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Packaging the Servlet Based Websydian Web Server Component

 

 

 

Introduction

This document describes the steps to complete in order to successfully package a servlet based Websydian Web Server Component for deployment on a number of servlet engines like Tomcat, WebSphere or ServletExec.

Step 1: Download latest version of the Websydian Web Server Component packaging tool

Go to our web site www.websydian.com and download the Websydian Web Server Component packaging tool from the Download section. You are required to login using your Websydian user profile.

Unpack the Pack.zip file to your choice of directory.

Step 2: Run the Websydian Web Server Component packaging tool (Pack.exe)

Welcome dialog

Press the 'Next' button

Select type of Websydian component to package

Select the 'Websydian Web Server Component' and press the 'Next' button.

Choose the destination location where the package will be stored

Press the 'Next' button to select the proposed location or press the 'Change' button to choose alternate location and press 'Next'.

Set servlet engine and servlet information

Specify the following information and press the 'Next' button.

Specify information about Websydian Server

Enter information about the Websydian Server that will be used by the Websydian Web Server Component and press the 'Next' button.

Specify information about the Web Server Component

Enter information about the Web Server Component and press the 'Next' button.

Set optional developer information

Optional enter information about the advanced settings for developers or deployment, and press the 'Next' button.

Finalize the packaging of the Websydian Web Server Component

Press the 'Install' button to start packaging the Websydian Web Server Component.

Step 3: Deploy the Websydian Web Server Component to your servlet engine

If the supplied host name and host name of the local system corresponds and at the same time you have an Apache Tomcat installed the packaging tool will prompt you for deploying the Websydian Web Server Component directly to the local Apache Tomcat instance. If you answer yes deployment will be performed automatically and your Websydian Web Server Component is ready for service when starting the Apache Tomcat servlet engine.

If you did not get a dialog on automatically deploying the Websydian Web Server Component it is ready for deployment in the supplied directory and will have the file extension WAR and filename will be the context root as specified. Now follow the instructions supplied by your servlet engine vendor for deploying web applications (WAR files).