Sorry for the confusion.
The reason you don't want the latter:
asadmin redeploy <path or filename> with an optional --name <appname>
is because...
Jane Young wrote:
> Hi Marina,
>
> It cannot be the latter; --name must be a required option in redeploy.
> The reason you don't want the former is because your previous
> deployment may have a different name than the archive/path name. And
> if you do "asadmin redeploy <path or filename>", redeploy does not
> know which application you are redeploying. Similarly, if you have
> the same app deployed with two different names, then redeploy does not
> know which app you want to redeploy.
> Again, the correct syntax is:
> *asadmin redeploy --name <appname> [--virtualservers
> <viratualservers>] [--contextroot <contextroot>]
> [--precompilejsp=false] [<path or filename>]*
>
> where --name is required and <path or filename> is optional.
>
> HTH,
> Jane
>
>
> Marina Vatkina wrote:
>
>> Jane,
>>
>> can it be either
>> asadmin redeploy --name <appname>
>>
>> with an optional <path or filename> or
>>
>> asadmin redeploy <path or filename>
>>
>> with an optional --name <appname>?
>>
>> thanks,
>> -marina
>>
>> Jane Young wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I've reverted the functionality in redeploy command. However, the
>>> syntax is a bit different. Instead of name parameter as the
>>> operand, --name is now a required option. The syntax is very
>>> similiar to deploy command.
>>>
>>> *asadmin redeploy --name <appname> [--virtualservers
>>> <viratualservers>] [--contextroot <contextroot>]
>>> [--precompilejsp=false] [<path or filename>]*
>>>
>>> If path (operand) is not specified and the application is
>>> previously deployed from a directory, then path is retrieved from
>>> domain.xml. If application is previously deployed from a file, then
>>> path is a required parameter/operand.
>>>
>>> I've also added deploydir command. This command is deprecated in
>>> v3, so please use "deploy ... <directory>" instead.
>>> The V3AdminCommands
>>> <http://wiki.glassfish.java.net/Wiki.jsp?page=V3AdminCommands> page
>>> has been updated with these changes/additions.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Jane
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Vince Kraemer wrote:
>>>
>>>> This is good news. I am happy that this useful command is getting a
>>>> second chance.... for users sake.
>>>>
>>>> The v3 plugin code could be changed to work with just about
>>>> anything. It isn't pleasant, but it is do-able.
>>>>
>>>> Forcing users to go back to a poorer interface, after a better one
>>>> has been identified and implemented, is.... more than unpleasant.
>>>>
>>>> vbk
>>>>
>>>> Hong Zhang wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi, Vince
>>>>>
>>>>>> I disagree with your analysis.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think that whether by luck or deep analysis, Jerome made the
>>>>>> right decisions concerning the need for a redeploy "command".
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Eliminating it for 'ease of maintenance' is not a compelling
>>>>>> justification.... especially when there was a working
>>>>>> implementation that was in-place....
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> When we made the decision, we were not aware of that the NetBeans
>>>>> plug in was using the new redeploy command. And I guess we did not
>>>>> realize the parameter differences of the new redeploy command vs
>>>>> the old "deploy --force". In any case, we will restore the old
>>>>> syntax of redeploy command and the changes should be checked in soon.
>>>>>
>>>>> - Hong
>>>>>
>>>>
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