I am utilizing the WiX "Environment" element to set an environment variable.
<Environment Action="create" Name="My_Certificates" System="yes" Id="certificate_env" Value="[CERT_XML_PATH]" Permanent="yes" />
CERT_XML_PATH gets set to the following: c:\this\is\my\path\myfile.xml
If that file actually exists, the environment variable is set properly and points to the file.
If that particular file doesn't exist at the time of the install, the environment variable is created and set, but the path is truncated to remove the myfile.xml portion.
This installer is part of a larger suite. It has its own standalone MSI. Installing one of the packages creates this xml file, but not the particular one I'm working on. If the xml file has been created, everything works fine. But if this installer is ran first, it will set the environment variable to
The environment variable "My_Certificates" gets created, but set to:
c:\this\is\my\path\
Instead of:
c:\this\is\my\path\myfile.xml
Troubleshooting:
The install log shows the property being set to the proper location.
MSI (s) (70:80) [15:27:44:988]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding CERT_XML_PATH property. Its value is 'c:\this\is\my\path\myfile.xml'.
Then we see the installer doing a WriteEnvironmentStrings a utilizing the proper path, including the xml file.
MSI (s) (70:80) [15:27:50:644]: Executing op: UpdateEnvironmentStrings(Name=My_Certificates,Value=c:\this\is\my\path\myfile.xml,Delimiter=[~],Action=536870914,)
WriteEnvironmentStrings: Name: My_Certificates, Value: c:\this\is\my\path\myfile.xml, Action 536870914
screen shot of system variables showing it not set properly
Any insight into why the file name is being truncated would be greatly appreciated.
Found the issue. There is a custom action in the installer that is also trying to set the Environment Variable. When disabling that custom action, everything works as intended.
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I'm using the following FileSearch in my Bootstrapper (Wix 3.9 version), and it always returns false, even when the file exists:
<Wix xmlns="htttp://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"
xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension"
...
<Fragment>
<util:FileSearch Path="%systemdrive%\SomeFile.txt" Varialbe="FileExists" Result="exists"/>
...
The log file has the following line:
File search: *******(some random guid), did not find path: %systemdrive%\SomeFile.txt
Setting numeric variable 'FileExists' to value 0
Am I doing something wrong?
Unfortunately, it's not quite so easy to use a runtime environment variable in that way. You first need to set a WiX property with the environment variable and then use that WiX property inside your Path attribute. So something like this (note the single % prefix):
<SetProperty Id="PROP_SYSTEM_DRIVE" Before="InstallInitialize" Sequence="execute" Value="[%SYSTEMDRIVE]" />
Then you should be able to use it in your FileSearch:
<util:FileSearch Path="[PROP_SYSTEM_DRIVE]\SomeFile.txt" Variable="FileExists" Result="exists"/>
I would like to clone an existing profile, start the server and modify it via the Admin Console.
I already read the IBM documentation about
manageprofiles.bat
but the manageprofiles tool does not contain something like:
# would be nice if a clone action exists
manageprofiles.bat -clone -profileName base -targetProfileName base1
This is what I need and I don't see a way to achieve this.
The tool can create, delete, backup and restore a profile.
What I already tried
Copied the profile directory and renamed it
Edited the paths in the bin/setupCmdLine.bat
Added the profile to the AppServer/properties/profileRegistry.xml
Executed manageprofiles -validateAndUpdateRegistry
But the profile is still not recognized by WAS. I can verify this by executing
manageprofiles -listProfiles
How do you clone or copy profiles?
Is there a manual way?
If so, which files in the profile's dir must be edited?
Solved
Here are the manual steps that I did to clone an existent profile.
Make shure that the server is shutdown.
Copy the existent profile from Profiles/<oldProfile> to Profiles/<newProfile>
Update Path WAS_USER_SCRIPT in Profiles\<newProfile>\bin\setupCmdLine.bat
Update Path USER_INSTALL_ROOT in Profiles\<newProfile>\bin\setupCmdLine.bat
Update property user.root in Profiles\<newProfile>\properties\ssl.client.props
Replace all occurences of <oldProfile> with <newProfile> in Profiles\<newProfile>\firststeps\firststeps.bat
Edit AppServer\properties\profileRegistry.xml. Make a copy of the <oldProfile> and update the tag values with the <newProfile>. Should look something like this: <profile isAReservationTicket="false" isDefault="false" name="newProfile" path=".....\Profiles\newProfile" template=".......\AppServer\profileTemplates\default"/>
Copy AppServer\properties\fsdb\<oldProfile>.bat to AppServer\properties\fsdb\<newProfile>.bat. This step will make the profile available to "AppServer\bin\manageprofiles.bat -listProfiles"
Edit config/cells/<cell>/nodes/<node>/variables.xml. Update the USER_INSTALL_ROOT path.
Update the path of WAS_USER_SCRIPT in AppServer\properties\fsdb\<newProfile>.bat
This worked for me. Please comment or vote to let me know if it also worked for you.
Here is a build-in WebSphere solution. This works fine on WAS 8.5.5.3.
Run your application server in source profile
Run command line utility by running script <WAS_INSTAL_ROOT>/AppServer/profiles/<YOUR_SOURCE_PROFILE>/bin/wsadmin.sh or <WAS_INSTAL_ROOT>/AppServer/profiles/<YOUR_SOURCE_PROFILE>/bin/wsadmin.bat (on Windows machines)
Execute command in this utility:
$AdminTask exportWasprofile {-archive <PATH/TO/PROFILE/EXPORT/ARCHIVE>}
Create new target profile or use existing and run application server on it
Run command line utility for target profile by running script <WAS_INSTAL_ROOT>/AppServer/profiles/<YOUR_TARGET_PROFILE>/bin/wsadmin.sh or <WAS_INSTAL_ROOT>/AppServer/profiles/<YOUR_TARGET_PROFILE>/bin/wsadmin.bat (on Windows machines)
Execute command to import profile settings into target profile in this utility:
$AdminTask importWasprofile {-archive <PATH/TO/PROFILE/EXPORT/ARCHIVE> -deleteExistingServers}
Execute command to save new settings into target profile in this utility:
$AdminConfig save
I needed to do this today on WebSphere 8.5 Network Deployment, so I tracked it down and wrote a script. Here's how I do it.
Create a WebSphere profile using the GUI based Profile Management Tool.
Each one you create will write a log file to:
C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\logs\manageprofiles\XXXX_create.log
In the log, look for the -create switch. Clean up and copy that line into a script, modifying or parameterizing the fields as you wish:
SET PROFILENAME=Profile2
SET HOSTNAME=MyHostName
SET WAS_BIN=C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\bin
SET PROFILE_PATH=C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\%PROFILENAME%
SET WAS_TEMPLATE=C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profileTemplates\default
SET WAS_CELL=%HOSTNAME%%PROFILENAME%Cell
SET WAS_PORTS_FILE=C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\logs\manageprofiles\was_default_portdef.props
SET A1=-create -serverName %PROFILENAME% -profileName %PROFILENAME% -cellName %WAS_CELL% -nodeName %PROFILENAME% -hostName %HOSTNAME%
SET A2=-profilePath "%PROFILE_PATH%" -templatePath "%WAS_TEMPLATE%"
SET A3=-applyPerfTuningSetting development -enableAdminSecurity false -winserviceCheck false -omitAction defaultAppDeployAndConfig
SET A4=-portsFile "%WAS_PORTS_FILE%"
SET A5=-signingCertDN "cn=10.0.2.15\\,ou=Root Certificate\\,ou=%WAS_CELL%\\,ou=%PROFILENAME%\\,o=IBM\\,c=US" -personalCertDN "cn=10.0.2.15\\,ou=%WAS_CELL%\\,ou=%PROFILENAME%\\,o=IBM\\,c=US"
SET A6=-personalCertValidityPeriod 10 -signingCertValidityPeriod 15
SET WAS_ARGS=%A1% %A2% %A3% %A4% %A5% %A6%
call "%WAS_BIN%\manageprofiles.bat" %WAS_ARGS%
You will need to look for the "C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\logs\manageprofiles*_portdef.props" files and copy one of them for your use as I did.
The output of my script was thus a cloned/tweaked version of a profile I had created before.
I then ran it at the commandline:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\bin\manageprofiles.bat" -create -serverName Unica9103 -profileName Unica9103 -cellName UnicaVMUnica9103Cell -nodeName Unica9103 -hostName UnicaVM -profilePat
h "C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\Unica9103" -templatePath "C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profileTemplates\default" -a
pplyPerfTuningSetting development -enableAdminSecurity false -winserviceCheck false -omitAction defaultAppDeployAndConfig -portsFile "C:\Program Files (x86)\IB
M\WebSphere\AppServer\logs\manageprofiles\was_default_portdef.props" -signingCertDN "cn=10.0.2.15\\,ou=Root Certificate\\,ou=UnicaVMUnica9103Cell\\,ou=Unica9103
\\,o=IBM\\,c=US" -personalCertDN "cn=10.0.2.15\\,ou=UnicaVMUnica9103Cell\\,ou=Unica9103\\,o=IBM\\,c=US" -personalCertValidityPeriod 10 -signingCertValidityPeri
od 15
Notice that the commas need to be escaped with double backslashes or you get cryptic errors.
You will get something like the following on success:
INSTCONFSUCCESS: Success: Profile Unica9103 now exists. Please consult C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\Unica9103\logs\AboutThisProfile.txt for more information about this profile.
I have not tested the method but wsadmin has the following command:
createAppServerTemplate
This script creates a new application server template in your
configuration. A server template is used to define the configuration
settings for a new application server. When you create a new
application server, you either select the default server template or a
template you previously created, that is based on another, already
existing application server. The default template is used if you do
not specify a different template when you create the server.
You could create a template from your initial profile and create a new profile using the template.
I believe that createAppServerTemplate creates e template for the server not the profile. Therefore if you already have configured a profile you can than use the template to create additional servers within this profile.
You would then use createApplicationServer to create new servers based on the above created template.
I guess if you want to copy a profile the best method is to record the configurations and set them in a script file.
Just for information In MyEclipseBlue version 10 we can export server profile configuration & import in new profile; hence retaining all the configuration.
René answer is correct but i faced issues while Running the server in Debug Mode.
\WebSphere8552\AppServer\properties\fsdb\AppSrv01.bat change was_user_script path
\WebSphere8552\AppServer\properties\fsdb_was_profile_defauldefault.bat change was_user_script path with actual
Also change path in : \AppServer\properties\profileRegistry.xml for validating license
I am using WiX 3.5 and making an installer. I have used heat.exe to bundle all the files.
It produced a WiX file. I referred in main wxs files as componentgroup ref. When I build my installer, it throws the following exception.
light.exe : error LGHT0103 : The system cannot find the file
'..........\target\tmp-release\jboss-eap-5.0\jboss-as\server\all\deploy\httpha-invoker.sar\invoker.war\WEB-INF\classes\org\jboss\invocation\http\servlet\ReadOnlyAccessFilter.class'
with type ''.
It is able load many files from this location, except the above file, even though the file is present.
Looks like you've hit the linker bug. As far as I can see, it was already reported to the WiX team, and was scheduled for v4.0. The comment to the issue states the path is more than 255 characters, so a possible workaround for you is to re-work the files/folders layout to avoid the paths of that length.
Hope this helps.
The answer of Ravz1234 works ! I used it with a environment variable e.g. env.SourcePath.
1) Set an environment variable to show on your Source Dir e.g. C:\SourceDir
2) On heat.exe add the argument -var env.SourcePath along with the other arguments
I used the variable for the directory, sys.SOURCEFILEDIR, and it worked well.
In the build log of my project, i can see these properties:
<integrationProperties>
<CCNetProject>Gdet_T</CCNetProject>
...
<LastModificationDate>4/6/2010 1:29:04 PM</LastModificationDate>
<LastChangeNumber>10841</LastChangeNumber>
</integrationProperties>
I want to pass the property CCNetProject and LastChangeNumber to a batch file. it works well with CCNetProject, as it can be used in the batch as an environment variable %CCNetProject%.
But it doesn't work with other properties (those are not starting with the CCnet prefix) as LastChangeNumber or LastModificationDate.
I tried to pass it as argument, but it fails !
<exec>
<executable>$(WorkingFolderBase)\MyBatch.bat</executable>
<baseDirectory>$(WorkingFolderBase)\</baseDirectory>
<buildArgs>$(LastModificationDate)</buildArgs>
</exec>
I tried to pass it as environment variable, but it fails:
<exec>
<executable>$(WorkingFolderBase)\MyBatch.bat</executable>
<baseDirectory>$(WorkingFolderBase)\</baseDirectory>
<environment>
<variable>
<name>svn_label</name>
<value>"${LastModificationDate}"</value>
</variable>
</environment>
</exec>
The results is always the same when I display the parameter or variable : empty string or the variable name $(svn_label)
I'm sure it is simple, but ... I can't find ! Any idea ?
CCNET passes the following parameters to external programs:
CCNetArtifactDirectory
CCNetBuildCondition
CCNetBuildDate
CCNetBuildTime
CCNetFailureUsers
CCNetIntegrationStatus
CCNetLabel
CCNetLastIntegrationStatus
CCNetListenerFile
CCNetModifyingUsers
CCNetNumericLabel
CCNetProject
CCNetProjectUrl
CCNetRequestSource
CCNetUser
CCNetWorkingDirectory
As you can see LastIntegrationStatus e.g. is available through CCNetLastIntegrationStatus but LastModificationDate e.g. has no equivalent.
You can pass additional arguments via <buildArgs> or <environment> but inside CCNET configuration you have no access on the integration properties mentioned above. Most people starting with CCNET (including myself) try something like <buildArgs>$(CCNetProject)</buildArgs> and fail.
Have a look on my answer to a similar question.
Sorry I can't provide a better solution.
Update (regarding Thinker's suggestion):
Using $[$CCNetLabel] inside CCNET configuration does not seem to work.
Frankly spoken, I would have been rather surprised, if it had. The configuration is something static whereas CCNetLabel is something dynamic, that potentially changes with every integration build. Assuming you have access to these dynamic properties inside the configuration, the configuration might change with every build. Since changing the configuration means restarting the CCNET server automatically, you would cause a server restart with every build. Not actually a desirable behavior, is it?
ok, found the solution.
Need to use a specific label called SvnRevisionLabeller to retrieve the svn revision.
it is then available via the CCNetLabel environement variable.
http://code.google.com/p/svnrevisionlabeller/
<labeller type="svnRevisionLabeller">
<url>http://mysvnrootproject/trunk</url>
</labeller>
Im having MSI ,for minor update ,i will be updating only build number with no product code change. i try to paramters to msiexex .
msiexec /i sample.msi Reinstall=ALL ReinstallMode=amus in command prompt.Inspite of setting in command prompt,I tried to update msi property through orca. I added 2 properties to Reinstallmode and reinstall properties to orca.But they are not working.It gives me error message.Product of same version has already installed.
one more question which i had is
I tried to set custom action condition property = "Not Installed" .SO tht during repair mode ,i will not invoke custom action.Only one time invokation.
If i try to run msiexec /i sample.msi Reinstallmode=amus Reinstall="All" will custom action be invoked or it will not invoke.
~Mahender
I suppose the properties you pass are not set because you missed the correct spelling. Both REINSTALL and REINSTALLMODE properties should be all UPPERCASE. Such uppercased properties are called public properties, and only public properties can be passed via command line.
Hope this helps.