The product provides several ways to install application files.
Installable files include enterprise archive (EAR), enterprise bean (EJB), Web archive (WAR), resource adapter (connector or RAR), and application client modules. They can be installed on a server or cluster. Application client files can be installed in a WebSphere® Application Server configuration but cannot be run on a server.
Option | Method | Modules | Comments | Starting after install |
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Administrative console install wizard | Click Applications > Install New Application in the console navigation tree and follow instructions in the wizard. | Files for all of the following modules:
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Provides one of the easier ways to install application
files. See Preparing for application installation settings for
guidance. For applications that do not require changes to the default bindings, select the Generate Default Bindings option and then, on the Summary panel, click Finish. |
Click Start on the Enterprise Applications page accessed by clicking Applications > Enterprise Applications in the console navigation tree. |
wsadmin scripts | Invoke AdminApp object install commands in a script or at a command prompt. | Files for all of the following modules:
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Getting started with scripting provides an overview of wsadmin. | • Invoke the AdminApp startApplication command. • Invoke the startApplication method on an ApplicationManager MBean using AdminControl. |
Java application programming interfaces | Install programs by completing the steps in Installing an application through programming. | All EAR files | Use MBeans to install the application. Managing applications through programming provides an overview of Java MBean programming. | Start the application by calling the startApplication method on a proxy. |
WebSphere rapid deployment Refer to topics under Rapid deployment of J2EE applications in this information center. |
Briefly, do the following: 1. Update your J2EE application files. 2. Set up the rapid deployment environment. 3. Create a free-form project. 4. Launch a rapid deployment session. 5. Drop your updated application files into the free-form project. |
All J2EE modules, including EAR files and the following
standalone modules:
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WebSphere rapid deployment offers the following advantages: • You do not need to assemble your J2EE application files prior to deployment. • You do not need to use other installation tools mentioned in this table to deploy the files. |
Use any of the above options to start the application. Clicking Start on the Enterprise Applications page is the easiest option. |
Java programs | Code programs that use J2EE DeploymentManager (JSR-88) methods. | All J2EE modules, including EAR files and the following
standalone modules:
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• Uses J2EE Application Deployment Specification (JSR-88). |
Call the J2EE DeploymentManager (JSR-88) method start in a program to start the deployed modules when the module's running environment initializes. |