{"id":3593,"date":"2011-10-17T09:05:56","date_gmt":"2011-10-17T14:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/?p=3593"},"modified":"2011-10-17T09:05:56","modified_gmt":"2011-10-17T14:05:56","slug":"weblogic-11g-deployment-exporting-an-application-for-deployment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/?p=3593","title":{"rendered":"WebLogic 11g Deployment: Exporting an Application for Deployment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Contents<\/h2>\n
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  1. \n\t\tPurpose<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t
  2. \n\t\tTools for Exporting<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t
  3. \n\t\tDeployment Property Classifications<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t
  4. \n\t\tExport Steps<\/a>\n\t\t
      \n\t\t\t
    1. \n\t\t\t\tStage Application Files<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
    2. \n\t\t\t\tGenerating a Template Deployment Plan using weblogic.PlanGenerator<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
    3. \n\t\t\t\tCustomizing the Deployment Plan Using the Administration Console<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
    4. \n\t\t\t\tManually Customizing the Deployment Plan<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
    5. \n\t\t\t\tValidating the Exported Deployment Configuration<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
       <\/div>\n

      Purpose<\/h2><\/span>\n

      * To expose the external resources requirements of the application, e.g. JNDI names, as null variables in a deployment plan.
      \n* To expose additional configurable properties, such as tuning parameters (e.g. EJB caching), as variables in a deployment plan.<\/p>\n

      Tools for Exporting<\/h2><\/span>\n

      * weblogic.PlanGenerator:
      \n– Creates a template deployment plan with null variables for selected categories of WebLogic Server deployment descriptors.
      \n– You typically need to manually modify the deployment plan created by weblogic.PlanGenerator, either manually or using the Administration Console, to delete extraneous variable definitions or add variables for individual properties.
      \n* Admin Console:
      \n– Generate a new deployment plan .
      \n– Or add\/override variables in an existing plan.
      \n– More flexible than weblogic.PlanGenerator. It allow interactively add\/edit individual deployment descriptor properties in the plan, rather than export entire categories of descriptor properties.<\/p>\n

      Deployment Property Classifications<\/h2><\/span>\n

      * Non-configurable properties:
      \n– ejb-name
      \n* Dependency properties:
      \n– datasource name used within EJB code.
      \n* Declaration properties:
      \n– JNDI name of an EJB
      \n* Configurable properties: rest of properties, e.g. tuning properties.
      \n– Dynamic properties: do not require server restart.
      \n– Non-dynamic properties: do require server restart.<\/p>\n

      Export Steps<\/h2><\/span>\n

      Stage Application Files<\/h3><\/span>\n

      1. Create a top-level installation directory for your application:<\/p>\n

      \r\nmkdir c:\\exportapps\\myApplication\r\n<\/pre>\n
      2. Create \\app and \\plan subdirectories:<\/p>\n
      \r\nmkdir c:\\exportapps\\myApplication\\app\r\nmkdir c:\\exportapps\\myApplication\\plan\r\n<\/pre>\n
      3. Copy the complete application to be exported into the \\app subdirectory. The application can be either in archive or exploded archive form:<\/p>\n
      \r\ncp -r c:\\dev\\myApplication c:\\exportapps\\myApplication\\app\r\n<\/pre>\n
      – The \\app directory must include the full application distribution, and can include the WebLogic Server descriptor files that you use for deployment to your development environment.
      \n* Use -plan option for weblogic.PlanGenerator to specify the location and file name of the generated plan.
      \n– Otherwise, the plan is generated in TEMP\/weblogic-install\/application_name\/config<\/strong> directory, where TEMP is the temporary directory for your environment. For example, C:\\Documents and Settings\\username\\Local Settings\\Temp\\weblogic\\install\\myApplication.ear\\config.<\/p>\n
      Generating a Template Deployment Plan using weblogic.PlanGenerator<\/h3><\/span>\n
      * Syntax:<\/p>\n
      \r\njava weblogic.PlanGenerator -root install_root category\r\n<\/pre>\n
      – install_root: fully qualified name of the root directory for the application and plan.
      \n– category: defaults to -dependencies<\/strong>.
      \n* Example:<\/p>\n
      \r\njava weblogic.PlanGenerator -root c:\\exportapps\\myApplication\r\n<\/pre>\n
      Customizing the Deployment Plan Using the Administration Console<\/h3><\/span>\n
      * Install the Exported Application and Template Deployment Plan.
      \n* Add Variables for Selected Tuning Properties.
      \n* Retrieve the Customized Deployment Plan.<\/p>\n
      Manually Customizing the Deployment Plan<\/h3><\/span>\n
      * Following two operations can not<\/strong> be done in Admin Console:
      \n– Remove an existing deployment plan variable.
      \n– Assign a null value to a generated variable in the plan to require Admin input.<\/p>\n
      \r\n...\r\n  \r\n    \r\n      SessionDescriptor_InvalidationIntervalSecs_11029744771850<\/name>\r\n      80<\/value>\r\n    <\/variable>\r\n  <\/variable-definition>\r\n...\r\n\r\nto:\r\n\r\n...\r\n  \r\n    \r\n      SessionDescriptor_InvalidationIntervalSecs_11029744771850<\/name>\r\n      <\/value>\r\n    <\/variable>\r\n  <\/variable-definition>\r\n...\r\n<\/pre>\n
      Validating the Exported Deployment Configuration<\/h3><\/span>\n
      * On the Summary of Deployments page, select the name of the application or module that you installed.
      \n* Select the Deployment Plan > Dependencies tab.
      \n* Verify that the dependencies configured for the deployed module are valid for the selected target servers.<\/p>\n
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      \n* Exporting an Application for Deployment to New Environments<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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