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6.2: Preparing to host applications

6.2: Preparing to host applications

After the product is installed, the administrator needs to prepare the administrative resources and configurations necessary to support applications and their building blocks.

To configure the runtime and add the first application to it, do the following. Remember that your configuration must match your file placement as described in the article about installing files and setting classpaths.

  1. Start the administrative server.
  2. Start the administrative console.

  3. Verify that the resources for supporting an application exist. If this is not the first application, and the existing resources satisfy the administrator, the administrator can skip this step.

    Use the topology tree view in the console to ensure that the following resources exist:

    • A virtual host
    • An application server
    • A servlet engine (for servlets or JSP files)
    • A Web application (for servlets or JSP files)
    • A container (for enterprise beans)

    It is possible that the default resources are installed, in which case no further action is required to complete this step.

    If you do not see the necessary resources, do one of two things:

    It is also possible to configure a new, custom virtual host.

  4. The application support is in place. Now configure new administrative resources to represent the building blocks of the application:

  5. Associate the servlets and JSP files into a logical unit by configuring a Web application

  6. For each enterprise bean in the application, configure an enterprise bean resource, associating it with the container you configured earlier.

  7. Configure an enterprise application. It should contain the Web application and any enterprise beans.

  8. Verify that the following resources are running, allowing the application to be served:

    • The Web server
    • The application server containing the application
    • Any servlet engines or containers supporting the application
    • The Web application
    • The application

Checklist for preparing runtime support for applications

Here is a summary for preparing the runtime environment for applications. Click each item in the table for instructions. To see these tasks as an end-to-end procedure applied to a sample application, perform the application and configuration deployment tutorial.

To support ... The administrative environment needs...
Anything A virtual host
A node
An application server
Servlets, JSP files, and HTML A servlet engine
A Web application
Enterprise beans A container
Data access A JDBC driver
and data source
Personalization Data access resources, plus:
A session manager
A user profile manager
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