Automate the Admin Activities

       It's been while I am thinking to automate my most of the admin jobs. The client I am working wants to restart the OBIEE server every day(not preferred option) and there will be lots changes happening in RPD and I might have to deploy the RPD at least once in every week.

Below are some steps I have taken to automate most of the admin work.

1) Created Shell script for OBIEE Start/Stop
2) Created python script to deploy the RPD from specified folder. This script can call using WLST
3) Created shell script to remove the temp file
4) Created Script to clear the cache

 Scheduled  Cron jobs to run OBIEE start/Stop,Remove temp file and Clear cache scripts to run every day.also scheduled Cron tab for deploy RPD script to run once in every week.

Now the only issue is I have to make sure the I have copied my latest RPD in path before my cron tab start(Planning to write some script for that as well :))

These cron tabs help me to save my lot of time.  Try it ... :)

Regards,
Sreejith






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