Creating a JAX-WS enabled WebSphere server

JAX-WS web services can only be targeted to servers which support the JAX-WS runtime, such as WebSphere® Application Server v6.1 with the Feature Pack for Web Services, or WebSphere Application Server v7.0 or later.

Before you begin

If you plan to create a JAX-WS web service, before you generate deployment code for your web service you must create one of the following:

IBM® WebSphere Application Server v6.1 Feature Pack for Web Services, and a server created with the Feature Pack for Web Services enabled profile
WebSphere Application Server v7.0 or later.

About this task

To create a WebSphere Application Server:

Procedure

From the File menu, select New > Other > Server > Server > Next.
Select WebSphere v6.1, v7.0, or v8.0 Server as the server type, and click Next.
On the WebSphere server settings page, select the server profile that is associated with the WebSphere Application Server v6.1 Feature Pack for Web Services or your WebSphere Application Server v7.0 or v8.0 server, and enter a server name.
Click Finish.

Results

To see the server you have created in the workspace, from the Window menu click Show view > Other > Server > Servers > Ok or open the Java™ EE perspective. By double-clicking the server you can view or modify many of the server's settings.

What to do next

If you are using a secured WebSphere Application Server, there are a couple of tasks you may need complete in order to use the web services tools:

Before using the Web Services Explorer, generating sample JSPs, or deploying an Axis Web service, you must configure the workbench to communicate with a server using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Information about this task can be found here: Problems working with a secured server using SSL connections.
If you want to use the Web services wizard to retrieve an HTTPS WSDL or if you want to use the Web Services Explorer against a secured WebSphere Application Server, you must complete the steps in: Configuring the IBM JRE to talk to a secured WebSphere Application Server

Tip: By default the Minimize application files copied to the server option has been turned on in the server editor for performance reasons. Generally speaking this means you will not be able to see the application deployment descriptor files from the WebSphere Application Server administrative console. In the case of web services, both Publish WSDL files and Provide HTTP endpoint URL information links will be missing from the console because the WSDL, ibm-web-bnd.xmi, ibm-web-ext.xmi, and web.xml will not be in the *.war file copied to the server profile directory. This may cause problems if the WebSphere Application Server administrator does not have access to the files residing in the development workspace. To disable this option, double-click the server in the Servers view, and clear the Minimize application files copied to the server check box. This will have a small performance impact on the server but will make all the required files available to the administrator.