Setting up a rapid deployment environment

You can run the rapid deployment batch tools from a command line to create, configure, and launch rapid deployment projects using the IBM® WebSphere® v6.0 or later runtime environment. The rapid deployment tools run in a non-graphical command-line interface.

Before you begin

Restriction: You can use the rapid deployment tools for packaging applications at J2EE 1.3 or 1.4 specification-levels. However, the rapid deployment tools do not support Java EE 5.0 (or later) nor J2EE 1.2 specification-level. For tools support of deploying Java EE 5 and later modules, you can use the monitored directory starting in WebSphere Application Server V8.0 release. For more details about the monitored directory, see Ways to install enterprise applications or modules and Installing enterprise application files by adding them to a monitored directory topics.
Prerequisites

About this task

To set up a rapid deployment workspace:

Procedure

  1. Open a command prompt.
  2. Specify the location on your file system that hosts the rapid deployment activities. This location serves as your workspace root, and all your rapid deployment projects reside here. Define an environment variable called WORKSPACE:
    • This graphic is a Windows icon. On Windows: set WORKSPACE=<workspace root>
    • This graphic is a UNIX icon. On UNIX: export WORKSPACE=<workspace root>
    Configure a rapid deployment workspace for each rapid deployment project, rather than configuring multiple rapid deployment projects inside a single rapid deployment workspace.
    Tip: To list all your environment variables and their values, run the command:
    • This graphic is a Windows icon. On Windows: set "
    • This graphic is a Linux icon. On Linux: export -n
    • This graphic is an AIX icon. On AIX:This graphic is a Solaris icon. On Solaris:This graphic is an HP-UX icon. On HP-UX: export

Results

After the WORKSPACE environment variable is defined, you can continue to configure and launch your rapid deployment workspace.

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