Installing and Un-installing Portal Application Archive (PAA) file


Basically .paa file installation process consists of two steps, install and deploy.


1. Copy the .paa file into some temp directory in your Portal box in case of installing the portal application archive file.
2. Open a command prompt and navigate to Portal profile ConfigEngine directory <WAS_HOME>/<wp_profile>/ConfigEngine and execute following ConfigEngine install-paa command –

 a) Installation of the .paa file
In Linux or AIX
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./ConfigEngine.sh install-paa -DPAALocation=<paa_file_location> -DWasPassword=<password> -DPortalAdminPwd=<password>
./ConfigEngine.sh deploy-paa -DappName=<paa_app_name> -DWasPassword=<password> -DPortalAdminPwd=<password>
In Windows:
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ConfigEngine.bat install-paa -DPAALocation=<paa_file_location> -DWasPassword=<password> -DPortalAdminPwd=<password>
ConfigEngine.bat deploy-paa -DappName=<paa_app_name> -DWasPassword=<password> -DPortalAdminPwd=<password>
b) Un-Installation of the .paa file
In Linux or AIX
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./ConfigEngine.sh remove-paa -DappName=<paa_app_name> -DforceRemove=true -DWasPassword=<password> -DPortalAdminPwd=<password>
./ConfigEngine.sh uninstall-paa -DappName=<paa_app_name> -DWasPassword=<password> -DPortalAdminPwd=<password>
In Windows:
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ConfigEngine.bat remove-paa -DappName=<paa_app_name> -DforceRemove=true -DWasPassword=<password> -DPortalAdminPwd=<password>
ConfigEngine.bat uninstall-paa -DappName=<paa_app_name> -DWasPassword=<password> -DPortalAdminPwd=<password>

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  1. bubblefootballSeptember 15, 2015 at 10:06 PM

    Thanks for sharing this great information about content management,.
    Decoupled WCM

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