Installing modules (also known as deploying) activates the modules in either a test environment or a production environment. This overview briefly describes the test and production environments and some of the steps involved in installing modules.
Before installing a module to a production environment, always verify changes in a test environment. To install modules to a test environment, use WebSphere Integration Developer (see the WebSphere Integration Developer information center for more information). To install modules to a production environment, use WebSphere ESB.
This topic describes the concepts and tasks needed to prepare and install modules to a production environment. Other topics describe the files that house the objects that your module uses and help you move your module from your test environment into your production environment. It is important to understand these files and what they contain so you can be sure that you have correctly installed your modules.