I created jython scripts to monitor the jms queue depth.        The jython scripts are called from AIX shell script.    The jython scripts are working. 

But sometimes there are problems with the job schedule.    One of my scripts are submitted when the WebSphere Application server is down.    If WebSphere application server is down,   the wsadmin.sh command will fail.      What is the best way to check results from wsadmin.sh command?     

  



    

My shell script commands to verify if WebSphere is active

  ############################################################################# # Is WebSphere Active? ############################################################################# proccnt=`ps -ef | grep wmsadmin | grep server | grep -v vi | wc -l`

if [ $proccnt -eq 0 ]; then     
   print "\n WebSphere Server application is not active..." >> $LOG     
   ps -ef | grep wmsadmin | grep server >> $LOG
   RC=2     print "RC = $RC"          
   exit $RC    
fi

Wouldn't a wc retun a success even it it retured a 0?  


Maybe use wsadmin - something like :
def getAppStatus(appName):
    # If appStat is blank then the app is not running.
    appStat = AdminControl.completeObjectName('type=Application,name='appName',*')
    if appStat == "":
        print your 'not active' status to logs
    else:
        run your wsadmin commands

Multiple options.
1. you can check the status of the server by using "serverStatus.sh" under bin directory by passing the servername as parameter and structure your logic based on output.
2. If you are grepping the processing then the immediate return code '$?' should tell if the process is available or not. 

eg :

ps -ef | grep -i server1 >> /dev/null

status= $?

if status value is 0 then process exists or else it doesn't. 

3. Use the wsadmin command as mentioned in previous post