IBM BS029ML Self Help Guide - Page 181
WebSphere Portal ReleaseBuilder, Portal Scripting Interface
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For more information about some common problems and solutions with the XML access tool, refer to the WebSphere Portal Server InfoCenter at: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r0/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.wp.en t.doc/wps/adxmltrb.html WebSphere Portal ReleaseBuilder During the staging of follow-on releases of IBM WebSphere Portal, portals, configurations, and artifacts need to be moved between systems. ReleaseBuilder enables the management of release configurations independent of user configurations. Release configuration data can be exported into an XML configuration interface configuration file. During the staging of follow-on releases, it is now possible to stage release configurations between two releases using the XML configuration interface. This allows you to track which configuration entities were removed, added, or changed compared to the previous release, and apply differential updates. Differential updates are created by detecting the differences between one configuration and another. A third configuration can then be generated to represent the difference and used to apply not only additional and update modifications, but also deletions to the production server. This allows the staging and production servers to remain in sync and eliminates the problem of configuration bloat on the production server. ReleaseBuilder is a configuration management tool. It should not be used for migration purposes. Refer to the WebSphere Portal Server V6 InfoCenter for more information about ReleaseBuilder at: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r0/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.wp.en t.doc/wpf/dep_rbabout.html Portal Scripting Interface IBM WebSphere Portal provides a scripting interface that enhances the possibilities for automated solution deployment and administration of the portal. The Portal Scripting Interface allows you to create scripts that portal administrators can use to perform administrative tasks from a command line. The Portal Scripting Interface allows portal solution development teams to write scripts that are later executed by operation teams for solution deployment. These scripts have the same functionality as the portal administration user interface. However, the scripting interface does not facilitate all operations that can be done using the Portal UI. This allows you to implement automated configuration management for various kinds of configuration changes. Scripts support the work split between solution development and solution operation teams. Even if the solution development teams cannot work interactively with the production system, they can apply the same administrative actions through the use of scripts. At the same time, the use of scripts enhances availability and quality of the solution, as developers can write and test the scripts without interfering with the production system. Scripts provide repeatability and avoid user errors that are likely in manual administration procedures. Refer to the WebSphere Portal Server V6 InfoCenter for more information about the scripting interface at: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r0/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.wp.en t.doc/wps/ad_psi.html Chapter 5. WebSphere Portal runtime and services 167
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