Before you begin
You must have an integration node and integration server that are defined in the IBM Integration
Toolkit. By default, the IBM Integration
Toolkit is
configured with a single integration node that is named TESTNODE_user_name (where user_name is the name of the user who is logged in), and an integration
server that is named default. If you disabled the creation of these resources, you can manually
create an integration node and integration server; see Creating an integration node.
About this task
The mode in which
your integration node is working can affect the number of integration
servers and message flows that you can deploy, and the types of node
that you can use. See Restrictions that apply in each operation mode.
If you are developing a solution and you want to test the solution or some of the
solution resources quickly, you can deploy the resources that you want to test directly to an
integration server. You can deploy the following resources:
- An application or library
- A message flow that is contained in an integration
project
- A subflow that is defined in a .subflow file and contained in an
integration
project
Procedure
In the IBM Integration
Toolkit,
deploy your resources by using one of the following methods:
- Use the Flow Exerciser. If you use the Flow Exerciser to check that a message flow is
processing messages as expected, the message flow and any associated subflows are automatically
deployed for you; see Testing your message flow by using the Flow Exerciser.
- Use drag-and-drop:
- In the Application Development pane, select the resources that you want to
deploy.
- Drag the resources onto an integration server in the Integration Nodes
pane.
- Use menu options that are associated with the resource:
- In the Application Development pane, right-click the resource that you
want to deploy and click Deploy.
- In the Integration Nodes pane, select the integration server where you
want to deploy the resource and click Finish.
Repeat these steps to deploy any other resources that you want to deploy.
- Use menu options that are associated with the integration server:
- In the Integration Nodes pane, right-click the integration server where
you want to deploy your resources, and click Deploy.
- In the Resources dialog, click Applications and
Libraries if you want to deploy an application or library, or click Message
Flows if you want to deploy a message flow that is defined in an integration
project.
- Select the resource that you want to deploy and click OK.
Repeat these steps to deploy any other resources that you want to deploy.
Results
Your solution resources are deployed. One or more BAR files are generated automatically, and deployed to the integration node. You can find these BAR files in the GeneratedBarFiles folder in
the Application Development view. If you deploy an application that refers to a static
library, the static library is added to the same BAR file as the
application. If you deploy an application that refers to a shared library, you must first deploy the
shared library; a separate BAR file is generated for the shared
library.