The icegridadmin utility is a command-line tool for administering an IceGrid domain. Deploying an application with this utility requires an XML file that defines the descriptors.

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Usage

The IceGrid administration tool supports the following command-line options:

Usage: icegridadmin [options]
Options:
-h, --help           Show this message.
-v, --version        Display the Ice version.
-e COMMANDS          Execute COMMANDS.
-d, --debug          Print debug messages.
-s, --server         Start icegridadmin as a server (to parse XML files).
-i, --instanceName   Connect to the registry with the given instance name.
-H, --host           Connect to the registry at the given host.
-P, --port           Connect to the registry running on the given port.
-u, --username       Login with the given username.
-p, --password       Login with the given password.
-S, --ssl            Authenticate through SSL.
-r, --replica NAME   Connect to the replica NAME.

The -e option causes the tool to execute the given commands and then exit without entering an interactive mode. The -s option starts icegridadmin in a server mode that supports the IceGrid::FileParser interface; a proxy for the object is printed to standard output. If neither -e nor -s is specified, the tool enters an interactive mode in which you issue commands at a prompt.

To communicate with the IceGrid registry, icegridadmin establishes an administrative session. The tool uses SSL authentication if you specify the -S option or define its equivalent property IceGridAdmin.AuthenticateUsingSSL. Otherwise, icegridadmin uses password authentication and prompts you for the username and password if you do not specify them via command-line options or properties. If you want icegridadmin to establish its session using a Glacier2 router, define Ice.Default.Router appropriately.

If specified, the following command-line options override their property equivalents:

icegridadmin determines its target registry as follows:

1. Connect via a Glacier2 router if Ice.Default.Router is defined.
2. Otherwise, if Ice.Default.Locator is defined, connect to the specified registry.
3. Otherwise, if a host is defined via the -H or --host options or the equivalent property, connect to the registry at the specified host. If no port is defined via the -P or --port options or the equivalent property, icegridadmin uses the standard IceGrid TCP (4061) or SSL (4062) port.
4. Otherwise, icegridadmin attempts to locate a registry by issuing a UDP multicast discovery request. (icegridadmin does not use the IceGridDiscovery plug-in.) If the tool discovers more than one registry, it presents a list and asks you to select one.

Once it has connected to the registry and successfully established a session, icegridadmin displays its command prompt. The help command displays the following usage information:

• help
  Print this message.

• exit, quit
  Exit this program.

• CATEGORY help
  Print the help section of the given CATEGORY

• COMMAND help
  Print the help of the given COMMAND.

The tool's commands are organized by category. The supported command categories are shown below:

• application
• node
• registry
• server
• service
• adapter
• object
• server template
• service template

You can obtain more information about each category using the help command:

>>> application help

Application Commands

• application add [-n | --no-patch] DESC [TARGET ... ] [NAME=VALUE ... ]
  Add applications described in the XML descriptor file DESC. If specified the optional targets are deployed. Variables are defined using the NAME=VALUE syntax. The application is automatically patched unless the -n or --no-patch option is used to disable it.

• application remove NAME
  Remove the application named NAME.

• application describe NAME
  Describe the application named NAME.

• application diff [-s | --servers] DESC [TARGET ...] [NAME=VALUE ...]
  Print the differences between the application in the XML descriptor file DESC and the current deployment. If -s or --servers is specified, print the the list of servers affected by the differences. Variables are defined using the NAME=VALUE syntax.

• application update [-n | --no-restart] DESC [TARGET ...] [NAME=VALUE ...]
  Update the application in the XML descriptor file DESC. If -n or --no-restart is specified, the update will fail if it would require restarting one or more servers. Variables are defined using the NAME=VALUE syntax. Use the diff --servers command to discover which servers would be affected by an update, including those that would require a restart.

• application patch [-f | --force] NAME
  Patch the application named NAME. If -f or --force is specified, IceGrid will first shut down any servers that depend on the data to be patched.

• application list
  List all deployed applications.

Node Commands

• node list
  List all registered nodes.

• node describe NAME
  Show information about node NAME.

• node ping NAME
  Ping node NAME.

• node load NAME
  Print the load of the node NAME.

• node sockets [NAME]
  Print the number of processor sockets for node NAME. If NAME is omitted, print the number of processor sockets for each node. (The IceGrid.Node.ProcessorSocketCount property allows you to explicitly set this value for systems where the number of sockets cannot be obtained programmatically.)

• node show [OPTIONS] NAME [log | stderr | stdout]
  Print the Ice log messages of the node (with log), or print the text from the node's standard error or standard output (with stderr or stdout). The supported options are shown below:
  • -f, --follow
    With log, create a remote logger that prints each new log message.
    With stderr or stdout, wait for new text to be available in the file where stderr or stdout is redirected.
  • -t, --tail N
    Print the last N log messages (for log) or N lines of text (for stderr or stdout)
  • -h, --head N
    Print the first N lines of text (invalid option with log).

• node shutdown NAME
  Shutdown node NAME.

Registry Commands

• registry list
  List all registered registries.

• registry describe NAME
  Show information about registry NAME.

• registry ping NAME
  Ping registry NAME.

• registry show [OPTIONS] NAME [log | stderr | stdout]
  Print the Ice log messages of the registry (with log), or print the text from the registry's standard error or standard output (with stderr or stdout). The supported options are shown below:
  • -f, --follow
    With log, create a remote logger that prints each new log message.
    With stderr or stdout, wait for new text to be available in the file where stderr or stdout is redirected.
  • -t, --tail N
    Print the last N log messages (for log) or N lines of text (for stderr or stdout)
  • -h, --head N
    Print the first N lines of text (invalid option with log).

• registry shutdown NAME
  Shutdown registry NAME.

Server Commands

• server list
  List all registered servers.

• server remove ID
  Remove server ID.

• server describe ID
  Describe server ID.

• server properties ID
  Get the run-time properties of server ID.

• server property ID NAME
  Get the run-time property NAME of server ID.

• server state ID
  Get the state of server ID.

• server pid ID
  Get the process ID of server ID.

• server start ID
  Start server ID.

• server stop ID
  Stop server ID.

• server patch ID
  Patch server ID.

• server signal ID SIGNAL
  Send SIGNAL (such as SIGTERM or 15) to server ID.

• server stdout ID MESSAGE
  Write MESSAGE on server ID's standard output.

• server stderr ID MESSAGE
  Write MESSAGE on server ID's standard error.

• server show [OPTIONS] ID [log | stderr | stdout | LOGFILE]
  Print the Ice log messages of the server (with log), or print the text from the server's standard error, standard output or the log file LOGFILE (with stderr, stdout or LOGFILE). The supported options are shown below:
  • -f, --follow
    With log, create a remote logger that prints each new log message.
    With stderr, stdout and LOGFILE, wait for new text to be available in the file.
  • -t, --tail N
    Print the last N log messages (for log) or N lines of text (for stderr, stdout or LOGFILE)
  • -h, --head N
    Print the first N lines of text (invalid option with log).

• server enable ID
  Enable server ID.

• server disable ID
  Disable server ID. A disabled server cannot be started on demand.

Service Commands

• service start ID NAME
  Starts service NAME in IceBox server ID.

• service stop ID NAME
  Stops service NAME in IceBox server ID.

• service describe ID NAME
  Describes service NAME in IceBox server ID.

• service properties ID NAME
  Get the run-time properties of service NAME from IceBox server ID.

• service property ID NAME PROPERTY
  Get the run-time property PROPERTY of service NAME from IceBox server ID.

• service list ID
  List the services in IceBox server ID.

Adapter Commands

• adapter list
  List all registered adapters.

• adapter endpoints ID
  Show the endpoints of adapter or replica group ID.

• adapter remove ID
  Remove adapter or replica group ID.

Object Commands

The object command operates on well-known objects.

• object add PROXY [TYPE]
  Add a well-known object to the registry, optionally specifying its type.

• object remove IDENTITY
  Remove a well-known object from the registry.

• object find TYPE
  Find all well-known objects with the type TYPE.

• object describe EXPR
  Describe all well-known objects whose stringified identities match the expression EXPR. A trailing wildcard is supported in EXPR, for example "object describe Ice*".

• object list EXPR
  List all well-known objects whose stringified identities match the expression EXPR. A trailing wildcard is supported in EXPR, for example "object list Ice*".

Server Template

• server template instantiate APPLICATION NODE TEMPLATE  [NAME=VALUE ...]
  Instantiate the requested server template defined in the given application on a node. Variables are defined using the NAME=VALUE syntax.

• server template describe APPLICATION TEMPLATE
  Describe a server templateTEMPLATE from the given application.

Service Template

• service template describe APPLICATION TEMPLATE
  Describe a service templateTEMPLATE from the given application.

See Also

• IceGrid Administrative Sessions
• Glacier2 Integration with IceGrid
• IceGrid XML Features
• Using Descriptor Variables and Parameters
• Application Distribution
• Getting Started with IceGrid
• IceGridAdmin.*
• IceLocatorDiscovery