psadmin-plus

psadmin_plus is a RubyGem helper tool for psadmin. By passing parameters via command line, you can run psadmin actions like start, stop, status, etc. All domains should be contained in a single PS_CFG_HOME. If you use multiple PS_CFG_HOME homes, see the Environment Variables section on how to enable support.

Example Usage

Task	Command
help	psa help
list domains	psa list
start all domains	psa start
start all web domains	psa start web
start hdev web domain	psa start web hdev

Setup

gem install psadmin_plus

Hey, I don't have ruby installed!

• Use ruby included with Puppet on Windows
• Use ruby included with Puppet on Linux

Environment Variables

• PS_RUNTIME_USER
  • User that owns PS_CFG_HOME and should run psadmin
  • If not set, default is psadm2
• PS_POOL_MGMT
  • Enables load balanced pool management
  • Options are: on, off
  • If not set, default is off
• PS_HEALTH_FILE
  • Name of file used by Load Balancer health check
  • Options are: any valid filename
  • If not set, default is heath.html
• PS_HEALTH_TEXT
  • The content of the health check file
  • Options are: any valid string. Use single quotes if the string has spaces or special characters.
  • If not set, default is true
• PS_HEALTH_TIME
  • Health check timeout duration in seconds
  • Options are: any integer
  • If not set, default is 60 seconds
• PS_PSA_SUDO
  • Runs commands as PS_RUNTIME_USER via sudo, if set to on
  • Options are: on, off
  • If not set, default is off
• PS_MULTI_HOMES
  • Set this value to the base folder where your PS_CFG_HOME are stored.
  • Use Unix path separators on all platforms. E.g, PS_MULTI_HOME=/opt/oracle/psft/cfg or PS_MULTI_HOME=c:/psft/cfg
  • Option is any valid path or false
  • If not set, default is false
• PS_WIN_SERVICES
  • Use Windows Services to start/stop web, app and prcs domains.
  • Options are: all, tux, web, app, prcs
  • If not set, default is false. psadmin is used to start/stop domains.
  • The default service name is the DPK standard: Psft<Type><Domain>Service
  • To override the default name, set the environment variables:
    1. WEB_SERVICE_NAME
    2. APP_SERVICE_NAME
    3. PRCS_SERVICE_NAME
  • The override names must include #{domain} somewhere in the name. That is used by psadmin-plus to call the correct domain. E.g, WEB_SERVICE_NAME="#{domain}-pia"
• PS_TRAIL_SERVICES
  • On Windows, you can use this option to set the Windows service after starting/stopping a domain via psadmin. This lets you start/stop and view the domain output but keep the Windows service status in sync.
  • Options are: true, false
  • If note set, default is false
• PS_PSA_CONF
  • The location of a configuration file for psadmin-plus
  • Options are: a valid path to the config file
  • If not set, default is ~/.psa.conf

Configuration File

You can store the psadmin-plus configuration in a file instead of environment variables.

1. Create the file ~/.psa.conf
2. Add your configuration as envVar=value pairs on each line

PS_POOL_MGMT=on
PS_MULTI_HOMES=/opt/oracle/psft/cfg
PS_HEALTH_FILE=host.html

Profile Suggestions

Here are some suggested additions to your bash profile.

• export PS_RUNTIME_USER="<ps-cfg-home-owner>"
• export PS_POOL_MGMT="off"
• export PS_PSA_SUDO="on"

Or set PS_PSA_CONF if you want to use a configuration file in a custom location

export PS_PSA_CONF=/u01/app/psa.conf

PeopleTools Support

This has been tested using:

• 8.55
• 8.56

Features

• Supports Service Accounts or User Accounts. psa can run commands as a service account so domains are started under the correct account.
• Supports Windows Services as well as psadmin for domains on Windows
• Support for multiple PS_CFG_HOME folders.

Limitations

• Multiple PS_CFG_HOMEs: The multi-config home support is limited to a single domain under PS_CFG_HOME, and the domain name must match the folder for PS_CFG_HOME. If your domain is named HRDEV, then the PS_CFG_HOME must end with that domain name. (E.g, c:\psft\cfg\HRDEV)