You can change or add application files on application
servers without having to stop the server and start it again.
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The following note applies to the xmi file references
in this topic:
Supported configurations: For IBM® extension
and binding files, the .xmi or .xml file name extension is different
depending on whether you are using a pre-Java EE 5 application or
module or a Java EE 5 or later
application or module. An IBM extension
or binding file is named ibm-*-ext.xmi or ibm-*-bnd.xmi where * is
the type of extension or binding file such as app, application, ejb-jar,
or web. The following conditions apply:
- For an application or module that uses a Java EE version prior to version 5, the file
extension must be .xmi.
- For an application or module that uses Java EE 5 or later, the file extension must
be .xml. If .xmi files are included with the application or module,
the product ignores the .xmi files.
However, a Java EE
5 or later module can exist within an application that includes pre-Java
EE 5 files and uses the .xmi file name extension.
The ibm-webservices-ext.xmi, ibm-webservices-bnd.xmi, ibm-webservicesclient-bnd.xmi, ibm-webservicesclient-ext.xmi,
and ibm-portlet-ext.xmi files continue to use
the .xmi file extensions.
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Restriction: The hot deployment and
dynamic reloading function is not supported when the product is running
on these operating systems. The Java archive (JAR) files within the
associated Java Development Kit (JDK) are memory mapped. If these
JAR files are updated by the hot deployment and dynamic reloading
functionality when they are being used by the Java virtual machine
(JVM), the files become inconsistent, which results in an application
server crash. When you make changes to an application on these operating
systems, do not use the hot deployment and dynamic reloading functionality.
Instead, restart the application to reflect the changes.
There
are several changes that you can make to deployed application files
without stopping the server and starting it again.
Important: See
Ways to update enterprise application files and
determine whether hot deployment is the appropriate way for you to
update your application files. Other ways are easier and hot deployment
is appropriate only for experienced users. You can
use the update wizard of
the administrative console to make the changes without having to stop
and restart the server.
The following table lists the changes
that you can make by manipulating an application file on the server
where the application is deployed. The table also states whether you
use hot deployment or dynamic reloading to make the changes.
- Update an existing application on a running server
by providing a new EAR file.
Reinstall an updated application
using the administrative
console or the wsadmin $AdminApp install command with
the -update option.
Both reinstallation methods enable
you to update an existing application using any of the other steps
listed in this file, including changing classes, adding modules, removing
modules, changing modules, or changing metadata files. The application
reinstallation methods detect the changes in your application and
prompt you for additional binding data that might be needed to install
the application. The reinstallation process automatically stops and
restarts your application on the appropriate servers.
- Add a new application to a running server.
Install an application using the administrative console or
the wsadmin install command.
- Remove an existing application from a running
server.
Stop the application and then uninstall it from
the server. Use the administrative console to stop the application and
then uninstall it.
Or use the stopApplication attribute of the AdminControl
object with the wsadmin tool and then run the uninstall command.
- Change or add files to existing EJB or web modules.
- Update the application files in the application_root location.
- Restart the application.
Use the administrative
console to restart
the application. Or use the startApplication and stopApplication attributes
of the AdminControl object with the wsadmin tool.
- Change the application.xml file for
an application.
Restart the application. Automatic reloading
will not detect the change. Use the administrative console to restart the application.
Or use the startApplication and stopApplication attributes
of the AdminControl object with the wsadmin tool.
- Change the ibm-app-ext.xmi file for
an application.
Restart the application. Automatic reloading
will not detect the change. Use the administrative console to restart the application.
Or use the startApplication and stopApplication attributes
of the AdminControl object with the wsadmin tool.
- Change the ibm-app-bnd.xmi file for an
application.
Restart the application. Automatic reloading
will not detect the change. Use the administrative console to restart the application.
Or use the startApplication and stopApplication attributes
of the AdminControl object with the wsadmin tool.
- Change a non-module Jar file contained in the
EAR file.
- Update the non-module Jar file in the application_root location.
- If automatic reloading is not enabled, restart the application.
Use the administrative console to restart the application. Or use the startApplication and stopApplication attributes
of the AdminControl object with the wsadmin tool.
If
automatic reloading is enabled, you do not need to take further action.
Automatic reloading will detect the change.