Deploying and Undeploying Applications

The process of configuring and enabling applications to run within the GlassFish Server framework is referred to as deployment.

This section explains how to deploy, list, and undeploy applications. The following topics are addressed here:

• Obtaining a Sample Application

• Deploying an Application From the Command Line

• Deploying an Application Using the Administration Console

• Deploying an Application Automatically

Obtaining a Sample Application

The procedures in this section use the hello.war sample application.

To Obtain the Sample Application

1. To download a copy of the hello.war sample application, go to https://glassfish.dev.java.net/downloads/quickstart/hello.war.

2. Save the hello.war file in the directory of your choice. This directory is referred to as sample-dir.

Deploying an Application From the Command Line

You can deploy applications from the command line using the asadmin deploy command.

To Deploy the Sample Application From the Command Line

Before You Begin

The sample application must be available before you start this task. To download the sample, see Obtaining a Sample Application. At least one GlassFish Server domain must be started before you deploy the sample application.

1. Use the asadmin deploy command.

   The general form for the command is:

   as-install/bin/asadmin deploy war-name

   To deploy the hello.war sample, the command is:

   as-install/bin/asadmin deploy sample-dir/hello.war

2. Access the hello application by typing the following URL in your browser:

   http://localhost:8080/hello

   The application's start page is displayed, and you are prompted to type your name.

   Hi, my name is Duke. What's yours?

3. Type your name and click Submit.

   The application displays a customized response, giving you a personal Hello.

See Also

See deploy(1) for more information about the deploy command.

See the Oracle GlassFish Server 3.0.1 Application Deployment Guide for more information about deploying applications from the command line.

To List Deployed Applications From the Command Line

1. Use the asadmin list-applications command:

   as-install/bin/asadmin list-applications

To Undeploy the Sample Application From the Command Line

1. Use the asadmin undeploy command.

   The general form for the command is:

   as-install/bin/asadmin undeploy war-name

   For war-name, use the literal hello, not the full hello.war name.

   For the hello.war example, the command is:

   as-install/bin/asadmin undeploy hello

See Also

See undeploy(1) for more information about the undeploy command.

Deploying an Application Using the Administration Console

You can deploy applications by using the graphical Administration Console.

To Deploy the Sample Application Using the Administration Console

Before You Begin

The sample application must be available before you start this task. To download the sample, see Obtaining a Sample Application. At least one GlassFish Server domain must be started before you deploy the sample application.

1. Launch the Administration Console by typing the following URL in your browser:

   http://localhost:4848

2. Click the Applications node in the tree on the left.

   The Applications page is displayed.

3. Click the Deploy button.

   The Deploy Applications or Modules page is displayed.

4. Select Packaged File to be Uploaded to the Server, and click Browse.

5. Navigate to the location in which you saved the hello.war sample, select the file, and click Open.

   You are returned to the Deploy Applications or Modules page.

6. Specify a description in the Description field, for example:

   hello

7. Accept the other default settings, and click OK.

   You are returned to the Applications page.

8. Select the check box next to the hello application and click the Launch link to run the application.

   The default URL for the application is:

   http://localhost:8080/hello/

See Also

Refer to the Administration Console online help for additional information.

To View Deployed Applications in the Administration Console

1. Launch the Administration Console by typing the following URL in your browser:

   http://localhost:4848

2. Click the Applications node in the tree on the left.

   Expand the node to list deployed applications. Deployed applications are also listed in the table on the Applications page.

To Undeploy the Sample Application Using the Administration Console

1. Launch the Administration Console by typing the following URL in your browser:

   http://localhost:4848

2. Click the Applications node in the tree on the left.

   The Applications page is displayed.

3. Select the check box next to the hello sample application.

4. Remove or disable the application.

   • To remove the application, click the Undeploy button.

   • To disable the application, click the Disable button.

See Also

Refer to the Administration Console online help for additional information.

Deploying an Application Automatically

You can deploy applications automatically by placing them in the as-install/domains/domain-name/autodeploy directory, where domain-name is the name of the domain for which you want to configure automatic deployment. For this example, use the default domain, domain1:

as-install/domains/domain1/autodeploy

To Deploy the Sample Application Automatically

Before You Begin

The sample application must be available before you start this task. To download the sample, see Obtaining a Sample Application.

1. Copy the application WAR file to the as-install/domains/domain-name/autodeploy directory.

   cp sample-dir/hello.war as-install/domains/domain-name/autodeploy

   Use copy instead of cp on Windows systems.

   GlassFish Server automatically discovers and deploys the application. The default URL for the application is:

   http://localhost:8080/hello/

To Undeploy the Sample Application Automatically

1. Change to the domain's autodeploy directory.

   cd as-install/domains/domain-name/autodeploy

2. Use the rm command to undeploy and remove the application.

   rm hello.war

   Use del instead of rm on Windows systems.