The deploy process involves taking a staged application, and installing it into the web servers running on nodes of a web cluster implemented on the ePortal System.
The eportaldeploy command is a command-line executable that is used to deploy a staged application using the web service interface and the DeployStagedApplication web method. This command is installed in the bin subdirectory under the ePortal Developer install directory.
Prerequisite: Ensure that the host name specified in the staged application configuration matches the back-end server name configured in ePortal Manager.
To deploy an application
Access the ePortal management LAN.
Run the eportaldeploy command. For more information, see "Syntax".
Note: If you are deploying to a ClearPath ePortal System 9.0 or later, use the ePortalMSdeploy command.
Examples:
For eportaldeploy command:
eportaldeploy MyUsername MyPassword MyDomain 192.63.231.110 MyApplication 2.0.0.0 MyCluster
For eportalMSdeploy command:
eportalMSdeploy MyUsername MyPassword MyDomain 192.63.231.110 MyApplication 2.0.0.0 MyCluster
Syntax
The eportaldeploy command uses the following syntax:
eportaldeploy Usercode Password Domain Address StagedName StagedVersion Cluster [Options]
The eportalMSdeploy command uses the following syntax:
eportalMSdeploy Usercode Password Domain Address StagedName StagedVersion Cluster [Options]
Where:
Usercode is the usercode used to access the remote ePortal manager.
Password is the password associated with the usercode.
Domain is the windows domain of the ePortal manager.
Address is the DNS name or IP address of the web service.
StagedName is the staged name of the application to deploy.
StagedVersion is the version number of the application to deploy. Version number is in the following format: n.n.n.n.
Cluster is the name of the ePortal Cluster the application is being deployed to.
Options are zero or more options. Each option consists of a double hyphen immediately followed by a lowercase keyword, or a single hyphen followed by a character. Each option includes an argument, except for the --help (-?) and the --secure (-s) options. The option argument is separated from the option by one or more spaces. If the option argument contains a space, it must be enclosed in double quotes. The options are described as follows:
| Options | Description |
|---|---|
| --help, -? | This option does not have any option argument. It displays help text for the command and performs no other operation. |
| --deployedname, -d | Is the deployed name of an application. If the option is not used, the root of the staged name is used. |
| --syncmethod, -m | Is the synchronization method to use in deploying the application. The methods used are: offline, online, serial, and phased. If the option is not used, the default synchronization method is online. |
| --drainwaittime, -w | Is the time in seconds to wait for the applications on a web partition to drain users. DrainWaitTime does not apply to the “Online” SyncMethod. |
| --secure, -s | Use secure (HTTPS) connection to the web service to initiate the deploy operation. |
Note: The command returns 0, if successful and 1 if an error occurs and displays an error message on the console.