Clear Dispatcher cache remotely via shell script | Windows BAT script

There are number of ways to clear dispatcher cache- This article talks about how to clear it using batch or shell script.

Read the following article for other options e.g. curl script, replication agent etc.- https://aem6solutions.blogspot.com/2019/11/cache-clearance-in-dispatcher.html

Many times we need to ssh remote servers to run specific linux commands manually. If you have to run it quite often and run the same command on multiple servers doing it manually becomes hectic. Below is sample code which you can use to create a shell script (In Linux) or a Batch program (In Windows).

1. The first file is the executable batch file- I have wrote it for windows but it can be written in shell script for Linux as well.

2. The second file - clear-cache-remote.cmd - lists all the commands that you want to run as a group.

	ECHO OFF
	CLS
	:MENU
	ECHO.
	ECHO ........................
	ECHO SSH servers
	ECHO ........................
	ECHO.
	ECHO 1 - Web Server 1
	ECHO 2 - Web Server 2
	ECHO 3 - Web Server 3
	ECHO 4 - Web Server 4
	ECHO E - EXIT
	ECHO.
	SET /P M=Type 1 - 4 then press ENTER:
	IF %M%==1 GOTO WEB1
	IF %M%==2 GOTO WEB2
	IF %M%==3 GOTO WEB3
	IF %M%==4 GOTO WEB4
	IF %M%==E GOTO EOF
	REM -------------------------------------------------------------------
	REM SSH Server details
	REM -- Replace xx.xxx.xxx.xxx with your server ip like - 54.213.11.163
	REM ------------------------------------------------------------------
	:WEB1
	CLS
	putty.exe -ssh -2 -v -l ssh-user-name -pw mypwd -i "C:\Users\ntuser\.ssh\id_rsa.ppk" -m c:clear-cache-remote.cmd xx.xxx.xxx.xxx
	REM -- call ssh ssh-user-name@xx.xxx.xxx.xxx -pw mypwd
	:WEB2
	CLS
	putty.exe -ssh -2 -v -l ssh-user-name -pw mypwd -i "C:\Users\ntuser\.ssh\id_rsa.ppk" -m c:clear-cache-remote.cmd xx.xxx.xxx.xxx
	:WEB3
	CLS
	putty.exe -ssh -2 -v -l ssh-user-name -pw mypwd -i "C:\Users\ntuser\.ssh\id_rsa.ppk" -m c:clear-cache-remote.cmd xx.xxx.xxx.xxx
	:WEB4
	CLS
	putty.exe -ssh -2 -v -l ssh-user-name -pw mypwd -i "C:\Users\ntuser\.ssh\id_rsa.ppk" -m c:clear-cache-remote.cmd xx.xxx.xxx.xx
	putty.exe -ssh -2 -v -l ssh-user-name -pw mypwd -i "C:\Users\ntuser\.ssh\id_rsa.ppk" -m c:clear-cache-remote.cmd 54.213.11.163
	REM close the command window
	cmd /c

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	echo Remove files under /mnt/var/www/html
	sudo rm -rf /mnt/var/www/html/etc.clientlibs
	sudo rm -rf /mnt/var/www/html/etc
	sudo rm -rf /mnt/var/www/html/content
	sudo rm -rf /mnt/var/www/html/services
	sudo rm -rf /mnt/var/www/html/config
	echo Cache cleared successfully

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