Python 2 Script for copying Websphere profiles (verified with WAS 8.5) (see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17525260/how-to-clone-a-websphere-8-profile)

copyWasProfile.py

import sys
import shutil
import xmltodict
import os

def main():

    wasRoot = "C:/ibm/WebSphere855/AppServer"
    oldProf = "AppSrv03"
    newProf = "AppSrv06"

    profDir = wasRoot + "/profiles"

    print "Copying old profile"
    shutil.copytree(profDir + "/" + oldProf, profDir + "/" + newProf)

    print "Adjusting setupCmdLine.bat"
    setupCmdLinePath = profDir + "/" + newProf + "/bin/setupCmdLine.bat"
    replaceProfileNameInFile(setupCmdLinePath, oldProf, newProf)

    print "Adjusting ssl.client.props"
    sslClientPropsPath = profDir + "/" + newProf + "/properties/ssl.client.props"
    replaceProfileNameInFile(sslClientPropsPath, oldProf, newProf)

    print "Adjusting firststeps.bat"
    firststepsPath = profDir + "/" + newProf + "/firststeps/firststeps.bat"
    replaceProfileNameInFile(firststepsPath, oldProf, newProf)

    print "Add profile to profileRegistry.xml"
    profilesXmlPath = wasRoot + "/properties/profileRegistry.xml"
    with open(profilesXmlPath, 'r') as f:
        xml = xmltodict.parse(f.read())

    profilesXml = xml['profiles']['profile']
    newProfDict = profilesXml[0].copy()
    newProfDict['@name'] = newProf
    newProfDict['@path'] = profDir + '/' + newProf
    newProfDict['@template'] = wasRoot + '/profileTemplates/default'
    newProfDict['@isDefault'] = 'false'
    profilesXml.append(newProfDict)

    with open(profilesXmlPath, 'w') as f:
        f.write(xmltodict.unparse(xml))

    cell = os.listdir(profDir + '/' + newProf + '/config/cells')[0]
    node = os.listdir(profDir + '/' + newProf + '/config/cells/' + cell + '/nodes')[0]
    print "Adjusting variables.xml for cell %s, node %s" % (cell, node)
    variablesPath = profDir + '/' + newProf + '/config/cells/' + cell + '/nodes/' + node + "/variables.xml"
    replaceProfileNameInFile(variablesPath, oldProf, newProf)

    print "Copying and adjusting " + oldProf + ".bat"
    oldProfileBatPath = wasRoot + "/properties/fsdb/" + oldProf + ".bat"
    newProfileBatPath = oldProfileBatPath.replace(oldProf, newProf)
    shutil.copyfile(oldProfileBatPath, newProfileBatPath)
    replaceProfileNameInFile(newProfileBatPath, oldProf, newProf)

    print "Profile %s successfully copied to %s" % (oldProf, newProf)

def replaceProfileNameInFile(filepath, oldProf, newProf):
    with open(filepath, 'r') as f:
        fileContents = f.read()

    newFileContents = fileContents.replace(oldProf, newProf)

    with open(filepath, 'w') as f:
        f.write(newFileContents)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()