Overview – Main Steps

The following main steps are required to deploy the RPM Web Services on Apache Tomcat Version 5.0. It is mandatory to perform steps respecting the specified order.

Note: Paths must be adjusted when operating on UNIX environments.

Prerequisite: Download and installation of Apache Derby and creation of the RPMSESSION database in c:\. Refer to section Installing the Session Database for details.

  1. Download and install the Sun Java SDK 1.4.2 or later (Sun Java SDK is required by Tomcat, the Sun Java JRE cannot be used.
  2. Download and install Apache Tomcat V5.0.
  3. Edit the rpm.xml file to configure the application for your databases.
  4. Start Tomcat and open the Tomcat Manager to deploy the rpmws-1.0.0.0.war using the rpm.xml file.