IBM Rational Deployment Toolkit for WebLogic Server V7.0

Eric Chaland (echaland@ca.ibm.com), Advisory Software Developer, IBM

05 Jun 2008

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This toolkit provides support for testing and deploying Java™ 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications to BEA® WebLogic® Server in addition to IBM® WebSphere® application servers.

System requirements

You must have IBM® Rational® Application Developer V7.0 or IBM® Rational® Software Architect V7.0 installed to use this toolkit.

Toolkit overview

The IBM Rational Deployment Toolkit for WebLogic Server V7.0 provides tools for working with BEA WebLogic servers and files in Rational Application Developer or Rational Software Architect. With this toolkit, you can deploy your projects, test them on WebLogic application servers, and import and export WebLogic-specific application archives.

Purpose of toolkit

The IBM Rational Deployment Toolkit for WebLogic Server V7.0 provides a seamless integration within Rational Software Architect V7 and Rational Application Developer V7 to deploy and test J2EE applications. The build-in Unit test environment remains WebSphere Universal Test Client (UTC).

Features of toolkit

The major features are as follows:

• Weblogic Server V6.1, 7.0, 8.1
• Windows XP/2000
• US English only
• EJB 1.1 and EJB 2.0
• WLS server configuration editor, deploy, test, and debug support
• Extensions to RSA/RAD EJB/Web components and meta-models
• Generation and editing of WLS-specific deployment descriptors, CMP mappings, deploy code/RMIC
• EJB unit test support
• Online documentation
• JSP debugging
• Hot method deploy support
• Split directory support

Supported

No, this toolkit is provided "as-is" by IBM.

Download instructions

This section describes the installation requirements and specific installation instructions for the IBM Rational Deployment Toolkit for WebLogic Server version 7.0.

For information about installing Rational Application Developer, Version 7.0, including installation prerequisites, see the online Installation Guide.

1.0 Hardware requirements

There are no additional processor or memory requirements for installing the IBM Rational Deployment Toolkit for WebLogic Server; however, there might be additional disk space requirements depending on whether you are installing the toolkit at the same time that you install Rational Application Developer, Version 7.0 or if you are installing the toolkit as an update:

• If you are installing the toolkit at the same time that you install Rational Application Developer, Version 7.0, then the disk space requirements are essentially the same as for Version 7.0.
• If you are installing the toolkit as an update, however, you might need up to an additional 10 MB of disk space. Your actual disk space requirements depend on the feature that you selected when you installed version 7.0 of the product.

1.1 Software requirements

Before you can install this toolkit, you must install IBM® Installation Manager. In Installation Manager, if you have not disabled the default setting to search the linked repositories during installation and update, IBM Installation Manager, is automatically installed on your computer when you attempt to update or install packages using an earlier version of Installation Manager.

For additional information about Installation Manager, Version 1.0.0.2, refer to the Readme file.

1.2 Other requirements

Internet access is usually required because, by default, the update is located and installed by Installation Manager directly from the IBM update repository for Rational Application Developer, Version 7.0.

Important: When Rational Application Developer is installed, the location of its update repository is automatically embedded in Installation Manager. For Installation Manager to search the default update repository, the preference Search the linked repositories during installation and updates on the Repositories preference page must be selected. This preference is selected by default.

To install the toolkit from a different repository location (for example, if the toolkit is available on a shared drive or HTTP or HTTPS server) you must add the repository location in Installation Manager. To add a repository location:

1. Start Installation Manager
2. On the Start page of Installation Manager, click File > Preferences, and then click Repositories. The Repositories page opens.
3. On the Repositories page, click Add Repository.
4. In the Add Repository window, enter the URL of the repository location or browse to it and enter a file path, and then click OK.
5. Click OK to close the Preference page.

2.0 Installation instructions

The following are the two common ways to install this update:

• If Rational Application Developer, Version 7.0 is already installed on your system, then you can install this update by using the Update Packages wizard in IBM Installation Manager.
• If you are installing IBM Rational Application Developer, Version 7.0 for the first time or if you are installing an additional instance of it, then you can install this toolkit at the same time that you install IBM Rational Application Developer, Version 7.0 by clicking Check for updates on the Install page of the Installing Packages wizard in IBM Installation Manager. For general instructions on installing an update, refer to the section "Installing IBM Rational Application Developer using the IBM Installation Manager graphical interface" in the Installation Guide.

By default, the toolkit is installed directly from the IBM update repository; however, it is also available for download. For details, see the specific installation instructions noted below for IBM® Rational® Deployment Toolkit for WebLogic Server feature version 7.0

2.1 Installing the toolkit

Install the toolkit with the same user account that installed the product.

Restrictions:

• Rational Application Developer, Version 7.0 must be installed.
• On Windows® operating systems, you must use an account with Administrator privileges. On Linux® operating systems, you must log in as root.

To find and install IBM® Rational® Deployment Toolkit for WebLogic Server V7.0 as an update:

1. Start IBM Installation Manager.
2. On the Start page of Installation Manager, click the Update Packages button.
3. If a new version of Installation Manager is found, you are prompted to confirm that you want to install it before you can continue. Click OK to proceed. Installation Manager automatically installs the new version, stops, restarts, and resumes.
4. In the Update packages wizard, select the Installed Location for Rational Application Developer and click Next. Installation Manager searches for updates in the Rational Application Developer repository on the Web, as well as any repository locations that you entered. A progress indicator shows the search is taking place.
5. By default, recommended updates are displayed and selected on the Update Packages page. Ensure that you select the Rational Deployment Toolkit for WebLogic Server V7.0, then click Next.
6. On the Licenses page, read the license agreements for the update. On the left side of the License page; click each item to display the license agreement text.
   1. If you agree to the terms for all of the license agreements, click I accept the terms of the license agreements.
   2. Click Next to continue.
   3. On the Summary page, review the information displayed, and then click Update. A progress indicator shows the percentage of the installation completed.
7. When the update process completes, a message that confirms the success of the process is displayed near the top of the page. Click View log file to open the log file for the current session in a new window. You must close the Installation Log window to continue.

2.2 Downloading the toolkit for local installations

You can download a compressed file containing the IBM Rational Deployment Toolkit for WebLogic Server V7.0; the files that you extract from the compressed file form a repository for the toolkit. You can install the toolkit from the repository on your own computer, or you can copy the repository to a shared drive or a HTTP or HTTPS server.

To download and install the toolkit, complete the following steps:

1. Download the toolkit.
2. Extract the compressed file in an appropriate directory. For example, extract the file to C:\temp.
3. Add the fix pack's repository location in Installation Manager:
   1. Start IBM Installation Manager.
   2. On the Start page of Installation Manager, click File > Preferences, and then click Repositories. The Repositories page opens.
   3. On the Repositories page, click Add Repository.
   4. On the Add repository window, browse to and enter the file path to the rad\updates directory. For example, enter C:\temp\rad\updates and then click OK.
   5. Click OK to close the Preference page.
4. Install the toolkit as described previously in this document.

Note: During the process of updating from a local repository, Installation Manager might prompt you for the location of the repository for Rational Application Developer, Version 7.0. If you installed the product from CDs or other media, they must be available when you use the update feature.

3.0 Uninstalling the toolkit

To uninstall the toolkit:

1. Start IBM Installation Manager.
2. On the Start page, click Uninstall Packages.
3. Follow the instructions in the wizard.

For additional instructions on uninstalling Rational Application Developer, see the Installation Guide or see the Installation Manager online help.

4.0 New features

Java Virtual Machine runtime arguments can be defined for running WebLogic v8.1 Local Server. The Java VM arguments can be defined in both Create Server Wizard and Server Overview Editor.

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About the contributor

		Eric Chaland, an Advisory Software Developer, works for the Rational ISV Enablement team at the IBM Toronto Software Lab. He engages with key Rational tools partners, providing technical guidance and support as they integrate into the Rational set of products.

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