IBM WebSphere - History of installed products (historyInfo)

by
Jeremy Canfield |
Updated: March 08 2020
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The historyInfo.sh (Linux) or historyInfo.bat (Windows) command can be used to view the installation directory for installed products, the products that are installed, and the version of each installed product.
${WAS_INSTALL_ROOT}/bin/historyInfo.sh
First, the root directory of the product, version, DTD, and Installation Manager logs will be listed.
Installation
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Product Directory /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
Version Directory /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/properties/version
DTD Directory /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/properties/version/dtd
Logs Directory /var/ibm/InstallationManager/logs
Next, the products installed in the product directory will be listed. This will not include other IBM products that are installed in some other product directory.
Product List
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BASE installed
JAVA8 installed
Lastly, information about each installed product will be listed.
Installed Product
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Name IBM WebSphere Application Server
Version 9.0.0.7
ID BASE
Build Level cf071808.01
Build Date 3/2/18
Package com.ibm.websphere.BASE.v90_9.0.7.20180302_0440
Architecture x86_64 (64 bit)
Installed Features WebSphere Application Server traditional
EJBDeploy tool for pre-EJB 3.0 modules
Embeddeble EJB container
Stand-alone thin clients and resource adapters
Installed Product
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Name IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 8
Version 8.0.5.7
ID JAVA8
Build Level pxa6480sr5fp7-20171216_01
Build Date 12/16/17
Architecture x86_64 (64 bit)
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