IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 3.5 Fix Pack 2 (also known as Version 3.5.2) introduces support for WAR files. However, Fix Pack 2 has been designed to maintain compatibility with existing applications. As such, WAR files are only used as a deployment vehicle in Version 3.5.2. After a WAR file is installed into the server runtime, the WAR file itself is no longer used.
To install a WAR file into Version 3.5.2, a set of conversion tools are provided. The tools convert a WAR file using the following methodology:
Some tools are available for converting WAR files. See article 6.6.8 for an overview of tools geared for system administrators. See article 4.2.10 for a method geared to WebSphere programmers.