Installing the Abdera-based Feed Sample application on WebSphere® Application Server Version 6.1.X

The IBM® support for feeds, using Apache Abdera libraries, primarily consists of the following items:

This section describes the procedure for installing the Feed Sample application into Version 6.1.X of IBM WebSphere® Application Server.  It is assumed that you are familiar with application installation and administration for the application server.

Before you begin

Locate the Abdera-based Feed Sample application WAR file that is provided with this documentation.  Depending on how you obtained this Sample application, you can find the WAR file in one of two places:

Installing the sample application using the administrative console:

  1. Log into the administrative console for the application server.
  2. Navigate to Applications > Install New Application.
  3. Browse your file system, and select the SampleFeedApp_Abdera.war file that you located earlier. Enter Context Root as SampleFeedApp and click next.
  4. Click Next again, to prepare for the application installation.
  5. Accept the defaults for installation options. Click Next.
  6. Accept the defaults for map modules to servers. Click Next.
  7. Accept the defaults for map virtual hosts for Web modules. Click Next.
  8. Review the summary of the installation options.
  9. Click Finish.
  10. Click Save to the master configuration.

Adding required JAR files:

  1. Feed requires the following JAR files:
  2. The previously mentioned JAR files must be added into the class path. One mechanism is to create a shared library, and associate it with the applications that need these JAR files. The following steps illustrate creation of a shared library, and associating it with the application:

Starting the Application:

  1. Navigate to Applications > WebSphere enterprise applications.
  2. Select IBM WebSphere Application Server > Feed Sample Application and click Start.