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MDM Post Install Configuration Targets - redeploy_user_interface
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Target redeploy_user_interface
Uninstalls and installs a specified user interface application.
Invocation:
When the operating system is Windows:
- Go to <MDM_INSTALL_DIR>/mds/scripts
- Invoke madconfig redeploy_user_interface
In other operating systems
- Go to <MDM_INSTALL_DIR>/mds/scripts
- Invoke ./madconfig.sh redeploy_user_interface
Inputs obtained:
- The user interface that has to be redeployed (amongst the deployed user interfaces)
- The WebSphere Application Server administrator user password corresponding to the server in which the UI is installed
- The WebSphere Application Server administrator user password corresponding to the server in which MDM is installed
Other details on application configuration are obtained from mdm_install.properties found in <MDM_INSTALL_DIR>/properties folder. (In MDM v11.4 FP3 and MDM v11.5, other details are obtained from the properties file corresponding to the UI in directory <MDM_INSTALL_DIR>/properties)
Tasks performed:
- Uninstalls the web application (UI) specified by the user
- Starts the application server on which the web application has to be installed.
- Configures the web application based on details from the properties file and user input
- Installs the web application on the server
- Restarts the server on which the web application has been deployed
Logs:
Logs can be found at
- <MDM_INSTALL_DIR>/logs/madconfig
- <MDM_INSTALL_DIR>/logs/madconfig/java
Available in:
- MDM v11.4 FP3
- MDM v11.5
- MDM v11.6
Note:
The properties file(s) that contains configuration details for the web application can be found at:
- Business Administration UI: <WAS_PROFILE_HOME>/installedApps/<CELL>/ba-App-<INSTANCE_ID>.ear/propertiesUI.jar
- Web Reports: <WAS_PROFILE_HOME>/installedApps/<CELL>/webreports-App-<INSTANCE_ID>.ear/webreports.war/WEB-INF/classes/webreports.properties
- Inspector: <WAS_PROFILE_HOME>/installedApps/<CELL>/inspector-App-<INSTANCE_ID>.ear/inspector.war/WEB-INF/classes/inspector.properties
- Enterprise Viewer: <WAS_PROFILE_HOME>/installedApps/<CELL>/enterpriseviewer-App-<INSTANCE_ID>.ear/viewer.war/WEB-INF/classes/ContextManager.prop
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