How do you generate a full XMLAccess export of an IBM WebSphere® Portal configuration?
Answer
To assist in troubleshooting a WebSphere Portal issue, you may be asked by IBM Support to take a "full" or complete export of your Portal configuration using the XML Configuration Interface, commonly known as XMLAccess.
To generate a full export of your Portal's configuration, do the following:
1. Copy the file,
2. Open a terminal or command window. Change directories (cd) to
-- Execute (run) the script,
-- SetupCmdLine sets certain environment variables in the current window (such as JAVA_HOME).
3. From the directory,
xmlaccess -user
-url
Substitute Portal_admin_user, Portal_admin_password, myhost, and port with the correct values for your environment.
The file name specified after "-out" will contain the Portal configuration as XML. The file can have any name.
The protocol can be omitted after the -url parameter except in the case of SSL. SSL is only supported using Portal Version 6.0 and later.
If the file Export.xml is missing from your installation, contact Portal Support for the file or take a copy from another Portal host.
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Examples (using the default ports):
Version 5.0.x
xmlaccess -user wpsadmin -pwd Mypassword -url http://host.raleigh.ibm.com:9081/wps/config -in Export.xml -out result.xml
Version 5.1.x
xmlaccess -user wpsadmin -password Mypassword -url http://host.raleigh.ibm.com:9081/wps/config -in Export.xml -out result.xml
Version 6.0.x
xmlaccess -user wpsadmin -password Mypassword -url http://host.raleigh.ibm.com:10038/wps/config -in Export.xml -out result.xml
Version 6.0.x using SSL and the default port
xmlaccess -user wpsadmin -password Mypassword -url https://appserver_host_name:10035/wps/config -in Export.xml -out result.xml
Version 6.1.x
xmlaccess -user wpsadmin -password Mypassword -url http://host.raleigh.ibm.com:10038/wps/config -in Export.xml -out result.xml
