Configuring developer mode in WebspShere Portal Server 8.0

This article explains how to configure and un-configure the development mode option.  

Developer mode is for a development environment only and should not be used in a production environment

The JVM will be switched to development mode and the initial heap size will be set to the maximum allowable heap size to reduce the amount of garbage collection during start up.

Portlets and Web Applications will be activated on first access and not at the start up. Since some of the portlets and applications are required at start up, a white list, which contains the list of applications, will hold the applications still started at start up.

Note: To add applications to the white list, modify the wp_profile_root\PortalServer\config\StartupPerformance\wp.base_TargetMapExclList.properties file. Add a line such as App_name, where App_name is the name of the application. Log on to the WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console and go to Applications -> Application Types ->WebSphere enterprise applications to get a list of available applications.

 WebSphere portal server initially will have 93 applications installed. Those applications are

1 PA_MosoftExchange2010
2 wci
3 wcm
4 PA_Community_Port_App
5 PA_FS_Disambiguation
6 PA_Markups_Manager
7 Default_Theme_80
8 Dojo_Resources
9 wps
10 PA_DynamicUIApp
11 PA_WPF
12 PA_PropertiesPortApp
13 PA_MPagesandFavorites
14 PA_portletWiring
15 PA_WPS_Welcome
16 IEHS_war
17 PA_WCMLRingPortJSR286
18 lwp_peoplefinder_war
19 PA_Portlet_Manager
20 EphoxEditLive
21 PA_Blurb_1
22 PA_Properties
23 WCM_EXTENSION
24 PA_Web
25 PA_Manage_Webservices
26 PA_Clients_Manager
27 WebResourceServlet.ear
28 PA_FrequentUsers
29 PageBuilder2_Theme
30 PA_PTransformationApp
31 Personalization_Workspace
32 PA_Search_Center
33 PA_ThemesAndSkinsMgr
34 PA_ResourceView
35 JavaContentRepository
36 PA_Principals_Manager
37 wps_theme
38 PA_UniqueNames
39 PA_WebDockPortServlet
40 PA_Import_XML
41 SpellChecker
42 Seedlist_Servlet
43 pznscheduler
44 PA_Set_Permissions
45 PA_wp.vwat.manager
46 PA_PortalWSRPProxy
47 WSPolicyManager
48 PA_SearchSitemapPort
49 PA_Pingpageproperties
50 PA_WCM_Admin
51 PA_BksFinalJSRProject
52 PA_Impersonation
53 PA_Eecontentandlayout
54 PA_WebScanner
55 Quickr_Document_Picker
56 PA_MageVirtualPortals
57 PA_ParamConfig
58 PA_Tag_Cloud
59 PA_Banner_Ad
60 MashupCommonComponent
61 PA_Roles
62 PA_Policy_Status
63 Live_Object_Framework
64 PA_Settings
65 Theme_Modules
66 PA_Feed_Service_Admin
67 PA_IWidget_Wrapper
68 UserProfileRESTServlet
69 PA_Tracing
70 PA_spa
71 PA_Login_Portlet_App
72 lwp_peoplePicker_war
73 PA_wp.feedspace
74 wp.vwat.servlet.ear
75 lwp_groupsViewer_war
76 pznpublish
77 lwp.addtosametimelist_war
78 PA_Blurb
79 PZN_Utilities
80 PA_ContactList
81 PA_appearance
82 PA_Credential_Admin
83 wps_scheduler
84 eventExplorer
85 Personalization_Lists
86 PA_CredVaultDialog
87 feedReader
88 AJAX Proxy Configuration
89 PSESearchAdapter
90 PA_WCM_Authoring_UI
91 PA_URL_mapping
92 websiteDisplayer
93 PA_Selfcare_Port_App

Run the ConfigEngine.bat enable-develop-mode-startup-performance -DWasPassword=password task, from the wp_profile_root\ConfigEngine directory, immediately after installing WebSphere Portal to develop portals and portlets. Then stop and restart the WebSphere_Portal server to propagate the changes.

1 PA_MosoftExchange2010
2 wci Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
3 wcm Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
4 PA_Community_Port_App
5 PA_FS_Disambiguation
6 PA_Markups_Manager
7 Default_Theme_80 Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
8 Dojo_Resources Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
9 wps Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
10 PA_DynamicUIApp
11 PA_WPF
12 PA_PropertiesPortApp
13 PA_MPagesandFavorites
14 PA_portletWiring
15 PA_WPS_Welcome
16 IEHS_war Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
17 PA_WCMLRingPortJSR286 Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
18 lwp_peoplefinder_war Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
19 PA_Portlet_Manager
20 EphoxEditLive Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
21 PA_Blurb_1
22 PA_Properties
23 WCM_EXTENSION
24 PA_Web
25 PA_Manage_Webservices
26 PA_Clients_Manager
27 WebResourceServlet.ear
28 PA_FrequentUsers
29 PageBuilder2_Theme Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
30 PA_PTransformationApp
31 Personalization_Workspace Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
32 PA_Search_Center
33 PA_ThemesAndSkinsMgr
34 PA_ResourceView
35 JavaContentRepository Application is in exclude list. Skip ... 36 PA_Principals_Manager
37 wps_theme Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
38 PA_UniqueNames
39 PA_WebDockPortServlet
40 PA_Import_XML
41 SpellChecker Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
42 Seedlist_Servlet Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
43 pznscheduler
44 PA_Set_Permissions
45 PA_wp.vwat.manager
46 PA_PortalWSRPProxy
47 WSPolicyManager
48 PA_SearchSitemapPort
49 PA_Pingpageproperties Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
50 PA_WCM_Admin
51 PA_BksFinalJSRProject
52 PA_Impersonation Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
53 PA_Eecontentandlayout
54 PA_WebScanner Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
55 Quickr_Document_Picker Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
56 PA_MageVirtualPortals
57 PA_ParamConfig
58 PA_Tag_Cloud
59 PA_Banner_Ad
60 MashupCommonComponent Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
61 PA_Roles
62 PA_Policy_Status
63 Live_Object_Framework Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
64 PA_Settings
65 Theme_Modules Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
66 PA_Feed_Service_Admin
67 PA_IWidget_Wrapper
68 UserProfileRESTServlet Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
69 PA_Tracing
70 PA_spa
71 PA_Login_Portlet_App Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
72 lwp_peoplePicker_war
73 PA_wp.feedspace
74 wp.vwat.servlet.ear
75 lwp_groupsViewer_war
76 pznpublish
77 lwp.addtosametimelist_war
78 PA_Blurb
79 PZN_Utilities
80 PA_ContactList
81 PA_appearance
82 PA_Credential_Admin
83 wps_scheduler Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
84 eventExplorer Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
85 Personalization_Lists Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
86 PA_CredVaultDialog
87 feedReader Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
88 AJAX Proxy Configuration Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
89 PSESearchAdapter
90 PA_WCM_Authoring_UI Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
91 PA_URL_mapping
92 websiteDisplayer Application is in exclude list. Skip ...
93 PA_Selfcare_Port_App Application is in exclude list. Skip ...

Run the ConfigEngine.bat disable-develop-mode-startup-performance -DWasPassword=password task, from the wp_profile_root\ConfigEngine directory, to revert back to a production server. Then stop and restart the WebSphere_Portal server to propagate your changes.