WebSphere Portal: Using Command Prompt

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Command Prompt for deploying PAA (Portal Application Archive) File

Task	Steps
Install PAA file for the first time	Open a command prompt and go to *<wp_profile>/ConfigEngine. Run the following command to upload the paa file: ConfigEngine.bat install-paa -DPAALocation=<paa_file_location> -DWasPassword=<password> -DPortalAdminPwd=<password>* Ensure that you are able to see “BUILD SUCCESSFULLY” in the cmd and the subdirectory exists under <wp_profile>/paa/<paa_filename>. Open the components.properties under the subdirectory and ensure that the parameter value is set to true. Run the following command to deploy (If you are deploying in a clustered environment and your PAA file contains XMLAccess script files, do include -DmaxTimeToWait=30 and -DmaxAppTimeToWait=5: ConfigEngine.bat deploy-paa -DappName=<paa_component_name> -DWasPassword=<password> -DPortalAdminPwd=<password> Ensure that you are able to see “BUILD SUCCESSFULLY“.
Update PAA file	Running *install-paa-update* command will creates a backup of your existing PAA file and stored it in the <wp_profile>/paa/backup directory. Open a command prompt and go to *<wp_profile>/ConfigEngine. Run the following command to upload the paa file: ConfigEngine.bat install-paa-update -DPAALocation=<paa_file_location> -DappName=<paa_component_name> -DWasPassword=<password> -DPortalAdminPwd=<password>* Ensure that you are able to see “BUILD SUCCESSFULLY” in the cmd and the subdirectory exists under <wp_profile>/paa/<paa_filename>. Open the components.properties under the subdirectory and ensure that the parameter value is set to true. Run the following command to update the paa components: ConfigEngine update-paa-components -DappName=<paa_component_name> -DWasPassword=<password> -DPortalAdminPwd=<password> Ensure that you are able to see “BUILD SUCCESSFULLY“. Run the following command to update the changes (If you are deploying in a clustered environment and your PAA file contains XMLAccess script files, do include -DmaxTimeToWait=30 and -DmaxAppTimeToWait=5: ConfigEngine.bat deploy-paa -DappName=<paa_component_name> -DWasPassword=<password> -DPortalAdminPwd=<password> Ensure that you are able to see “BUILD SUCCESSFULLY“. Note: You are required to invalidate theme cache if you are deploying theme static resources.

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