Osgi Console and commands

Liferay is now fully supporting osgi, So here are some steps to connect with osgi consoles and some basic commands

OSGI console is the way to deploy and manage state of modules/components.

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Connect gogo shell

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 Enable telnet in windows
Go to command prompt
 command - telnet localhost 11311

OR

use putty with localhost and port 11311

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Install osgi web console

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Go to gogo shell

command - install 

http://mirror.switch.ch/mirror/apache/dist/felix/org.apache.felix.webconsole-4.2.16-all.jar

OR

command -  install file:///C:/org.apache.felix.webconsole-4.2.16-all.jar

After installing bundle, use the bundle id to start the bundle. By default bundle is in installed state.

command - start [bundle id]

Access - http://localhost:8080/o/system/console/bundles- (admin/admin)

[bundle id] - is an integer which is identifier for particular bundle.

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Gogo shell commands

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install file:///C:/liferay-blade-samples/maven/hook/target/hook-1.0.0.jar - Install the bundle
diag [bundle id] - Check for issues
update [bundle id] - Pick up from the last location
lb - List all the bundles
 ss - List all the bundles(Different View)
lb [bundle name or part of the string] - List all the bundles with matching string
uninstall [bundle id] - Uninstall the bundle
start [bundle id] - Start the bundle
stop [bundle id] - Stop the bundle
 b [bundle id] - Provides bundle details
refresh [bundle id] - Refresh bundles
disconnect [bundle id] - Disconnect from Gogo shell
inspect  ('capability' | 'requirement') <namespace>  [bundle id] - Inspect the bundle

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Osgi Status

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INSTALLED - Bundle is available in container
ACTIVE - Bundle is available to use or can be activated lazily
RESOLVED - All prerequisite are available to activate the bundle
STARTING
STOPPING

You are just done, Try & Enjoy the function.............:)