Sun Microsystems 820433510 manual Version Commands, Message Queue Administration Commands

Version Commands

Version Commands

The version commands return the version string, display a list of all the asadmin commands, and allow you to install the license file.

TABLE C–5Version Commands

Command	Definition
version	Displays the version information. If the command cannot communicate with
	the administration server with the given user/password and host/port, then
	the command will retrieve the version locally and display a warning message.
help	Displays a list of all the asadmin utility commands. Specify the command to
	display the usage information for that command
install-license	Prevents unauthorized use of the Application Server. Allows you to install the
	license file.
shutdown	Gracefully brings down the administration server and all the running
	instances. You must manually start the administration server to bring it up
	again.

Message Queue Administration Commands

The Message Queue administration commands allow you to manage the JMS destinations.

TABLE C–6Message Queue Commands

Command	Definition
create-jmsdest	Creates a JMS physical destination. Along with the physical destination, you
	use the create-jms-resource command to create a JMS destination resource
	that has a Name property that specifies the physical destination.
delete-jmsdest	Removes the specified JMS destination.
flush-jmsdest	Purges the messages from a physical destination in the specified target's JMS
	Service configuration.
list-jmsdest	Lists the JMS physical destinations.
jms-ping	Checks if the JMS service (also known as the JMS provider) is up and running.
	When you start the Application Server, the JMS service starts by default.
	Additionally, it pings only the default JMS host within the JMS service. It
	displays an error message when it is unable to ping a built-in JMS service.

240 Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server 2.1 Administration Guide • December 2008