Automatic regeneation of plugin-cfg.xml

The Web server plug-in configuration service by default regenerates the
plugin-cfg.xml file automatically. You can check the setting from WAS Admin console



When selected, the Web server plug-in configuration service automatically generates the plug-in configuration file whenever the Web server environment changes. For example, the plug-in configuration file is regenerated whenever one of the following activities occurs:

• A new application is deployed on an associated application server.


• The Web server definition is saved.


• An application is removed from an associated application server.


• A new virtual host is defined.

Whenever a virtual host definition is updated, the plug-in configuration file
is automatically regenerated for all of the Web servers.

In my local environment i tried installing a new web application and after installation was completed i checked the plugin-cfg.xml file and it had a entry for newly installed application. Also i could see this in my DMGR's SystemOut.log file


[9/14/09 21:29:23:290 PDT] 00000052 DeploymentMan A ADMS0208I: The configuration synchronization complete for cell.
[9/14/09 21:29:29:540 PDT] 00000048 FileRepositor A ADMR0016I: User defaultWIMFileBasedRealm/server:dmgrCell01_dmgrCellManager01_dmgr modified document cells/dmgrCell01/nodes/dmgrNode01/servers/webserver2/plugin-cfg.xml.
[9/14/09 21:29:29:540 PDT] 00000048 SystemOut O
[9/14/09 21:29:29:540 PDT] 00000048 SystemOut O
[9/14/09 21:29:29:540 PDT] 00000048 SystemOut O PLGC0005I: Plug-in configuration file = C:\Cert\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\Dmgr01\config\cells\dmgrCell01\nodes\dmgrNode01\servers\webserver2\plugin-cfg.xml
[9/14/09 21:29:29:540 PDT] 00000048 SystemOut O
[9/14/09 21:29:29:540 PDT] 00000048 SystemOut O PLGC0052I: Plug-in configuration file generation is complete for the Web server dmgrCell01.dmgrNode01.webserver2.
[9/14/09 21:29:29:540 PDT] 00000048 SystemOut O PLGC0052I: Plug-in configuration file generation is complete for the Web server dmgrCell01.dmgrNode01.webserver2.
[9/14/09 21:29:29:556 PDT] 00000048 SystemOut O PLGC0051I: Plug-in configuration file generation started for the Web server dmgrCell01.dmgrNode01.webserver1.
[9/14/09 21:29:30:150 PDT] 00000048 FileRepositor A ADMR0016I: User defaultWIMFileBasedRealm/server:dmgrCell01_dmgrCellManager01_dmgr modified document cells/dmgrCell01/nodes/dmgrNode01/servers/webserver1/plugin-cfg.xml.
[9/14/09 21:29:30:150 PDT] 00000048 SystemOut O
[9/14/09 21:29:30:150 PDT] 00000048 SystemOut O
[9/14/09 21:29:30:150 PDT] 00000048 SystemOut O PLGC0005I: Plug-in configuration file = C:\Cert\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\Dmgr01\config\cells\dmgrCell01\nodes\dmgrNode01\servers\webserver1\plugin-cfg.xml
[9/14/09 21:29:30:150 PDT] 00000048 SystemOut O
[9/14/09 21:29:30:150 PDT] 00000048 SystemOut O PLGC0052I: Plug-in configuration file generation is complete for the Web server dmgrCell01.dmgrNode01.webserver1.
[9/14/09 21:29:30:150 PDT] 00000048 SystemOut O PLGC0052I: Plug-in configuration file generation is complete for the Web server dmgrCell01.dmgrNode01.webserver1.
[9/14/09 21:29:56:775 PDT] 00000055 SystemOut O
[9/14/09 21:29:56:775 PDT] 00000055 SystemOut O PLGC0062I: The plug-in configuration file is propagated from C:\Cert\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\AppSrv01\config\cells\dmgrCell01\nodes\dmgrNode01\servers\webserver2\plugin-cfg.xml to C:\Cert\HTTPServer\Plugins\config\webserver2\plugin-cfg.xml on the Web server computer.
[9/14/09 21:29:56:775 PDT] 0000001f SystemOut O
[9/14/09 21:29:56:775 PDT] 0000001f SystemOut O PLGC0048I: The propagation of the plug-in configuration file is complete for the Web server dmgrCell01.dmgrNode01.webserver2.
[9/14/09 21:29:56:853 PDT] 00000055 SystemOut O
[9/14/09 21:29:56:853 PDT] 00000055 SystemOut O PLGC0062I: The plug-in configuration file is propagated from C:\Cert\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\AppSrv01\config\cells\dmgrCell01\nodes\dmgrNode01\servers\webserver1\plugin-cfg.xml to C:\Cert\HTTPServer\Plugins/config/webserver1/plugin-cfg.xml on the Web server computer.
[9/14/09 21:29:56:869 PDT] 0000001f SystemOut O
[9/14/09 21:29:56:869 PDT] 0000001f SystemOut O PLGC0048I: The propagation of the plug-in configuration file is complete for the Web server dmgrCell01.dmgrNode01.