IBM Certification 3 Application Management

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Section 3 - Application

Management (Assembly,Deployment and

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Application Assembly

• Application contains code artifacts such asServlets, JSPs, EJs and supporting class files

• In order to !e deplo"ed onto a JEE ApplicationServer, the code artifacts need to !e asse#!ledas Modules

• $here are various tools provided !" I% for

asse#!l" and deplo"#ent• $he outco#e of using the asse#!l" tool isdeplo"a!le Archive file


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Application Assembly Cont...

• &uring asse#!l", "ou create annotations ordeplo"#ent descriptors that 'ill !e used

during deplo" ti#e

• ou can also create environ#ent specific!inding and I% etensions for JEE

• $he etensions definitions are stored in aseparate deplo"#ent descriptor to allo'porta!ilit"

• ou can edit an" deplo"#ent descriptor

#anuall" using an *%L editor or a tet editor


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Deployable Modules


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Structure of an Enterprise Arci!e

file (EA" file)

• EA+ file is a standard Java Archive file (ar file)'ith a .ear etension

• EA+ file contains JEE %odules and deplo"#entdescriptors

Application +oot

%E$A-I/

application.#l (enter i!# specifiapplication.#l here)

EJ %odule (.ar)

0E %odule (.'ar)

Client #odule . ar


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#ools a!ailable for Application

assembly and deployment

1. I% Asse#!l" and &eplo" tools for

0e!sphere Ad#inistration

2. I% 0e!Sphere Application Server

developer tools for Eclipse

3. I% +ational Application &eveloper for

0e!Sphere Soft'are

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re#e#!er to add ;uestions on the tools

capa!ilities

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assembly and deployment Cont ...


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Structure of an E$% module

• EJ %odule is pac7aged as ar fileEJ +oot

%E$A-I/

e!-ar.#l

@i!# specific #l

Class files

• EJs can also !e pac7aged 'ith a 0A+ fileof a 0e! Application for si#plified

deplo"#ent


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Structure of a &eb Module

• 0e! %odule is pac7aged as 0A+ file 'hichis a standard ar file 'ith '.ar etension

0e! %odule +oot

0E-I/

'e!.#l

@'e!sphere specific 'e!.#l

li!6 (li!rar" archive files)

classes6 (class files)

tags6 (.tag files)

s ,static ht#l files


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%usiness e!el Application

• Is a #odel that defines an application that ist"picall" #ore than a JEE Application as it

#a7es sense to the !usiness (rather than I$)

• Can contain non 0AS runti#es such as0e! Servers, Pro" servers

• Is a configuration artifact that is stored in0AS configuration repositor"

• Provides #anage#ent features forapplications (install,activate,#onitor,re#ove

etc)


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*S+ Application

• &"na#ic #odule !ased progra##ing #odel• Can plug in ne' #odules (referred to as

!undles) or update d"na#icall"

• 0AS uses E;uino as the fra#e'or7 forBS8I Applications

• as three la"ers5 %odule la"er, Lifec"clela"er and Services la"er

• $he #odules6!undles are pac7aged as JA+files

• BS8I Applications are pac7aged as EA


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SCA - Ser!ice Component

Arcitecture

• Is a progra##ing #odel that ena!les to!uild co#ple applications using SBA

(Service Briented Architecture)

• Lets "ou create services out of eistingco#ponents irrespective of the language

used. (Language neutral)

• Services can !e co#!ined to createco#posites• Co#ponents #odel #a7es the asse#!l" of

!usiness logic si#ple

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Deploying Enterprise Applications -

iberty rofile

$'o 'a"s to deplo" a 0e! Application

1. &rop the ear file or eploded director" into

the configured dropins director" (!" default

dropins director" is auto#aticall" #onitored)

$he location of the dropins director" is

configura!le

2. Add an Application ele#ent in serverconfiguration file server.xml


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Deploying Enterprise Applications

in ull rofile

=sing Ad#in Console5

Applications e' Application e' Enterprise Application


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in ull rofile Cont...

ou can install the follo'ing #odules5 EA+,0A+,JA+ or SA+ (Session

Initiation Protocol Archive)

ou can upload these files either fro# the client "ou are accessing the Ad#in

Console (Local) or fro# the Server running 0AS (re#ote)

ou can choose D/ast PathD or D&etailedD #ode for installation. D/ast PathD

pro#pts for #ore infor#ation onl" 'hen re;uired

ou can choose to generate default !indings and #appings

I#portant installation options availa!le5

Preco#pile JavaServer Pages files ($rue or /alse)

&istri!ute Application ($rue or /alse) Application a#e

Bverride class reloading settings for 0e! and EJ %odules

+eload interval

usiness Level Application a#e (option to create ne' LA)


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in ull rofile Cont...

ou can #ap the #odules to Application Servers, Clusters or 0e! Servers


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/sing %M Assembly and Deploy

#ools for &ebSpere Administration

• /ree tool to asse#!le and deplo" Applications to 0AS (Java EE, BS8i, 0e!

Services applications are supported)

• /ull" integrated tools and support• Pu!lish Application to the Server • isual Editors, Code validators and

auto#atic &eplo"#ent &escriptors

• Enhanced EA+ editor • J"thon Scripting Editor and &e!ugger

• &oes not include 0e!Sphere Application


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/sing &ebSpere De!eloper #ools

for Eclipse

• An Eclipsed !ased Light'eight develop#entenviron#ent for !uilding JEE applications

•Can pu!lish code locall" and to re#ote

servers

• Can !e installed using I% installation#anager or using Eclipse %ar7etplace

• &oes not include 0e!Sphere ApplicationServer Soft'are

• Can !e considered as a #ini-+A& (+ationalApplication &eveloper)

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