This chapter describes tasks you can do after installation of an instance of AquaLogic Data Services Platform, including verifying the installation, starting development of applications, and exploring Windows shortcuts and UNIX paths. The chapter also describes how to uninstall ALDSP, if required.
Figure 4-1 illustrates the current step in the overall installation process.
Figure 4-1 Post-Installation Step
Verifying the Installation
Note:
If you are using ALDSP 3.01 you can skip this section. Instead verify a successful installation by following the steps described in: How To Configure the Retail Dataspace Sample Application for ALDSP 3.01
To verify that the ALDSP 3.0 installation is successful:
You can use either Workshop for WebLogic 9.2 or Eclipse to run Data Services Studio. In this section, Eclipse 3.2.2 has been used.
Open the Data Services Studio using the following Windows Start menu command:
Start > All Programs > BEA Products > AquaLogic Data Services Platform 3.0 > Data Services Studio
From the Workspace Launcher dialog box, select a workspace for ALDSP dataspace projects. By default, the workspace location is as follows:
<bea_home>\aldsp_3.0\samples\workspaces\aldsp
Click OK.
If this is the first time you have opened Data Services Studio, the ALDSP Welcome screen appears.
In the Install Sample Application section click Retail Dataspace Sample. This displays the Retail Dataspace Sample dialog.
Step 2: Configure the ALDSP-enabled Server Environment
Some simple domain server configuration is required. These steps are described in the following table.
Table 4-1 Configuring Actions
Step
Dialog
Field
Action
Description
1.
Retail Database Sample
Server runtime
Click Installed Runtimes...
2.
Installed Server Runtime Environments
Click Add
3.
New Server Runtime
Type of runtime:
Select BEA WebLogic Server 9.2
4.
Click Next.
5.
Define a WebLogic Runtime
WebLogic Home
Click Browse
6.
Browse For Folder
Folder
Locate and select the WebLogic home directory. For example,
<bea_home>\weblogic 92
Where <bea_home> is
c:\bea
7.
Click OK
8.
Define a WebLogic Runtime
Click Finish.
9.
Installed Server Runtime Environments
Click OK.
10.
Retail Dataspace Sample - Server Configuration
Domain home
Click Browse.
11.
Browse for Folder
Select domain home.
Locate and click on the ALDSP Sample domain:
<aldsp_home>\samples\domains\aldsp
where:
<aldsp_home> is c:\bea\aldsp_3.0
12.
Click OK.
13.
Retail Dataspace Sample
Click Finish
Workspace is built.
Now the WebLogic Server 9.2 is configured for ALDSP and can be started.
Step 3: Start the Server
An ALDSP-enabled server is a version of WebLogic Server with additional functionality to support ALDSP deployment and runtime. The ALDSP server must be running in order to access sample data and to deploy your project.
To start your server from Data Services Studio:
Locate the Servers window. If it isn't visible, use the following option command:
Window > Show View > Servers
In the Server window locate BEA WebLogic Server v 9.2@localhost.
Right-click the server name and select Start. The start-up operation may take several minutes.
After your project has automatically deployed click OK.
Starting the Development of a Data Integration Solution
Developing your own data integration solution consists of a design phase and an implementation phase.
When you are ready to start setting up and configuring your own data sources, refer to the AquaLogic Data Services Platform Administration Guide:
When you are ready to start mapping source and target XML schemas and constructing queries using WebLogic Workshop, refer to Data Services Developer’s Guide:
