagnostic image capture from the server to which WLST is currently connected.

See Configuring and Capturing Diagnostic Images in Configuring and Using the Diagnostics Framework for Oracle WebLogic Server.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

saveDiagnosticImageCaptureFile(imageName, [Server], [outputFile], [partition])
Argument Definition

imageName

The name of the diagnostic image capture to download.

options

Server—Administration Server only. Name of the server from which the image is retrieved. Note that while connected to the Administration Server and retrieving an image from a Managed Server, the appropriate Server argument must be specified. If not specified, it defaults to None.

outputFile—Local path and file name in which the retrieved diagnostic image capture is to be stored. If not specified, this argument defaults to the value of imageName and the current working directory. If not specified, it defaults to None.

partition—The name of the partition from which the image is retrieved.

Example

The following example retrieves the list of the diagnostic image captures that are stored in the image destination directory on the server. It then shows two uses of the saveDiagnosticImageCaptureFile command. In the first use, the first diagnostic image capture in the list is downloaded to the local machine using the default output file name. In the second use, the first diagnostic image capture in the list is downloaded to the local machine in the file mylocalimg.zip.

wls:/mydomain/serverRuntime>images=getAvailableCapturedImages()
Connecting to http://localhost:7001 with userid weblogic ...
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> saveDiagnosticImageCaptureFile(images[0])
Retrieving diagnostic_image_myserver_2009_06_25_12_12_50.zip to local 
path diagnostic_image_myserver_2009_06_25_12_12_50.zip
Connecting to http://localhost:7001 with userid weblogic ...
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> saveDiagnosticImageCaptureFile(images[0], 'mylocalimg.zip')
Retrieving diagnostic_image_myserver_2009_06_25_12_12_50.zip to local 
path mylocalimg.zip
Connecting to http://localhost:7001 with userid weblogic ...

saveDiagnosticImageCaptureEntryFile

Command Category: Diagnostics Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Downloads a specific entry from the diagnostic image capture that is located on the server to which WLST is currently connected.

See Configuring and Capturing Diagnostic Images in Configuring and Using the Diagnostics Framework for Oracle WebLogic Server.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

saveDiagnosticImageCaptureEntryFile(imageName, imageEntryName, [Server], [outputFile], [partition])
Argument Definition

imageName

Name of the diagnostic image capture containing the desired entry.

imageEntryName

Name of the specific entry to be retrieved from the diagnostic image capture. This can be one of the following:

image.summary
JTA.xml
FlightRecording.jfr
WatchSource.xml
configuration.zip
WORK_MANAGER.txt
JNDI_IMAGE_SOURCE.xml
APPLICATION.xml
InstrumentationImageSource.xml
SAF.xml
Logging.txt
PERSISTENT_STORE.xml
JDBC.txt
PathService.xml
JMS.xml
Deployment.xml
JVM.xml
CONNECTOR.xml

Server

Administration Server only. Server from which image entry is retrieved. Note that while connected to the Administration Server and retrieving an image entry from a Managed Server, the appropriate Server argument must be specified. If not specified, it defaults to None.

outputFile

Optional. Local path and file name in which the entry retrieved from the diagnostic image capture is to be stored. If not specified, this argument defaults to the value of imageEntryName and the current working directory. If not specified, it defaults to None.

partition

Optional. Name of the partition from which image entry is retrieved.

Example

The following example gets the list of diagnostic image captures, then uses the saveDiagnosticImageCaptureEntryFile command twice. In the first use, this command retrieves the image summary to the local machine using the default output file name. In the second use, it retrieves the image summary to the local machine in the file myimage.summary.

wls:/mydomain/serverRuntime>images=getAvailableCapturedImages()
Connecting to http://localhost:7001 with userid weblogic ...
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> saveDiagnosticImageCaptureEntryFile(images[0], 'image.summary')
Retrieving entry image.summary from diagnostic_image_myserver_2009_06_25_12_12_50.zip to local path image.summary
Connecting to http://localhost:7001 with userid weblogic ...
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> saveDiagnosticImageCaptureEntryFile(images[0], 'image.summary', 'myimage.summary')
Retrieving entry image.summary from diagnostic_image_myserver_2009_06_25_12_12_50.zip to local path myimage.summary
Connecting to http://localhost:7001 with userid weblogic ...

The following example gets the list of diagnostic image captures, then invokes the saveDiagnosticImageCaptureEntryFile command to retrieve the specified entry to the partition, p1.

wls:/partitionDomain/serverConfig> images = getAvailableCapturedImages(partition='p1')
wls:/partitionDomain/serverConfig> print images
array(java.lang.String,['diagnostic_image__p1_e0774122-58e8-421b-963b-d076096a72cf_partitionAdmin_2015_01_23_12_35_01.zip', 'diagnostic_image__p1_e0774122-58e8-421b-963b-d076096a72cf_partitionAdmin_2015_01_23_12_50_38.zip']) 
wls:/partitionDomain/serverConfig>saveDiagnosticImageCaptureEntryFile(images[0], 'image.summary', 'myimage.summary', partition='p1')
Retrieving entry image.summary from diagnostic_image__p1_e0774122-58e8-421b-963b-d076096a72cf_partitionAdmin_2015_01_23_12_35_01.zip to local path myimage.summary
Saving diagnostic image entry diagnostic_image__p1_e0774122-58e8-421b-963b-d076096a72cf_partitionAdmin_2015_01_23_12_35_01.zip/image.summary from server image.summary to  for partition myimage.summary

Editing Commands

Use the WLST editing commands to interrogate and edit configuration beans. Table 2-7 lists and summarizes these commands.

Note:

To edit configuration beans, you must be connected to an Administration Server, and you must navigate to the edit tree and start an edit session, as described in edit and startEdit, respectively.

If you connect to a Managed Server, WLST functionality is limited to browsing the configuration bean hierarchy. While you cannot use WLST to change the values of MBeans on Managed Servers, it is possible to use the Management APIs to do so. Oracle recommends that you change only the values of configuration MBeans on the Administration Server. Changing the values of MBeans on Managed Servers can lead to an inconsistent domain configuration.

See Using WLST Online to Update an Existing Domain in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

Table 2-7 Editing Commands for WLST Configuration

This command... Enables you to... Use with WLST...

activate

Activate changes saved during the current editing session but not yet deployed.

Online or Offline

assign

Assign resources to one or more destinations.

Offline

cancelEdit

Cancel an edit session, release the edit lock, and discard all unsaved changes. This operation can be called by any user with administrator privileges, even if the user did not start the edit session.

Online

create

Create a configuration bean of the specified type for the current bean.

Online or Offline

createEditSession

Create a new edit session.

Online

delete

Delete an instance of a configuration for the current configuration bean.

Online or Offline

deleteFEHost

Delete the Frontend host for a domain.

Offline

destroyEditSession

Remove the specified edit session.

Online

enableOverwriteComponentChanges

Overwrite changes to all system components during activation.

Online

encrypt

Encrypt the specified string.

Online

get

Return the value of the specified attribute.

Online or Offline

getActivationTask

Return the latest ActivationTask MBean on which a user can get status.

Online

invoke

Invokes a management operation on the current configuration bean.

Online

isRestartRequired

Determine whether a server restart is required.

Online

loadDB

Load SQL files into a database.

Offline

loadProperties

Load property values from a file.

Online or Offline

pullComponentChanges

Pull the configuration changes of a system component from the remote node.

Online

resolve

Detect any external modification or conflict, and resolve them.

Online

resync

Resynchronize the configuration files of the specified system component.

Online

resyncAll

Resynchronize the configuration files of all system components.

Online

save

Save the edits that have been made but have not yet been saved.

Online

set

Set the specified attribute value for the current configuration bean.

Online or Offline

setOption

Set options related to a WebLogic domain creation or update.

Offline

showChanges

Show the changes made to the configuration by the current user during the current edit session.

Online

showComponentChanges

Show the changes to the configuration of the specified system component on the remote node.

Online

showEditSession

Show information about the specified edit sessions.

Online

startEdit

Starts a configuration edit session on behalf of the currently connected user.

Online

stopEdit

Stop the current edit session, release the edit lock, and discard unsaved changes.

Online

unassign

Unassign applications or resources from one or more destinations.

Offline

undo

Revert all unsaved or unactivated edits.

Online

validate

Validate the changes that have been made but have not yet been saved.

Online

activate

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Activates changes saved during the current editing session but not yet deployed. This command prints a message if a server restart is required for the changes that are being activated.

Multiple edit sessions with different names may coexist in the system. While making changes on a named edit session, a user of another edit session can concurrently make configuration modifications and activate those changes. To prevent inconsistent modifications, the system checks for any external configuration changes before every activation. Any non-conflicting concurrent modification is automatically merged. In case of an unresolved conflict, the system terminates the activation and returns an error. To list all existing edit sessions, use the showEditSession() command. See showEditSession. To resolve potential modification conflicts, use the resolve() command. See resolve.

The activate command returns the latest ActivationTask MBean, which reflects the state of changes that a user is currently making or has made recently. You can then invoke methods to get information about the latest Configuration Manager activate task in progress or just completed. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Note the following locking mechanism behaviors when using activate:

  • When running concurrent edit sessions under the same user account using an exclusive lock, activating changes using activate() in one session releases the lock for that session, allowing the next session to obtain the lock. Therefore, there is no need to use cancelEdit() after activate() in the first session to release the lock. Doing so will actually cancel the edit session for the next session in the queue, potentially causing an exception.

  • There is only ever one lock in a domain and only a single user can have it at any given time. Unless it is an exclusive lock, that user can acquire a lock from any number of sessions. Each session will add its changes to the existing set of changes. When activate() is called in any session, all changes made up to that point by all sessions are activated. Similarly, when cancelEdit() is called in any session, all changes made up to that point by all sessions are cancelled, the lock will be released by that user, and an edit lock can then be acquired by another user.

Syntax

activate([timeout], [block])
Argument Definition
timeout

Optional. Time (in milliseconds) that WLST waits for the activation of configuration changes to complete before canceling the operation. A value of -1 indicates that the operation will not time out. This argument defaults to 300,000 ms (or 5 minutes).

block

Optional. Boolean value specifying whether WLST should block user interaction until the command completes. This argument defaults to false, indicating that user interaction is not blocked. In this case, WLST returns control to the user after issuing the command and assigns the task MBean associated with the current task to a variable that you can use to check its status. If you are importing WLST as a Jython module, as described in Importing WLST as a Jython Module in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool, block is always set to true.

Example

The following example activates the changes made during the current edit session that have been saved to disk, but that have not yet been activated. The WLST waits 200,000 ms for the activation of configuration changes to complete.

wls:/mydomain/edit !> activate(200000, block='true') 
Activating all your changes, this may take a while ... 
The edit lock associated with this edit session is released once the activation is completed.
Action completed.
wls:/mydomain/edit>

assign

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Assigns resources to one or more destinations.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

assign(sourceType, sourceName, destinationType, destinationName)
Argument Definition
sourceType

Type of configuration bean to be assigned. This value can be set to one of the following values:

  • AppDeployment

  • Library

  • securityType (such as User)

  • Server

  • service (such as JDBCSystemResource)

  • service.SubDeployment, where service specifies the service type of the SubDeployment (such as JMSSystemResource.SubDeployment); you can also specify nested subdeployments (such as AppDeployment.SubDeployment.SubDeployment)

Guidelines for setting this value are provided below.

sourceName

Name of the resource to be assigned. Multiple names can be specified, separated by commas, or you can use the wildcard (*) character to specify all resources of the specified type.

Specify subdeployments using the following format: service.subDeployment, where service specifies the parent service and subDeployment specifies the name of the subdeployment. For example, myJMSResource.myQueueSubDeployment. You can also specify nested subdeployments, such as MedRecEAR.MedRecAppScopedJMS.MedRecJMSServer.

Note: A given subdeployment name cannot contain a dot (.), as the assign command will interpret it as a nested subdeployment.

destinationType

Type of destination. Guidelines for setting this value are provided below.

destinationName

Name of the destination. Multiple names can be specified, separated by commas.

To specify a migratable target, such as when assigning JMS services to a migratable Managed Server, include migratable after the destination name. For example:

managed1 (migratable)

Use the following guidelines for setting the sourceType and destinationType:

  • When assigning application deployments, set the values as follows:

    • sourceType: AppDeployment

    • destinationType: Target

  • When assigning libraries, set the values as follows:

    • sourceType: Library

    • destinationType: Target

  • When assigning services, set the values as follows:

    • sourceType: Name of the specific server, such as JDBCSystemResource

    • destinationType: Target

  • When assigning servers to clusters, set the values as follows:

    • sourceType: Server

    • destinationType: Cluster

  • When assigning subdeployments, set the values as follows:

    • sourceType: service.SubDeployment, where service specifies the parent of the SubDeployment, such as JMSSystemResource.SubDeployment; you can also specify nested subdeployments (such as AppDeployment.SubDeployment.SubDeployment)

    • destinationType: Target

  • When assigning security types, set the values as follows:

    • sourceType: Name of the security type, such as User

    • destinationType: Name of the destination security type, such as Group

Example

The following examples:

  • Assign the servers myServer and myServer2 to the cluster myCluster.

    wls:/offline/mydomain> assign("Server", "myServer,myServer2", "Cluster", "myCluster") 
    
  • Assign all servers to the cluster myCluster.

    wls:/offline/mydomain> assign("Server", "*", "Cluster", "myCluster") 
    
  • Assign the application deployment myAppDeployment to the target server newServer.

    wls:/offline/mydomain> assign("AppDeployment", "myAppDeployment", "Target", "newServer") 
    
  • Assign the user newUser to the group Monitors.

    wls:/offline/mydomain> assign("User", "newUser", "Group", "Monitors") 
    
  • Assign the SubDeployment myQueueSubDeployment, which is a child of the JMS resource myJMSResource, to the target server newServer.

    wls:/offline/mydomain> assign('JMSSystemResource.SubDeployment', 
    'myJMSResource.myQueueSubDeployment', 'Target', 'newServer')
    
  • Assign the nested SubDeployment MedRecAppScopedJMS.MedRecJMSServer, which is a child of the AppDeployment AppDeployment, to the target server AdminServer.

    wls:/offline/mydomain>assign('AppDeployment.SubDeployment.SubDeployment
    ','MedRecEAR.MedRecAppScopedJMS.MedRecJMSServer','Target','AdminServer')
    
  • Assign the JMS file store myFileStore to a migratable target Managed Server called managed1.

    wls:/offline/mydomain>assign('FileStore', 'myFileStore', 'Target',
    'managed1 (migratable)'

cancelEdit

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Cancels an edit session, releases the edit lock, and discards all unsaved changes.

The user issuing this command does not have to be the current editor; this allows an administrator to cancel an edit session, if necessary, to enable other users to start an edit session.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

For additional information about cancelEdit, see the activate command.

Syntax

cancelEdit([defaultAnswer])
Argument Definition
defaultAnswer

Optional. Default response, if you would prefer not to be prompted at the command line. Valid values are y and n. This argument defaults to null, and WLST prompts you for a response.

Example

The following example cancels the current editing session. WLST prompts for verification before canceling.

wls:/mydomain/edit !> cancelEdit() 
Sure you would like to cancel the edit session? (y/n)y
Edit session is cancelled successfully
wls:/mydomain/edit>

create

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online or Offline

Description

Creates a configuration bean of the specified type for the current bean.

The create command returns a stub for the newly created configuration bean. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Note:

Child types must be created under an instance of their parent type. You can only create configuration beans that are children of the current Configuration Management Object (cmo) type. See Changing the Current Management Object in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

Please note the following when using the create command with WLST online:

  • You must be connected to an Administration Server. You cannot use the create command for runtime MBeans or when WLST is connected to a Managed Server instance.

  • You must navigate to the edit configuration MBean hierarchy using the edit command before issuing this command. See edit.

  • You can use the create command to create a WebLogic Server configuration MBean that is a child of the current MBean type.

Please note the following when using the create command with WLST offline:

  • When using WLST offline, the following characters are not valid in object names: period (.), forward slash (/), or backward slash (\).

To know more about:

Syntax

create(name, childMBeanType, [baseProviderType])
Argument Definition
name

Name of the configuration bean that you are creating.

childMBeanType

Type of configuration bean that you are creating. You can create instances of any type defined in the config.xml file except custom security types. See MBean Reference for Oracle WebLogic Server.

baseProviderType

When creating a security provider, specifies the base security provider type, for example, AuthenticationProvider. This argument defaults to None.

Example

The following example creates a child configuration bean of type Server named newServer for the current configuration bean, storing the stub as server1:

wls:/mydomain/edit !> server1=create('newServer','Server') 
Server with name 'newServer' has been created successfully.
wls:/mydomain/edit !> server1.getName() 
'newServer'
wls:/mydomain/edit !>

The following example creates an authentication provider security provider called myProvider:

wls:/mydomain/edit !> cd('SecurityConfiguration/mydomain/Realms/myrealm') 
wls:/mydomain/edit !> create('myProvider','weblogic.security.providers.authentication.SQLAuthenticator'
,'AuthenticationProvider')
wls:/mydomain/edit ! cd('AuthenticationProviders/myProvider')
wls:/mydomain/edit ! set('ControlFlag', 'REQUIRED')

The following example creates a machine named highsec_nm and sets attributes for the associated Node Manager.

wls:/mydomain/edit !> create('highsec_nm', 'Machine') 
wls:/mydomain/edit !> cd('Machine/highsec_nm/NodeManager/highsec_nm') 
wls:/mydomain/edit !> set('DebugEnabled', 'true') 
wls:/mydomain/edit !> set('ListenAddress', 'innes') 
wls:/mydomain/edit !> set('NMType', 'SSL') 
wls:/mydomain/edit !> set('ShellCommand', '') 

createEditSession

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Creates a new named edit session with the specified name and description. To navigate to the context of the created edit session, use the edit(editSessionName) command.

The creation of a new edit session may fail in case a session with the specified name already exists, or if the specified edit session name contains an invalid character.

Syntax

createEditSession(name, [description])
Argument Definition
name

Name or identifier of an edit session. It can contain alphanumeric characters, an underscore (_), and a dash (-).

description

Optional. Description of the edit session for easy identification by a user.

Example

The following example creates an edit session named mySampleSession and provides a useful description of the session to be created:

wls:/wls/serverConfig> createEditSession('mySampleSession', 'This session is created to test this command')

delete

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online or Offline

Description

Deletes an instance of a configuration bean of the specified type for the current configuration bean.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Note:

You can only delete configuration beans that are children of current Configuration Management Object (cmo) type. See Changing the Current Management Object in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

Syntax

delete(name, childMBeanType)
Argument Definition
name

Name of the child configuration bean to delete.

childMBeanType

Type of the configuration bean to be deleted. You can delete instances of any type defined in the config.xml file. See MBean Reference for Oracle WebLogic Server.

Example

The following example deletes the configuration bean of type Server named newServer:

wls:/mydomain/edit !> delete('newServer','Server') 
Server with name 'newServer' has been deleted successfully.
wls:/mydomain/edit !> 

deleteFEHost

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Deletes the plain, SSL and default URL values for the domain Frontend Host from the service table.

Syntax

deleteFEHost()

Example

The following example deletes the domain Frontend Host URL values for the domain mydomain.

wls:/offline> readDomain("/domains/mydomain")
wls:/offline> deleteFEHost()

destroyEditSession

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Removes or destroys the specified edit session.

It is not possible to remove the default (nameless) edit session. An edit session that contains changes that are pending activation or are currently being activated cannot be destroyed by default. You must set the force flag to true if you want to destroy a session with pending activation changes, or if the owner of the specified edit session is different from the current user.

Syntax

destroyEditSession(name, [force])
Argument Definition
name

Name or identifier of the edit session to be removed.

force

Optional. If set to true, then the session with pending activation changes is removed. If set to false, then the session with pending activation changes is preserved, and the command fails. This argument defaults to false.

Example

The following example removes or destroys the edit session named four. The force flag is set to true; therefore, if the specified edit session contains pending activation changes, then the session is removed or destroyed.

wls:/wls/serverConfig> destroyEditSession('four', 'true')

enableOverwriteComponentChanges

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Overwrites changes to all system components during activation. This command requires an active edit session.

Syntax

enableOverwriteComponentChanges()

Example

The following example overwrites the changes to all system components during activation:

startEdit()

enableOverwriteComponentChanges()

encrypt

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Encrypts the specified string. You can then use the encrypted string in your configuration file or as an argument to a command.

You must invoke this command once for each WebLogic domain in which you want to use the encrypted string. The string can be used only in the WebLogic domain for which it was originally encrypted.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

encrypt(obj, [domainDir])
Argument Definition
obj

String that you want to encrypt.

domainDir

Optional. Absolute path name of a WebLogic domain directory. The encrypted string can be used only by the WebLogic domain that is contained within the specified directory.

If you do not specify this argument, the command encrypts the string for use in the WebLogic domain to which WLST is currently connected.

Example

The following example encrypts the specified string using the security/SerializedSystemIni.dat file in the specified WebLogic domain directory.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> es=encrypt('password','c:/Oracle/Middleware/domains/mydomain') 

get

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online or Offline

Description

Returns the value of the specified attribute. For more information about the MBean attributes that can be viewed, see Oracle WebLogic Server MBean Reference. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Note:

You can list all attributes and their current values by entering ls('a'). See ls.

Alternatively, you can use the cmo variable to perform any get method on the current configuration bean. For example:

cmo.getListenPort()

See Changing the Current Management Object in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

Syntax

get(attrName)
Argument Definition
attrName

Name of the attribute to be displayed. You can specify the full pathname of the attribute. If no pathname is specified, the attribute is displayed for the current configuration object.

Example

The following example returns the value of the AdministrationPort for the current configuration bean.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> get('AdministrationPort') 
9002

Alternatively, you can use the cmo variable:

cmo.getAdministrationPort()

getActivationTask

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Return the latest ActivationTask MBean on which a user can get status. The ActivationTask MBean reflects the state of changes that a user has made recently in WLST. You can then invoke methods to get information about the latest Configuration Manager activate task in progress or just completed. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Note:

If you have activated changes outside of WLST, use the ConfigurationManagerMBean getActivationTasks() method to get access to Activation Tasks created in other tools.

Syntax

getActivationTask()

Example

The following example returns the latest ActivationTask MBean on which a user can get status and stores it within the task variable.

wls:/mydomain/edit> task=getActivationTask() 
wls:/mydomain/edit> if task!=None:
...   task.getState()
... 
4

invoke

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Invokes a management operation on the current configuration bean. Typically, you use this command to invoke operations other than the get and set operations that most WebLogic Server configuration beans provide. The class objects are loaded through the same class loader that is used for loading the configuration bean on which the action is invoked.

You cannot use the invoke command when WLST is connected to a Managed Server instance.

If successful, the invoke command returns the object that is returned by the operation invoked. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

invoke(methodName, parameters, signatures)
Argument Definition
methodName

Name of the method to be invoked.

parameters

An array of parameters to be passed to the method call.

signatures

An array containing the signature of the action.

Example

The following example invokes the lookupServer method on the current configuration bean.

wls:/mydomain/config> objs = jarray.array([java.lang.String("oamserver")],java.lang.Object) 
wls:/mydomain/edit> strs = jarray.array(["java.lang.String"],java.lang.String) 
wls:/mydomain/edit> invoke('lookupServer',objs,strs) 
true
wls:/mydomain/edit>

isRestartRequired

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Determines whether a server restart is required.

If you invoke this command while an edit session is in progress, the response is based on the edits that are currently in progress. If you specify the name of an attribute, WLST indicates whether a server restart is required for that attribute only.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

isRestartRequired([attributeName])
Argument Definition
attributeName

Optional. Name of a specific attribute for which you want to check if a server restart is required.

Example

The following example specifies whether a server restart is required for all changes made during the current WLST session.

wls:/mydomain/edit !> isRestartRequired() 
Server re-start is REQUIRED for the set of changes in progress. 

The following attribute(s) have been changed on MBeans that require server re-start. 
MBean Changed : mydomain:Name=mydomain,Type=Domain 
Attributes changed : AutoConfigurationSaveEnabled 

The following example specifies whether a server restart is required if you edit the ConsoleEnabled attribute.

wls:/mydomain/edit !> isRestartRequired("ConsoleEnabled") 
Server re-start is REQUIRED if you change the attribute ConsoleEnabled wls:/mydomain/edit !> 

loadDB

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Loads SQL files into a database.

The loadDB command loads the SQL files from a template file. This command can only be issued after a domain template or extension template has been loaded into memory (see readDomain and readTemplate).

Before executing this command, ensure that the following conditions are true:

  • The appropriate database is running.

  • SQL files exist for the specified database and version.

    To verify that the appropriate SQL files exist, open the domain template and locate the relevant SQL file list, jdbc.index, in the _jdbc_ directory. For example, for Oracle 9i, the SQL file list is located at _jdbc_\Oracle\9i\jdbc.index.

The command fails if the above conditions are not met.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

loadDB(dbVersion, datasourceName, dbCategory)
Argument Definition
dbVersion

Version of the database for which the SQL files are intended to be used.

datasourceName

Name of the JDBC data source to be used to load SQL files.

dbCategory

Optional. Database category associated with the specified data source.

See Files Typically Included in a Template in the Oracle WebLogic Server Domain Template Reference.

Example

The following example loads SQL files related to Drop/Create P13N Database Objects intended for version 5.1 of the database, using the p13nDataSource JDBC data source.

wls:/offline/mydomain> loadDB('5.1', 'p13nDataSource', 'Drop/Create P13N Database Objects') 

loadProperties

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online and Offline

Description

Loads property values from a file and makes them available in the WLST session.

This command cannot be used when you are importing WLST as a Jython module, as described in Importing WLST as a Jython Module in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

loadProperties(fileName)
Argument Definition
fileName

Properties file pathname.

Example

This example gets and sets the properties file values.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> loadProperties('c:/temp/myLoad.properties') 

pullComponentChanges

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Pulls the configuration changes of a system component from the remote node to the current edit session. This command requires an active edit session.

Syntax

pullComponentChanges(compName)
Argument Definition
compName

Name of the system component for which to pull the configuration changes.

Example

The following example starts an edit session, and pulls the configuration changes of the system component, otd_test_varunam.in.oracle.com, from the remote node to the current edit session. It then activates the changes.

startEdit()
 
pullComponentChanges('otd_test_varunam.in.oracle.com')
pull component otd_test_varunam.in.oracle.com changes on machine varunam.in.oracle.com:
add OTD/test/config/foo.conf
edit OTD/test/config/server.xml
edit OTD/test/config/test-obj.conf
remove OTD/test/config/obj.conf
 
activate()

resolve

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Detects conflicts between changes made as part of the current edit session and changes that are activated externally. In case one or more conflicts are found, the stopOnConflicts parameter determines whether the conflicts are either automatically resolved using a set of predefined rules, or the list of conflicts is displayed and the command execution is terminated. This command works with the current edit session. In order to use this command, the user must obtain the edit session lock.

Once all conflicts are resolved, the command updates the current edit session with any non-conflicting changes made externally since the session creation or since the last successful call to resolve(). The resolve() command only updates the content of the current edit session. Any pending changes in the edit session are not activated.

The resolve() command always displays the list of found conflicts, description of resolve operation, and the list of all external changes applied to this edit session as part of the resolve() invocation.

Syntax

resolve([stopOnConflicts])
Argument Definition
stopOnConflicts

Optional. A boolean flag that determines the resolution in case one or more conflicts are detected. If set to false, the command tries to resolve the conflicts automatically. If set to true, the command lists all conflicts found and terminates the command execution. This argument defaults to false.

Example

The following example calls the resolve() command, which in turn lists a conflict that is found. This command provides a description of the conflict and also of the resolve operation:

wls:/wls/edit(one)/Servers/s1 !> resolve()
      1 conflict:
      [1]
      [wls]/Servers[s1] - A conflict in a property ListenPort has been detected.
      Original value: 7001
      Edit value: 8111
      Runtime value: 8222
      Description of resolve operation:
      The changes made to ListenPort by the current edit session will override the ones present in the current runtime configuration.
 
      Patch:
      No difference.

resync

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Resynchronizes the configuration files of the specified system component from the Administration Server to the corresponding remote node. This command must be invoked outside the edit session.

Note:

This command automatically starts an edit session to prevent configuration changes to occur during the resynchronization.

Syntax

resync(compName)
Argument Definition
compName

Name of the system component for which to resynchronize the configuration files.

Example

The following example shows the configuration file changes for the system component, otd_test_varunam.in.oracle.com. It then resynchronizes the configuration files for this system component.

showComponentChanges('otd_test_varunam.in.oracle.com')
add OTD/test/config/bar.conf 1970.01.01-05:30:00 2014.11.07-17:35:15
edit OTD/test/config/proxyvs.obj.conf 2014.11.07-17:36:49 1970.01.01-05:29:59
edit OTD/test/config/server.xml 2014.11.07-17:36:49 2014.11.07-17:37:22
remove OTD/test/config/test-obj.conf 2014.11.07-17:36:49 1970.01.01-05:30:00
 
resync('otd_test_varunam.in.oracle.com')
 
showComponentChanges('otd_test_varunam.in.oracle.com')
component otd_test_varunam.in.oracle.com changes on machine varunam.in.oracle.com: no change found.

resyncAll

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Resynchronizes the configuration files of all system components.

Syntax

resyncAll()

Example

The following example shows the configuration changes for all system components. It then resynchronizes the configuration files for all system components.

>showComponentChanges()
component otd_test_varunam.in.oracle.com changes on machine varunam.in.oracle.com:
add OTD/test/config/baz.conf 1970.01.01-05:30:00 2014.11.07-17:42:57
component otd_origin-server-1_varunam.in.oracle.com changes on machine varunam.in.oracle.com:
add OTD/origin-server-1/config/bar.conf 1970.01.01-05:30:00 2014.11.07-17:43:34
 
resyncAll()
 
showComponentChanges()
component otd_test_varunam.in.oracle.com changes on machine varunam.in.oracle.com: no change found.
component otd_origin-server-1_varunam.in.oracle.com changes on machine varunam.in.oracle.com: no change found.

save

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Saves the edits that have been made but have not yet been saved. This command is only valid when an edit session is in progress. For information about starting an edit session, see startEdit.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

save()

Example

The following example saves the edits that have not yet been saved to disk.

wls:/mydomain/edit !> save() 
Saving all your changes ...
Saved all your changes successfully.
wls:/mydomain/edit !> 

set

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online or Offline

Description

Sets the value of a specified attribute in the current management object. When using WLST offline, this command writes the attribute value to the domain configuration files. When using WLST online, this command sets the value of an MBean attribute. Online changes are written to the domain configuration file when you activate your edits.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

For information about setting encrypted attributes (all encrypted attributes have names that end with Encrypted), see Writing and Reading Encrypted Configuration Values in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

Note the following when using WLST online:

  • You must be in an edit session to use this command. See startEdit.

  • You cannot use this command when WLST is connected to a Managed Server.

  • As an alternative to this command, you can use the cmo variable with the following syntax:

    cmo.setattrName(value)

    For example, instead of using set('ListenPort', 7011), you can use:

    cmo.setListenPort(7011)

    See Changing the Current Management Object in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

Syntax

set(attrName, value)
Argument Definition
attrName

Name of the attribute to be set.

value

Value of the attribute to be set.

Note: This value should not be enclosed in single or double quotes. See the examples.

Example

The following example sets the ArchiveConfigurationCount attribute of DomainMBean to 10:

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> set('ArchiveConfigurationCount', 10) 

The following example sets the long value of the T1TimerInterval attribute of a custom Mbean to 123:

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> set('T1TimerInterval', Long(123)) 

The following example sets the boolean value of the MyBooleanAttribute attribute of a custom Mbean to true:

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> set('MyBooleanAttribute', Boolean(true)) 

setOption

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Sets options related to a WebLogic domain creation or update. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

setOption(optionName, optionValue)
Argument Definition
optionName

Name of the option to set. See the following table for possible values.

optionValue

Value for the option.

Note: Boolean values can be specified as a String (true, false) or integer (0, 1).

Option Name Used for Description

DomainName

domain creation

Name of the WebLogic domain. By default, the name of the WebLogic domain is derived from the name of the domain directory. For example, for a WebLogic domain saved to c:/Oracle/Middleware/user_projects/domains/myMedrec, the domain name is myMedrec. By setting DomainName, the name of the created domain will be independent of the domain directory name.

JavaHome

domain creation

Home directory for the JVM to be used when starting the server. The default for this option depends on the platform on which you install WebLogic Server.

NodeManagerType

domain creation

The Node Manager type to be used to create a Node Manager for the domain. This option defaults to PerDomainNodeManager.

  • PerDomainNodeManager—if you specify this option, the Node Manager home is predefined within the domain as <domain_name>/nodemanager and you cannot edit the Node Manager home. The Node Manager for each domain can have a different configuration, as determined by the files in this directory.

  • CustomLocationNodeManager—specify this option if you want the per-domain Node Manager configuration files to be created in a specific location. The specified directory must be empty.

  • ManualNodeManagerSetup—specify this option if you want to manually set up the Node Manager configuration. If selected, the Node Manager configuration for the domain is ignored, and you must manually configure any required changes to the existing Node Manager configuration.

Note: When upgrading a domain and changing from a per-host Node Manager configuration to a per-domain Node Manager configuration, if you are using custom scripts to start and stop the WebLogic Server environment, you must manually update the scripts to change the Node Manager home location to the new domain-based location.

See Configuring Java Node Manager in Administering Node Manager for Oracle WebLogic Server.

See Default Node Manager Configuration in Administering Node Manager for Oracle WebLogic Server

NodeManagerHome

domain creation

Node Manager home is the Node Manager directory to be created for the domain. This option is used only when CustomLocationNodeManager is specified for NodeManagerType.

OldNodeManagerHome

domain reconfiguration

A Node Manager home directory from which the existing configuration is taken for Node Manager upgrade during domain reconfiguration. This option applies only when the Node Manager upgrade type is Migrate.

NodeManagerUpgradeType

domain reconfiguration

Node Manager upgrade can be New or Migrate.

New does not use an existing Node Manager configuration and creates the specified type of Node Manager.

Migrate migrates the Node Manager configuration from the Node Manager home specified by the OldNodeManagerHome option. This option is used for upgrading Node Manager during domain reconfiguration when the Node Manager type is either PerDomainNodeManager or CustomLocationNodeManager.

NodeManagerUpgradeOverwriteDefault

domain reconfiguration

A boolean flag that is used to overwrite the Oracle-recommended default values for mandatory Node Manager configuration. This option is used only when Node Manager upgrade type is Migrate. The default value is false.

OverwriteDomain

domain creation

Boolean value specifying whether to allow an existing WebLogic domain to be overwritten. This option defaults to false.

ServerStartMode

domain creation

Mode to use when starting the server for the newly created WebLogic domain. This value can be dev (development), prod (production), or secure (secured production). This option defaults to dev.

AllowCasualUpdate

domain upgrade

Boolean value specifying whether to allow a WebLogic domain to be updated without adding an extension template. This option defaults to true.

ReplaceDuplicates

domain upgrade

Boolean value specifying whether to keep original configuration elements in the WebLogic domain or replace the elements with corresponding ones from an extension template when there is a conflict. This option defaults to true.

AppDir

domain creation and domain upgrade

Application directory to be used when a separate directory is desired for applications, as specified by the template. This option defaults to WL_HOME/user_projects/applications/domainname, where WL_HOME specifies the WebLogic Server home directory and domainname specifies the name of the WebLogic domain.

AutoAdjustSubDeploymentTarget

domain creation and domain upgrade

Boolean value specifying whether WLST automatically adjusts targets for the subdeployments of AppDeployments. This option defaults to true. To deactivate this feature, set the option to false and explicitly set the targeting for AppDeployment subdeployments before writing or updating the WebLogic domain or domain template.

AutoDeploy

domain creation and domain upgrade

Boolean value specifying whether to activate auto deployment when a cluster or multiple Managed Servers are created. This option defaults to true. To deactivate this feature, set the option to false on the first line of your script.

Example

The following example sets the AutoDeploy option to false:

wls:/offline> setOption('AutoDeploy', 'false') 

showChanges

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Shows the changes made to the configuration by the current user during the current edit session. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

showChanges([onlyInMemory])
Argument Definition
onlyInMemory

Optional. Boolean value specifying whether to display only the changes that have not yet been saved. This argument defaults to false, indicating that all changes that have been made from the start of the session are displayed.

Example

The following example shows all of the changes made by the current user to the configuration since the start of the current edit session.

wls:/mydomain/edit !> showChanges() 
Changes that are in memory and saved to disc but not yet activated are:

MBean Changed           : com.bea:Name=basicWLSDomain,Type=Domain
Operation Invoked       : add
Attribute Modified      : Machines
Attributes Old Value    : null
Attributes New Value    : Mach1
Server Restart Required : false

MBean Changed           : com.bea:Name=basicWLSDomain,Type=Domain
Operation Invoked       : add
Attribute Modified      : Servers
Attributes Old Value    : null
Attributes New Value    : myserver
Server Restart Required : false

showComponentChanges

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Shows changes to the configuration of the specified system component on the remote node in comparison to the Administration Server.

Syntax

showComponentChanges([compName])
Argument Definition
compName

Optional. Name of the system component for which to compare the configuration changes. If not specified, then the comparison is performed for all system components in the domain.

Example

The following example shows configuration changes for all system components in the current domain.

showComponentChanges()
component otd_test_varunam.in.oracle.com changes on machine varunam.in.oracle.com: no change found.
component otd_origin-server-1_varunam.in.oracle.com changes on machine varunam.in.oracle.com: no change found.
component otd_origin-server-2_varunam.in.oracle.com changes on machine varunam.in.oracle.com: no change found.
component otd_origin-server-3_varunam.in.oracle.com changes on machine varunam.in.oracle.com: no change found.

The following example shows configuration changes for the system component, otd_test_varunam.in.oracle.com.

showComponentChanges('otd_test_varunam.in.oracle.com')
add OTD/test/config/foo.conf 1970.01.01-05:30:00 2014.11.07-17:06:30
edit OTD/test/config/server.xml 2014.11.06-19:48:15 2014.11.07-17:06:08
edit OTD/test/config/test-obj.conf 2014.11.06-16:59:32 1970.01.01-05:29:59
remove OTD/test/config/obj.conf 2014.11.06-19:48:15 1970.01.01-05:30:00

showEditSession

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Shows information about the specified edit sessions. If this command is invoked without specifying the name of the edit session, a list of all the existing edit sessions will be displayed. In case the name of a singe edit session is specified as a parameter, detailed information about that edit session will be displayed.

The details about an edit session includes the following information:
  • Creator - The name of the user who created the edit session

  • Editor - The name of the user who currently owns the edit session lock

  • Resolve recommended - If set to yes, this flag indicates that configuration changes in another edit session have been activated and the configuration snapshot in this edit session can be deprecated as such. Use resolve() command to update the content of the session to match the latest runtime configuration or to resolve any modification conflicts or both.

  • Contains unactivated changes - provides information whether the specified edit session contains any configuration changes that have not been activated yet.

To access detailed information about the default edit session, it is necessary to specify the input parameter as default.

Syntax

showEditSession([name])
Argument Definition
name

Optional. Name or identifier of the edit session about which to display detailed information. If this argument is not specified, then a list of all existing edit sessions is displayed.

Example

The following example invokes the showEditSession command without specifying the argument. In this example, a list of all edit sessions is displayed.

wls:/wls/edit> showEditSession()
List of named edit sessions [for details use showEditSession(name)]:
default
one
two
three

In the following example, two is the name of an edit session which is passed as an argument. As a result, detailed information about the specified edit session is displayed.

wls:/wls/edit> showEditSession('two')
 
two
Creator: wls
Editor (lock owner): wls
Resolve recommended: No
Contains unactivated changes: Yes

startEdit

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Starts a configuration edit session on behalf of the currently connected user. You must navigate to the edit configuration MBean hierarchy using the edit command before issuing this command. See edit.

This command must be called prior to invoking any command to modify the WebLogic domain configuration.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Note:

WLST automatically starts an edit session if it detects that there is an edit session that is already in progress by the same user, which may have been started via the WebLogic Server Administration Console or another WLST session.

Syntax

startEdit([waitTimeInMillis], [timeoutInMillis], [exclusive])
Argument Definition
waitTimeInMillis

Optional. Time (in milliseconds) that WLST waits until it gets a lock, in the event that another user has a lock. This argument defaults to 0 ms.

timeOutInMillis

Optional. Timeout (in milliseconds) that WLST waits to release the edit lock. This argument defaults to -1 ms, indicating that this edit session never expires.

exclusive

Optional. Specifies whether the edit session should be an exclusive session. If set to true, if the same owner enters the startEdit command, WLST waits until the current edit session lock is released before starting the new edit session. The exclusive lock times out according to the time specified in timeoutInMillis. This argument defaults to false.

Example

The following example starts an edit session with a 1-minute timeout waiting for a lock and a 2-minute timeout waiting to release the edit lock:

wls:/mydomain/edit> startEdit(60000, 120000) 
Starting an edit session ...
Started edit session, please be sure to save and activate your changes once you are done.
wls:/mydomain/edit !>

stopEdit

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Stops the current edit session, releases the edit lock, and discards unsaved changes.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Note:

stopEdit() cannot cancel the edit session of a different user, nor can it stop the exclusive edit sessions acquired via other sessions. stopEdit() can only stop the non-exclusive edit sessions for the same user.

Syntax

stopEdit([defaultAnswer])
Argument Definition
defaultAnswer

Optional. Default response, if you would prefer not to be prompted at the command line. Valid values are y and n. This argument defaults to null, and WLST prompts you for a response.

Example

The following example stops the current editing session. WLST prompts for verification before canceling.

wls:/mydomain/edit !> stopEdit() 
Sure you would like to stop your edit session? (y/n)
y 
Edit session has been stopped successfully.
wls:/mydomain/edit>

unassign

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Offline

Description

Unassign applications or resources from one or more destinations.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

unassign(sourceType, sourceName, destinationType, destinationName)
Argument Definition
sourceType

Type of configuration bean to be unassigned. This value can be set to one of the following values:

  • AppDeployment

  • Library

  • securityType (such as User)

  • Server

  • service (such as JDBCSystemResource)

  • service.SubDeployment, where service specifies the service type of the SubDeployment (such as JMSSystemResource.SubDeployment); you can also specify nested subdeployments (such as AppDeployment.SubDeployment.SubDeployment)

sourceName

Name of the application or resource to be unassigned. Multiple names can be specified, separated by commas, or you can use the wildcard (*) character to specify all resources of the specified type.

Specify subdeployments using the following format: service.subDeployment, where service specifies the parent service and subDeployment specifies the name of the subdeployment. For example, myJMSResource.myQueueSubDeployment. You can also specify nested subdeployments, such as MedRecEAR.MedRecAppScopedJMS.MedRecJMSServer.

destinationType

Type of destination. Guidelines for setting this value are provided below.

destinationName

Name of the destination. Multiple names can be specified, separated by commas.

Use the following guidelines for setting the sourceType and destinationType:

  • When unassigning application deployments, set the values as follows:

    • sourceType: AppDeployment

    • destinationType: Target

  • When unassigning libraries, set the values as follows:

    • sourceType: Library

    • destinationType: Target

  • When unassigning security types, set the values as follows:

    • sourceType: Name of the security type, such as User

    • destinationType: Name of the destination security type, such as Group

  • When unassigning servers from clusters, set the values as follows:

    • sourceType: Server

    • destinationType: Cluster

  • When unassigning services, set the values as follows:

    • sourceType: Name of the specific server, such as JDBCSystemResource

    • destinationType: Target

  • When unassigning subdeployments, set the values as follows:

    • sourceType: service.SubDeployment, where service specifies the parent of the SubDeployment, such as JMSSystemResource.SubDeployment; you can also specify nested subdeployments (such as AppDeployment.SubDeployment.SubDeployment)

    • destinationType: Target

Example

The following examples:

  • Unassign the servers myServer and myServer2 from the cluster myCluster.

    wls:/offline/medrec> unassign("Server", "myServer,myServer2", "Cluster", "myCluster") 
    
  • Unassign all servers from the cluster myCluster.

    wls:/offline/mydomain> unassign("Server", "*", "Cluster", "myCluster") 
    
  • Unassign the user newUser from the group Monitors.

    wls:/offline/medrec> unassign("User", "newUser", "Group", "Monitors") 
    
  • Unassign the application deployment myAppDeployment from the target server newServer.

    wls:/offline/mydomain> unassign("AppDeployment", "myAppDeployment", "Target", "newServer") 
    
  • Unassign the nested SubDeployment MedRecAppScopedJMS.MedRecJMSServer, which is a child of the AppDeployment AppDeployment, from the target server AdminServer.

    wls:/offline/mydomain> assign('AppDeployment.SubDeployment.SubDeployment',
    'MedRecEAR.MedRecAppScopedJMS.MedRecJMSServer', 'Target','AdminServer') 

undo

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Reverts all unsaved or unactivated edits.

You specify whether to revert all unactivated edits (including those that have been saved to disk), or all edits made since the last save operation. This command does not release the edit session.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

undo([unactivatedChanges], [defaultAnswer])
Argument Definition
unactivatedChanges

Optional. Boolean value specifying whether to undo all unactivated changes, including edits that have been saved to disk. This argument defaults to false, indicating that all edits since the last save operation are reverted.

defaultAnswer

Optional. Default response, if you would prefer not to be prompted at the command line. Valid values are y and n. This argument defaults to null, and WLST prompts you for a response.

Example

The following example reverts all changes since the last save operation. WLST prompts for verification before reverting.

wls:/mydomain/edit !> undo() 
Sure you would like to undo your changes? (y/n)
y 
Discarded your in-memory changes successfully.
wls:/mydomain/edit>

The following example reverts all unactivated changes. WLST prompts for verification before reverting.

wls:/mydomain/edit !> undo('true') 
Sure you would like to undo your changes? (y/n)
y 
Discarded all your changes successfully.
wls:/mydomain/edit>

validate

Command Category: Editing Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Validates the changes that have been made but have not yet been saved. This command enables you to verify that all changes are valid before saving them.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

validate()

Example

The following example validates all changes that have been made but have not yet been saved.

wls:/mydomain/edit !> validate() 
Validating changes ...
Validated the changes successfully

Information Commands

Use the WLST information commands to interrogate domains, servers, and variables, and provide configuration bean, runtime bean, and WLST-related information. Table 2-8 lists and summarizes these commands.

Table 2-8 Information Commands for WLST Configuration

This command... Enables you to... Use with WLST...

addListener

Add a JMX listener to the specified MBean.

Online

configToScript

Convert an existing server configuration (config directory) to an executable WLST script

Online or Offline

dumpStack

Display stack trace from the last exception that occurred while performing a WLST action, and reset the stack trace.

Online or Offline

dumpVariables

Display all variables used by WLST, including their name and value.

Online or Offline

find

Find MBeans and attributes in the current hierarchy.

Online

getConfigManager

Return the latest ConfigurationManagerBean MBean which manages the change process.

Online

getMBean

Return the MBean by browsing to the specified path.

Online

getMBI

Return the MBeanInfo for the specified MBeanType or the cmo variable.

Online

getPath

Return the MBean path for the specified MBean instance.

Online

listChildTypes

List all the children MBeans that can be created or deleted for the cmo type.

Online

lookup

Look up the specified MBean.

Online

ls

List all child beans and/or attributes for the current configuration or runtime bean.

Online or Offline

man

Display help from MBeanInfo for the current MBean or its specified attribute.

Online

redirect

Redirect WLST output to the specified filename.

Online

removeListener

Remove a listener that was previously defined.

Online

setShowLSResult

Specify whether ls() should log its output to stdout.

Online or Offline

showListeners

Show all listeners that are currently defined.

Online

startRecording

Record all user interactions with WLST; useful for capturing commands to replay.

Online or Offline

state

Returns a map of servers or clusters and their state using Node Manager.

Online

stopRecording

Stop recording WLST commands.

Online or Offline

stopRedirect

Stop redirection of WLST output to a file.

Online or Offline

storeUserConfig

Create a user configuration file and an associated key file.

Online

threadDump

Display a thread dump for the specified server.

Online or Offline

viewMBean

Display information about an MBean, such as the attribute names and values, and operations.

Online

writeIniFile

Convert WLST definitions and method declarations to a Python (.py) file.

Online or Offline

addListener

Command Category: Information Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Adds a JMX listener to the specified MBean. Any changes made to the MBean are reported to standard out and/or are saved to the specified configuration file.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

addListener(mbean, [attributeNames], [logFile], [listenerName])
Argument Definition
mbean

Name of the MBean or MBean object to listen on.

attributeNames

Optional. Comma-separated list of all attribute names on which you would like to add a JMX listener. This argument defaults to null, and adds a JMX listener for all attributes.

logFile

Optional. Name and location of the log file to which you want to write listener information. This argument defaults to standard out.

listenerName

Optional. Name of the JMX listener. This argument defaults to a WLST-generated name.

Example

The following example defines a JMX listener on the cmo MBean for the Notes and ArchiveConfigurationCount attributes. The listener is named domain-listener and is stored in ./listeners/domain.log.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> addListener(cmo, "Notes,ArchiveConfigurationCount",
"./listeners/domain.log","domain-listener")

configToScript

Command Category: Information Commands

Use with WLST: Online or Offline

Converts an existing server configuration (config directory) to an executable WLST script. You can use the resulting script to re-create the resources on other servers.

Note:

If you use configToScript for a domain that contains other Fusion Middleware components in addition to WebLogic Server, be aware that configToScript does not include the configuration for those components in the resulting WLST script. Only the WebLogic Server configuration is included in the script.

The configToScript command is deprecated and will be removed in a future release of WebLogic Server. Oracle strongly recommends that you use pack and unpack to create the domain on remote servers. See Overview of the Pack and Unpack Commands in Creating Templates and Domains Using the Pack and Unpack Commands.

The configToScript command creates the following files:

  • A WLST script that contains the commands needed to recreate the configuration.

  • A properties file that contains domain-specific values. You can update the values in this file to create new domains that are similar to the original configuration.

  • A user configuration file and an associated key file to store encrypted attributes. The user configuration file contains the encrypted information. The key file contains a secret key that is used to encrypt and decrypt the encrypted information.

When you run the generated script:

  • If a server is currently running, WLST will try to connect using the values in the properties file and then run the script commands to create the server resources.

  • If no server is currently running, WLST will start a server with the values in the properties file, run the script commands to create the server resources, and shutdown the server. This may cause WLST to exit from the command shell.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

configToScript([configPath], [pyPath], [overwrite], [propertiesFile], [createDeploymentScript])
Argument Definition
configPath

Optional. Path to the domain directory that contains the configuration that you want to convert. This argument defaults to the directory from which you start WLST(./).

pyPath

Optional. Path and filename to which you want to write the converted WLST script. This argument defaults to ./config/config.py.

overwrite

Optional. Boolean value specifying whether the script file should be overwritten if it already exists. This argument defaults to true, indicating that the script file is overwritten.

propertiesFile

Optional. Path to the directory in which you want WLST to write the properties files. This argument defaults to the pathname specified for the scriptPath argument.

createDeploymentScript

Optional. Boolean value specifying whether WLST creates a script that performs deployments only. This argument defaults to false, indicating that a deployment script is not created.

Example

The following example converts the configuration to a WLST script config.py. By default, the configuration file is loaded from ./config, the script file is saved to .config/config.py, and the properties files is saved to .config/config.py.properties.

wls:/offline> configToScript() 
configToScript is loading configuration from c:\Oracle\Middleware
\user_projects\domains\wls\config\config.xml ...
Completed configuration load, now converting resources to wlst script...
configToScript completed successfully
The WLST script is written to c:\Oracle\Middleware
\user_projects\domains\wls\config\config.py
and the properties file associated with this script is written to c:\Oracle\
Middleware\user_projects\domains\wls\config\config.py.properties
wls:/offline>

The following example converts server resources configured in the file c:\Oracle\Middleware\user_projects\domains\mydomain\config directory to a WLST script c:\Oracle\Middleware\myscripts\config.py.

wls:/offline> configToScript('c:/Oracle/Middleware/user_projects/domains
/mydomain','c:/Oracle/Middleware/myscripts') 
configToScript is loading configuration from c:\Oracle\Middleware
\user_projects\domains\mydomain\config\config.xml ...
Completed configuration load, now converting resources to wlst script...
configToScript completed successfully
The WLST script is written to c:\Oracle\Middleware\myscripts\config.py
and the properties file associated with this script is written to 
c:\Oracle\Middlware\mydomain\config.py.properties
wls:/offline>

dumpStack

Command Category: Information Commands

Use with WLST: Online or Offline

Description

Displays the stack trace from the last exception that occurred while performing a WLST action, and resets the stack trace.

If successful, the dumpStack command prints the stack trace from the Throwable object, or in the event of an error, from the WLSTException.

Syntax

dumpStack()

Example

This example displays the stack trace.

wls:/myserver/serverConfig> dumpStack() 
com.bea.plateng.domain.script.jython.WLSTException: java.lang.reflect.Invocation TargetException
...

dumpVariables

Command Category: Information Commands

Use with WLST: Online or Offline

Description

Displays all the variables used by WLST, including their name and value. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

dumpVariables()

Example

This example displays all the current variables and their values.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> dumpVariables() 
adminHome   weblogic.rmi.internal.BasicRemoteRef - hostID: 
   '-1 108080150904263937S:localhost:[7001,8001,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1]:
   mydomain:AdminServer', oid: '259', channel: 'null'
cmgr   [MBeanServerInvocationHandler]com.bea:Name=ConfigurationManager,
   Type=weblogic.management.mbeanservers.edit.ConfigurationManagerMBean
cmo   [MBeanServerInvocationHandler]com.bea:Name=mydomain,Type=Domain
connected true
domainName mydomain
...
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig>

find

Command Category: Information Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Finds MBeans and attributes in the current hierarchy.

WLST returns the pathname to the MBean that stores the attribute and/or attribute type, and its value. If searchInstancesOnly is set to false, this command also searches the MBeanType paths that are not instantiated in the server, but that can be created. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

find([name], [type], [searchInstancesOnly])
Argument Definition
name

Optional. Name of the attribute to find.

type

Optional. Type of the attribute to find.

searchInstancesOnly

Optional. Boolean value specifying whether to search registered instances only or to also search MBeanTypes paths that are not instantiated in the server, but that can be created. This argument defaults to true, indicating only the registered instances will be searched.

Example

The following example searches for an attribute named javaCompiler in the current configuration hierarchy.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> find(name = 'JavaCompiler') 
Finding 'JavaCompiler' in all registered MBean instances ...
/Servers/AdminServer                         JavaCompilerPreClassPath      null
/Servers/AdminServer                       JavaCompiler                  java
/Servers/AdminServer                      JavaCompilerPostClassPath   null
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig>

The following example searches for an attribute of type JMSRuntime in the current configuration hierarchy.

wls:/mydomain/serverRuntime> find(type='JMSRuntime') 
Finding MBean of type 'JMSRuntime' in all the instances ...
/JMSRuntime/AdminServer.jms
wls:/mydomain/serverRuntime>

The following example searches for an attribute named execute in the current configuration hierarchy. The searchInstancesOnly argument is set to false, indicating to also search MBeanTypes that are not instantiated in the server.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> find(name='execute', searchInstancesOnly='false') 
Finding 'execute' in all registered MBean instances ...
/Servers/AdminServer      ExecuteQueues [Ljavax.management.ObjectName;@1aa7dbc
/Servers/AdminServer       Use81StyleExecuteQueues                       false
Now finding 'execute' in all MBean Types that can be instantiated ...
/Servers                                      ExecuteQueues
/Servers                                      Use81StyleExecuteQueues
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig>

getConfigManager

Command Category: Information Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Returns the latest ConfigurationManager MBean, which manages the change process. You can then invoke methods to manage configuration changes across a WebLogic domain. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

getConfigManager()

Example

The following example returns the latest ConfigurationManagerBean MBean and stores it in a cm variable.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> cm=getConfigManager() 
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> cm.getType() 
'weblogic.management.mbeanservers.edit.ConfigurationManagerMBean'

getMBean

Command Category: Information Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Returns an MBean by browsing to the specified path. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Note:

No exception is thrown if the MBean is not found.

Syntax

getMBean(mbeanPath)
Argument Definition
mbeanPath

Path name to the MBean in the current hierarchy.

Example

The following example returns the MBean specified by the path.

wls:/mydomain/edit !> com=getMBean('Servers/myserver/COM/myserver') 
wls:/mydomain/edit !> com.getType() 
'Server'

getMBI

Command Category: Information Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Returns the MBeanInfo for the specified MBeanType or the cmo variable. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

getMBI([mbeanType])
Argument Definition
mbeanType

Optional. MBeanType for which the MBeanInfo is displayed.

Example

The following example gets the MBeanInfo for the specified MBeanType and stores it in the variable svrMbi.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> svrMbi=getMBI('weblogic.management.configuration.ServerMBean') 

getPath

Command Category: Information Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Returns the MBean path for the specified MBean instance or ObjectName for the MBean in the current tree. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

getPath(mbean)
Argument Definition
mbean

MBean instance or ObjectName for the MBean in the current tree for which you want to return the MBean path.

Example

The following example returns the MBean specified by the path.

wls:/mydomain/edit !> path=getPath('com.bea:Name=myserver,Type=Server') 
wls:/mydomain/edit !> print path 
'Servers/myserver'

listChildTypes

Command Category: Information Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Lists all of the child MBeans that can be created or deleted for the cmo. The cmo variable specifies the configuration bean instance to which you last navigated using WLST. See Changing the Current Management Object in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

listChildTypes([parent])
Argument Definition
parent

Optional. Parent type for which you want the children types listed.

Example

The following example lists the children MBeans that can be created or deleted for the cmo type.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> listChildTypes() 
AppDeployments
BridgeDestinations
CachingRealms
Clusters
...
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig>

lookup

Command Category: Information Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Looks up the specified MBean. The MBean must be a child of the current MBean. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

lookup(name, [childMBeanType])
Argument Definition
name

Name of the MBean that you want to lookup.

childMBeanType

Optional. The type of the MBean that you want to lookup.

Example

The following example looks up the specified server, myserver, and stores the returned stub in the sbean variable.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> sbean=lookup('myserver','Server') 
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> sbean.getType() 
'Server'
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig>

ls

Command Category: Information Commands

Use with WLST: Online or Offline

Description

Lists all of the child beans and/or attributes for the current configuration or runtime bean. You can optionally control the output by specifying an argument. If no argument is specified, the command lists all of the child beans and attributes in the domain. The output is returned as a string.

Note:

Because WLST offline enables you to access and update the configuration objects that appear in the configuration files only, if you want to view and/or change attribute values for a configuration object that is not already persisted in the configuration files as an XML element, you must first create the configuration object.

Because WLST online caches child beans for performance reasons, an ls() may not return child beans that were created in another process after the initial ls() was issued for the current bean. If a child bean is not present, then cd to the parent directory and then back to refresh the cache.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

By default, the output is returned as a string and is arranged in three columns.

Note:

By default, the ls() function echoes its output so that it appears on the console in which you are running WLST. You can disable this by including the following command in your WLST script:

WLS.setShowLSResult(flag)

flag is a Boolean value. If it is 0 (false), then output from ls() to stdout is disabled and will not appear on the console. If it is set to 1 (true), then output from ls() to stdout is enabled.

  • The first column displays a set of codes that describe the listed item. See Table 2-9.

  • The second column displays the item name.

  • When the item is an attribute, the third column displays the attribute value. If an attribute is encrypted, the third column displays asterisks instead of the value. (See Writing and Reading Encrypted Configuration Values in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.)

  • When the item is an operation, the third column uses the following pattern to display the operation's return type and input parameters: returnType: parameterType(parameterName)

Table 2-9 ls Command Output Information

Code Description

d

Indicates that the item is a child management object.

As with a directory in a UNIX or Windows file system, you can use the cd command to make the child object the current management object.

r

Indicates that the item is a child management object or an attribute that is readable, assuming that current user has been given read permission by the security realm's policies. (See Default Security Policies for MBeans in the MBean Reference for Oracle WebLogic Server.)

w

Indicates that the item is an attribute that is writable, assuming that current user has been given write permission by the security realm's policies. (See Default Security Policies for MBeans in the Oracle WebLogic Server MBean Reference.)

x

Indicates that the item is an operation that can be executed, assuming that current user has been given execute permission by the security realm's policies. (See Default Security Policies for MBeans in the MBean Reference for Oracle WebLogic Server.)

By default, the output lists all attributes, operations, and child management objects of the current management object. To filter the output or to see a list for a different management object, you can specify a command argument.

Note:

As a performance optimization, when using WLST offline, WebLogic Server does not store most of its default values in the configuration files for the WebLogic domain. In some cases, this optimization prevents entire management objects from being displayed by WLST offline (because WebLogic Server has never written the corresponding XML elements to the domain configuration files). For example, if you never modify the default logging severity level for a WebLogic domain while the domain is active, WLST offline will not display the Log management object for the domain.

If you want to change the default value of attributes whose management object is not displayed by WLST offline, you must first use the create command to create the management object. Then you can cd to the management object and change the attribute value. See create.

Syntax

ls( [ a | c | o ] [ moPath ])

ls( [ moPath ] [returnMap] [ returnType ] [inheritance])
Argument Definition

a

Optional. Displays only the attributes of the specified management object (suppresses the display of other items).

c

Optional. Displays only the child management objects of the specified management object (suppresses the display of other items).

o

Optional. Displays only the operations that can be invoked on the specified management object (suppresses the display of other items).

This argument is only applicable for WLST online.

moPath

Optional. Path name to the management object for which you want to list attributes, operations, and child management objects.

You can specify a pathname that is relative to your current location in the hierarchy or an absolute pathname.

With WLST offline, use the forward-slash character (/) to specify the root of the configuration document.

With WLST online, you can list the contents of MBeans in any management hierarchy (see Tree Commands). Use the following syntax to specify the root of a hierarchy:

root-name:/

For example, to list the root of the server runtime hierarchy:

ls('serverRuntime:/')

If you do not specify this argument, the command lists items for the current management object.

returnMap

Optional. Boolean value that determines whether the command returns values as a map. This argument defaults to false, which causes this command to return a String.

returnType

Optional. Controls the output returned in the map. Specify a, c, or o, which filter the output as described at the top of this table.

This argument is valid only if returnMap is set to true. This argument defaults to c.

inheritance

Optional. Boolean value that specifies whether to include inheritance information for each attribute value. If specified, then WLST will identify attribute values that are inherited from a server template by appending the value with an (Inherited) suffix. This argument defaults to false. It can be used only in WLST online mode.

For information about server templates, see Server Templates in Understanding Domain Configuration for Oracle WebLogic Server.

Example

The following example displays all of the child configuration beans, and attribute names and values for the examples domain, which has been loaded into memory, in WLST offline mode:

wls:/offline/mydomain > ls() 
dr--   AppDeployments
dr--   BridgeDestinations
dr--   Clusters
dr--   CustomResources
dr--   DeploymentConfiguration
dr--   Deployments
dr--   EmbeddedLDAP
dr--   ErrorHandlings
dr--   FileStores
dr--   InternalAppDeployments
dr--   InternalLibraries
dr--   JDBCDataSourceFactories
dr--   JDBCStores
dr--   JDBCSystemResources
dr--   JMSBridgeDestinations
dr--   JMSInteropModules
dr--   JMSServers
dr--   JMSSystemResources
dr--   JMX
...
wls:/offline/examples>

The following example displays all of the attribute names and values in DomainMBean:

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> ls('a') 
-r--   AdminServerName                              AdminServer
-r--   AdministrationMBeanAuditingEnabled           false
-r--   AdministrationPort                           9002
-r--   AdministrationPortEnabled                    false
-r--   AdministrationProtocol                       t3s
-r--   ArchiveConfigurationCount                    0
-r--   ClusterConstraintsEnabled                    false
-r--   ConfigBackupEnabled                          false
-r--   ConfigurationAuditType                       none
-r--   ConfigurationVersion                         9.0.0.0
-r--   ConsoleContextPath                           console
-r--   ConsoleEnabled                               true
-r--   ConsoleExtensionDirectory                    console-ext
-r--   DomainVersion                                9.0.0.0
-r--   LastModificationTime                         0
-r--   Name                                         basicWLSDomain
-r--   Notes                                        null
-r--   Parent                                       null
-r--   ProductionModeEnabled                        false
-r--   RootDirectory                                .
-r--   Type                                         Domain
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig>

The following example displays all of the child beans, and attribute names and values in Servers MBean:

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> ls('Servers') 
dr--   AdminServer

The following example displays the attribute names and values for the specified MBean path and returns the information in a map:

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> svrAttrList = ls('edit:/Servers/myserver', 'true', 'a')
-rw-   AcceptBacklog                                50
-rw-   AdminReconnectIntervalSeconds                10
-rw-   AdministrationPort                           9002
-rw-   AdministrationProtocol                       t3s
-rw-   AutoKillIfFailed                             false
-rw-   AutoMigrationEnabled                         false
-rw-   AutoRestart                                  true
-rw-   COMEnabled                                   false
-rw-   ClasspathServletDisabled                     false
-rw-   ClientCertProxyEnabled                       false
-rw-   Cluster                                      null
-rw-   ClusterRuntime                               null
-rw-   ClusterWeight                                100
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig>

The following command shows the output of ls() for the server server1, which inherits the RestartIntervalSeconds and RestartMax attributes from a defined server template:

wls:/domain1/serverConfig/Servers> ls('new_ManagedServer_1','true','a','true')

-r--   AcceptBacklog                                300
.
.
.
-r--   RestartIntervalSeconds (Inherited)           3000
-r--   RestartMax (Inherited)                          5
.
.
.
-r--   XMLRegistry                                  null
 
wls:/domain1/serverConfig/Servers> 

man

Command Category: Information Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Displays help from MBeanInfo for the current MBean or its specified attribute. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

man([a | c | o | attrName])
Argument Definition
a

Optional. Displays help for all the attributes for the current MBean.

c

Optional. Displays help for all the child configuration beans that are contained in the current MBean.

o

Optional. Displays help for all operations that can be invoked on the current MBean.

attrName

Optional. MBean attribute name for which you would like to display help. If not specified, WLST displays help for the current MBean.

Example

The following example displays help from MBeanInfo for the ServerMBean bean.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> man('Servers') 
dynamic : true
creator : createServer
destroyer : destroyServer
description : <p>Returns the ServerMBeans representing the servers that have been 
configured to be part of this domain.</p>
descriptorType : Attribute
Name : Servers
interfaceClassName : [Lweblogic.management.configuration.ServerMBean;
displayName : Servers
relationship : containment

redirect

Command Category: Information Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Redirects WLST information, error, and debug messages to the specified filename. Also redirects the output of the dumpStack() and dumpVariables() commands to the specified filename.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

redirect(outputFile, [toStdOut])
Argument Definition
outputFile

Name of the file to which you want to record the WLST commands. The filename can be absolute or relative to the directory from which you started WLST.

toStdOut

Optional. Boolean value specifying whether the output should be sent to stdout. This argument defaults to true, indicating that the output will be sent to stdout.

Example

The following example begins redirecting WLST output to the logs/wlst.log file:

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> redirect('./logs/wlst.log') 

removeListener

Command Category: Information Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Removes a previously defined listener. If you do not specify an argument, WLST removes all listeners defined for all MBeans. For information about setting a listener, see addListener.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

removeListener([mbean], [listenerName])
Argument Definition
mbean

Optional. Name of the MBean or MBean object for which you want to remove the previously defined listeners.

listenerName

Optional. Name of the listener to be removed.

Example

The following example removes the listener named mylistener.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> removeListener(listenerName="mylistener") 

setShowLSResult

Command Category: Information Commands

Use with WLST: Online or Offline

Description

Set this command to specify whether the ls() function should log its output to stdout or console. Set value to false to disable the output from ls() to stdout. Set value to true to enable the output from ls() to stdout.

Syntax

setShowLSResult()
Argument Definition
showResult

A Boolean value. If it is set to false, then the output from ls() to stdout is disabled. If set to true, then output from ls() to stdout is enabled.

Example

The following example disables the output from ls() to stdout in offline mode.

wls:/offline/base_domain> setShowLSResult(false)
wls:/offline/base_domain> ls()

The following example enables ls() to print output to stdout in online mode.

wls:/base_domain/serverConfig> setShowLSResult(true)
wls:/base_domain/serverConfig> ls()
dr--   AdminConsole

showListeners

Command Category: Information Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Shows all currently defined listeners. For information about setting a listener, see addListener.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

showListeners()

Example

The following example shows all listeners that are currently defined.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> showListeners() 

startRecording

Command Category: Information Commands

Use with WLST: Online or Offline

Description

Records all user interactions with WLST. This command is useful for capturing commands for replay.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

This command cannot be used when you are importing WLST as a Jython module, as described in Importing WLST as a Jython Module in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

Syntax

startRecording(recordFile, [recordAll])
Argument Definition
recordFile

Name of the file to which you want to record the WLST commands. The filename can be absolute or relative to the directory from which you invoked WLST.

recordAll

Optional. Boolean value specifying whether to capture all user interactions in the file. This argument defaults to false, indicating that only WLST commands are captured, and not WLST command output.

Example

The following example begins recording WLST commands in the record.py file:

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> startRecording('c:/myScripts/record.py') 
Starting recording to c:/myScripts/record.py
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig>

state

Command Category: Information Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Uses Node Manager to return a map of servers, clusters, or system components and their state. Node Manager must be running.

See Understanding Server Life Cycle in Administering Server Startup and Shutdown for Oracle WebLogic Server.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

state(name, [type], [returnMap])
Argument Definition
name

Name of the server, cluster, or system component for which you want to retrieve the current state.

type

Optional. Type is Server, Cluster, or SystemComponent. If not specified, WLST will look for a server, cluster, or system component with the specified name.

returnMap

Optional. Boolean value that specifies whether or not to return a map containing the return values. If returnMap is true, the state command returns a map of all states. The default is false.

Example

The following example returns the state of the Managed Server, managed1.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> state('managed1','Server') 
Current state of "managed1": SUSPENDED 
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig>

The following example returns the state of the cluster, mycluster. The optional type argument is excluded.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> state('mycluster') 
There are 3 server(s) in cluster: mycluster

States of the servers are
MServer1---SHUTDOWN
MServer2---SHUTDOWN
MServer3---SHUTDOWN
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig>

The following example shows the return map that is printed to standard output when returnMap is set to false.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> retMap=state('managed1')
Current state of "managed1": SUSPENDED 
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> print retMap
None

The following example shows the return map that is printed to standard output when returnMap is set to true.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> retMap=state('managed1', returnMap='true')
Current state of "managed1": SUSPENDED 
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> print retMap
[managed1=SUSPENDED}

stopRecording

Command Category: Information Commands

Use with WLST: Online or Offline

Description

Stops recording WLST commands. For information about starting a recording, see startRecording.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

stopRecording()

Example

The following example stops recording WLST commands.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> stopRecording() 
Stopping recording to c:\myScripts\record.py
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig>

stopRedirect

Command Category: Information Commands

Use with WLST: Online or Offline

Description

If redirection is in progress, stops the redirection of WLST output to a file.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

stopRedirect()

Example

The following example stops the redirection of WLST output to a file:

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> stopRedirect() 
WLST output will not be redirected to myfile.txt any more

storeUserConfig

Command Category: Information Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Creates a user configuration file and an associated key file. The user configuration file contains an encrypted username and password. The key file contains a secret key that is used to encrypt and decrypt the username and password.

Only the key file that originally encrypted the username and password can be used to decrypt the values. If you lose the key file, you must create a new user configuration and key file pair.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

storeUserConfig([userConfigFile], [userKeyFile], [nm])
Argument Definition
userConfigFile

Optional. Name of the file to store the user configuration. The pathname can be absolute or relative to the file-system directory from which you started WLST.

If you do not specify this argument, the command stores the file in your home directory as determined by your JVM. The location of the home directory depends on the SDK and type of operating system on which WLST is running. The default filename is based on the following pattern, where username is the user name that you used to log in to the operating system.

username-WebLogicConfig.properties

The command also prints to standard out the location in which it created the file.

userKeyFile

Optional. Name of the file to store the key information that is associated with the user configuration file that you specify. The pathname can be absolute or relative to the file-system directory from which you started WLST.

If you do not specify this argument, the command stores the file in your home directory as determined by your JVM. The location of the home directory depends on the SDK and type of operating system on which WLST is running. The default filename is based on the following pattern, where username is the user name that you used to log in to the operating system.

username-WebLogicKey.properties

The command also prints to standard out the location in which it created the file.

nm

Optional. Boolean value that specifies whether to store the username and password for Node Manager. If set to true, the Node Manager username and password is stored. This argument defaults to false.

Example

The following example creates and stores a user configuration file and key file in the default location.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig>  storeUserConfig() 
Creating the key file can reduce the security of your system if it is not kept in 
a secured location after it is created. Do you want to create the key file? y or n
y 
The username and password that were used for this current WLS connection are 
stored in C:\Documents and Settings\pat\pat-WebLogicConfig.properties 
and C:\Documents and Settings\pat\pat-WebLogicKey.properties.

The following example creates and stores a user configuration file and key file in the specified locations.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig>  storeUserConfig('c:/myFiles/myuserconfigfile.secure', 'c:/myFiles/myuserkeyfile.secure') 
Creating the key file can reduce the security of your system if it is not kept in 
a secured location after it is created. Do you want to create the key file? y or n
y 
The username and password that were used for this current WLS connection are 
stored in c:/myFiles/mysuserconfigfile.secure and c:/myFiles/myuserkeyfile.secure
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig>

threadDump

Command Category: Information Commands

Use with WLST: Online or Offline

Description

Displays a thread dump for the specified server. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

threadDump([writeToFile], [fileName], [serverName])
Argument Definition
writeToFile

Optional. Boolean value specifying whether to save the output to a file. This argument defaults to true, indicating that output is saved to a file.

fileName

Optional. Name of the file to which the output is written. The filename can be absolute or relative to the directory where WLST is running. This argument defaults to Thread_Dump_serverName file, where serverName indicates the name of the server. This argument is valid only if writeToFile is set to true.

serverName

Optional. Server name for which the thread dump is requested. This argument defaults to the server to which WLST is connected.

If you are connected to an Administration Server, you can display a thread dump for the Administration Server and any Managed Server that is running in the WebLogic domain. If you are connected to a Managed Server, you can only display a thread dump for that Managed Server.

Example

The following example displays the thread dump for the current server and saves the output to the Thread_Dump_serverName file.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> threadDump() 

The following example displays the thread dump for the server managedServer. The information is not saved to a file.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> threadDump(writeToFile='false', serverName='managedServer') 

viewMBean

Command Category: Information Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Displays information about an MBean, such as the attribute names and values, and operations. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

viewMBean(mbean)
Argument Definition
mbean

MBean for which you want to display information.

Example

The following example displays information about the current MBean, cmo.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> cmo.getType() 
'Domain'
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> viewMBean(cmo) 
Attribute Names and Values
--------------------------
XMLEntityCaches   null
Targets   javax.management.ObjectName[com.bea
:Name=MedRecJMSServer,Type=JMSServer,
   com.bea:Name=WSStoreForwardInternalJMSServerMedRecServer,Type=JMSServer, 
   com.bea:Name=MedRecWseeJMSServer,Type=JMSServer,
   com.bea:Name=PhysWSEEJMSServer,Type=JMSServer, 
   com.bea:Name=MedRecSAFAgent,Type=SAFAgent, 
   com.bea:Name=AdminServer,Type=Server]
RootDirectory                                .
EmbeddedLDAP                          com.bea:Name=OOTB_medrec,Type=EmbeddedLDAP
RemoteSAFContexts  null
Libraries   javax.management.ObjectName[com.bea
...
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig>

writeIniFile

Command Category: Information Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Converts WLST definitions and method declarations to a Python (.py) file to enable advanced users to import them as a Jython module. After importing, the definitions and method declarations are available to other Jython modules and can be accessed directly using Jython syntax. See Importing WLST as a Jython Module in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

writeIniFile(filePath)
Argument Definition
filePath

Full pathname to the file that you want to save the converted information.

Example

The following example converts WLST to a Python file named wl.py.

wls:/offline> writeIniFile("wl.py") 
The Ini file is successfully written to wl.py
wls:/offline> 

Life Cycle Commands

Use the WLST life cycle commands to manage the life cycle of a server instance. Table 2-10 lists and summarizes these commands.

See Understanding Server Life Cycle in Administering Server Startup and Shutdown for Oracle WebLogic Server.

Table 2-10 Life Cycle Commands for WLST Configuration

This command... Enables you to... Use with WLST...

forceShutdownPartitionWait

Shut down a domain partition and wait until the partition has shut down.

Online

migrate

Migrate services to a target server within a cluster.

Online

migrateResourceGroup

Migrates a domain partition resource group from one target to another target.

Online

resume

Resume a server instance that is suspended or in ADMIN state.

Online

scaleDown

Decrease the number of running dynamic servers in the specified dynamic cluster.

Online

scaleUp

Increase the number of running dynamic servers for the specified dynamic cluster.

Online

shutdown

Gracefully shut down a running server instance, cluster, or system component.

Online

softRestart

Restart a system component server instance.

Online

start

Start a Managed Server instance or a cluster using Node Manager.

Online

startPartitionWait

Starts a domain partition and waits until the partition has started.

Online

startServer

Start the Administration Server.

Online or Offline

suspend

Suspend a running server.

Online

forceShutdownPartitionWait

Command Category: Life Cycle Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Shuts down the existing partition and waits until the partition reaches the SHUTDOWN state.

This command should not be used in the edit session that created the partition. For complete control of a partition's life cycle, use the PartitionLifeCycleRuntimeMBean command.

Syntax

forceShutdownPartitionWait(partition, [timeout])
Argument Definition

partition

The partition to be shutdown. This must be a partition MBean, for example, one returned by Domain.createPartition() or Domain.lookupPartition().

timeout

Optional. The timeout in milliseconds. This defaults to 60 seconds. If the partition does not shut down within the timeout, then the command will generate a timeout exception.

Example

The following example shuts down the partition, partition1.

/mydomain/serverConfig> forceShutdownPartitionWait(cmo.lookupPartition("partition1"))

migrate

Command Category: Life Cycle Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Migrates the specified services (JTA, JMS, or Server) to a targeted server within a cluster. In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

For information about migrating services, see Service Migration in Administering Clusters for Oracle WebLogic Server.

Syntax

migrate(sname, destinationName, [sourceDown], [destinationDown], [migrationType])
Argument Definition
sname

Name of the Managed Server where currently the migratable services are hosted. Also known as the Current Hosting Server.

destinationName

Name of the machine or server to which you want to migrate the services.

sourceDown

Optional. Boolean value specifying whether the source server is down. This argument defaults to true, indicating that the source server is not running.

When migrating JTA services, the sourceDown argument is ignored, if specified, and defaults to true. The source server must be down in order for the migration of JTA services to succeed.

destinationDown

Optional. Boolean value specifying whether the destination server is down. This argument defaults to false, indicating that the destination server is running.

If the destination is not running, and you do not set this argument to true, WLST returns a MigrationException.

When migrating JMS-related services to a non-running server instance, the server instance will activate the JMS services upon the next startup. When migrating the JTA Transaction Recovery Service to a non-running server instance, the target server instance will assume recovery services when it is started.

migrationType

Optional. Type of service(s) that you want to migrate. Valid values include:

  • jms—Migrate JMS-related services (JMS server, SAF agent, path service, and the WebLogic persistent store) only.

  • jta—Migrate JTA services only.

  • server—Migrate Server services only.

  • all—Migrate all JTA and JMS services.

This argument defaults to all.

Example

The following example migrates all JMS and JTA services on server1 to the server server2. The boolean arguments specify that the source server is down and the destination server is running.

wls:/mydomain/edit !> migrate('server1','server2', 'true', 'false', 'all') 
Migrating all JMS and JTA services from 'server1' to destination 'server2' ...
wls:/mydomain/edit !>

The following example migrates all Server services on server1 to the server server2. The boolean arguments specify that the source server is down and the destination server is running.

wls:/mydomain/edit !> migrate('server1','server2', 'true', 'false', 'Server') 
Migrating singleton server services from 'server1' to machine 'server2'...
wls:/mydomain/edit !>

migrateResourceGroup

Command Category: Life Cycle Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Migrates a partition resource group from one target (server or cluster) to another target. Partition resource groups are targeted to VirtualTargets. A VirtualTarget is in turn targeted to a cluster or a server. This command lets you migrate a resource group from one cluster (or server) to another.

The HTTP session state is preserved during this migration if you are migrating from one cluster to another cluster. Otherwise the HTTP session state will be lost.

Syntax

migrateResourceGroup(partitionVirtualTarget, currentTarget, newTarget, [timeout])
Argument Definition

partitionVirtualTarget

The VirtualTarget on which the resource group is currently running.

currentTarget

The physical target (server or cluster) within the partitionVirtualTarget. This is the physical target you want to migrate from.

newTarget

The physical target (server or cluster) you want to migrate to. This will replace the currentTarget in the partitionVirtualTarget.

timeout

Optional. The timeout in milliseconds. The default is-1, which means to wait indefinitely.

Example

The following example migrates a resource group from cluster1 to cluster2.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> task = migrateResourceGroup(partition1VT, cluster1, cluster2, 60*1000)

resume

Command Category: Life Cycle Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Resumes a server instance that is suspended or in ADMIN state. This command moves a server to the RUNNING state. See Understanding Server Life Cycle in Administering Server Startup and Shutdown for Oracle WebLogic Server.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

resume([sname], [block])
Argument Definition
sname

Name of the server to resume. This argument defaults to the server to which WLST is currently connected.

block

Optional. Boolean value specifying whether WLST should block user interaction until the server is resumed. This argument defaults to false, indicating that user interaction is not blocked. In this case, WLST returns control to the user after issuing the command and assigns the task MBean associated with the current task to a variable that you can use to check its status. If you are importing WLST as a Jython module, as described in Importing WLST as a Jython Module in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool, block is always set to true.

Example

The following example resumes a Managed Server instance.

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> resume('managed1', block='true') 
Server 'managed1' resumed successfully.
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig>

scaleDown

Command Category: Life Cycle Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Gracefully shuts down the specified number of running dynamic servers for the specified dynamic cluster. The server with the highest server ID will be shut down first, followed by the server with the next highest server ID, until the specified number of servers have been shut down. The user may, optionally, specify to decrease the size of the dynamic cluster.

Note:

The scaleDown command lowers the cluster dynamic cluster size setting when its updateConfiguration option is enabled, which in turn can abandon JMS persistent messages and JTA transactions that are associated with retired servers. If you are using JMS or JTA, do not use scaleDown with its updateConfiguration option enabled. See Best Practices for Using Cluster Targeted JMS Services in Administering JMS Resources for Oracle WebLogic Server.

Syntax

scaleDown (clusterName, numServers, [updateConfiguration], [block], [timeoutSeconds], [type])
Argument Definition
clusterName

Name of the dynamic cluster.

numServers

The number of servers to shut down.

updateConfiguration

Optional. Boolean value specifying whether WLST should decrease the size of the dynamic cluster by updating the value of the DynamicServersMBean.DynamicClusterSize attribute.

block

Optional. Boolean value specifying whether WLST should block user interaction until the system component is started. This argument defaults to true, indicating that user interaction is blocked until the operation completes. If set to false, WLST returns control to the user after issuing the command and assigns the task MBean associated with the current task to a variable that you can use to check its status. If you are importing WLST as a Jython module, as described in Importing WLST as a Jython Module in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool, block is always set to true.

timeoutSeconds Optional. Time (in seconds) that WLST waits for the server(s) to shut down before canceling the operation. The default value is 300 seconds.
type Optional. If specified, the argument value must be DynamicCluster.

Example

The following example scales down the dynamic cluster, myCluster by two servers, and blocks the user interaction until the operation completes.

wls:/myDomain/serverConfig> scaleDown('myCluster', 2, true, true)
            Remote Scaledown started successfully after 0 seconds.
            Waiting for 2 servers to stop. The timeout is 300 seconds.

            The servers were stopped successfully.
            wls:/myDomain/serverConfig>

scaleUp

Command Category: Life Cycle Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Increases the number of running dynamic servers for the specified dynamic cluster. The non-running server with the lowest server ID starts first, followed by the non-running server with the next highest server ID. The user may, optionally, increase the size of the dynamic cluster configuration if there are not enough non-running servers in the cluster to start. If the updateConfiguration argument is specified, then the dynamic cluster size setting of the cluster is increased by the additional number of servers, and the specified number of servers are started.

Syntax

scaleUp (clusterName, numServers, [updateConfiguration], [block], [timeoutSeconds], [type])
Argument Definition
clusterName

Name of the dynamic cluster.

numServers

The number of servers to be started.

updateConfiguration

Optional. Boolean value specifying whether WLST should increase the size of the dynamic cluster if there are not enough non-running servers. If not specified, this argument defaults to false.

block

Optional. Boolean value specifying whether WLST should block user interaction until the system component is started. This argument defaults to true, indicating that user interaction is blocked until the operation completes. If set to false, WLST returns control to the user after issuing the command and assigns the task MBean associated with the current task to a variable that you can use to check its status. If you are importing WLST as a Jython module, as described in Importing WLST as a Jython Module in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool, block is always set to true.

timeoutSeconds

Optional. Time (in seconds) that WLST waits for the servers to start before canceling the operation. The default value is 600 seconds.

type

Optional. If specified, the argument value must be DynamicCluster.

Example

The following example scales up the dynamic cluster, myCluster by specifying two additional servers to be started, and blocking the user interaction until the operation completes.

wls:/myDomain/serverConfig> scaleUp('myCluster', 2, true, true)
            Remote Scaleup started successfully after 0 seconds.
            Waiting for 2 servers to reach the running state.
            The timeout is 600 seconds.

            1 server(s) transitioned to running. Waiting for 1 more server.

            All servers are now running.
            wls:/myDomain/serverConfig>

shutdown

Command Category: Life Cycle Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Gracefully shuts down a running server instance, cluster, or system component. The shutdown command waits for all the in-process work to be completed before shutting down the server, cluster, or system component.

To shut down a server to which WLST is connected, use the shutdown command without any arguments.

When connected to a Managed Server instance, use the shutdown command to shut down the only Managed Server instance to which WLST is connected. You cannot shut down another server while connected to a Managed Server instance.

Note:

To shut down a system component (for example, Oracle HTTP Server or Oracle Data Integrator system component), WLST must be connected to the Administration Server.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

shutdown([name], [entityType], [ignoreSessions], [timeOut], [force], [block], [properties], [waitForAllSessions])
Argument Definition
name

Optional. Name of the server, cluster, or system component to shut down. This argument defaults to the server to which WLST is connected.

entityType

Optional. Type Server, Cluster, or SystemComponent. If not specified, WLST looks for a server, cluster, or system component with the specified name.

ignoreSessions

Optional. Boolean value specifying whether WLST must drop all HTTP sessions immediately, or wait for HTTP sessions to complete or time out while shutting down. This argument defaults to false, indicating that non-persisted HTTP sessions must complete or time out.

timeOut

Optional. Time (in seconds) that WLST waits for subsystems to complete in-process work and suspend themselves before shutting down the server. This argument defaults to 0 seconds, indicating that there is no timeout.

force

Optional. Boolean value specifying whether WLST must terminate a server instance or a cluster without waiting for the active sessions to complete. This argument defaults to false, indicating that all active sessions must complete before shut down.

block

Optional. Boolean value specifying whether WLST must block user interaction until the server is shut down. This argument defaults to true, indicating that user interaction is blocked until the operation completes. If set to false, WLST returns control to the user after issuing the command and assigns the task MBean associated with the current task to a variable that you can use to check its status. If you are importing WLST as a Jython module, as described in Importing WLST as a Jython Module in Understanding the WebLogic Scripting Tool, block is always set to true.

properties

Optional. Applies only if entityType is SystemComponent. Properties value specifying properties to pass to the system component.

waitForAllSessions

Optional. Boolean value specifying whether WLST must wait for all HTTP sessions to complete while shutting down. This argument defaults to false, which causes WLST to wait for only non-persisted HTTP sessions to complete.

Example

The following example instructs WLST to shut down the server to which you are connected:

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> shutdown() 
Shutting down the admin server that you are currently connected to .......
Disconnected from weblogic server: AdminServer

The following example instructs WLST to wait 1000 seconds for HTTP sessions to complete or time out (at 1000 seconds) before shutting down myserver:

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> shutdown('myserver','Server','false',1000, block='false') 

The following example instructs WLST to drop all HTTP sessions immediately while connected to a Managed Server instance:

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> shutdown('MServer1','Server','true',1200) 
Shutting down a managed server that you are connected to ...
Disconnected from weblogic server: MServer1

The following example instructs WLST to shut down the cluster mycluster:

wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> shutdown('mycluster','Cluster') 
Shutting down the cluster with name mycluster
Shutdown of cluster mycluster has been issued, please 
refer to the logs to check if the cluster shutdown is successful.
Use the state(<server-name>) or state(<cluster-name>,"Cluster")
to check the status of the server or cluster
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig> state('mycluster','Cluster') 
There are 3 server(s) in cluster: mycluster

States of the servers are
MServer1---SHUTDOWN
MServer2---SHUTDOWN
MServer3---SHUTDOWN
wls:/mydomain/serverConfig>

softRestart

Command Category: Life Cycle Commands

Use with WLST: Online

Description

Restarts a running system component. WLST must be connected to the Administration Server to restart a system component.

In the event of an error, the command returns a WLSTException.

Syntax

softRestart(name, [block], [properties])
Argument