Maintenance Scripts

Beginning with Appian 25.4, all new versions of Appian will require containers managed by Kubernetes to run in a self-managed environment. Review the 24.4 release notes and frequently asked questions to learn more.

The following scripts are used to simplify common tasks involved with administering Appian.

Script Name	Purpose	Files
Change Paths	Change paths for web content, forums, and notes	/_admin/_scripts/tools/change-paths.sh (.bat)
Copy Appian Files	Copies KDBs and _admin data to a given folder	/_admin/_scripts/tools/datamaintenance/aecopyfiles.sh(.bat) /_admin/_scripts/tools/datamaintenance/examples/copyAllButTopFiveRepos.sh(.bat) /_admin/_scripts/tools/datamaintenance/antScripts/aecopyfiles.xml
Delete Appian Files	Deletes KDBs (used for maintenance)	/_admin/_scripts/tools/datamaintenance/aedeletefiles.sh(.bat) deleteAllButTopFiveRepos.sh(.bat) /_admin/_scripts/tools/datamaintenance/antScripts/aedeletefiles.xml
Delete Search Files	---	/_admin/_scripts/tools/datamaintenance/aedeletesearchfiles.sh(.bat) deleteAllButTopFiveSearchFiles.sh(.bat) /_admin/_scripts/tools/datamaintenance/antScripts/aedeletesearchfiles.xml
Search Index	Creates search index for Lucene	/_admin/search/create-search-index.sh(.bat) update-search-index.sh(.bat)
Exports	Contains system variables (other scripts in server use it)	/server/_scripts/exports.sh(.bat)
Start/Stop Appian	Start/Stop Appian or one of its servers	/services/bin/start.sh(.bat) /services/bin/stop.sh(.bat)
Create KDBs	Create KDBs for each server	/server/_scripts/analytics/create.sh(.bat) /server/_scripts/channels/create.sh(.bat) /server/_scripts/collaboration/create.sh(.bat) /server/_scripts/design/create.sh(.bat) /server/_scripts/exec/create.sh(.bat) /server/_scripts/forums/create.sh(.bat) /server/_scripts/metadata/create.sh(.bat) /server/_scripts/notifications/create.sh(.bat) /server/_scripts/personalization/create.sh(.bat) /server/_scripts/portal/create.sh(.bat)
Diagnostic Tools	Server diagnostic tools	/services/bin/status.sh(.bat) /server/_scripts/diagnostic/convert_l_to_text.sh(.bat) /server/_scripts/diagnostic/validate.sh(.bat)
LicInfo	License Information	/_admin/_scripts/licinfo.sh(.bat)

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