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Sun N1 Service Provisioning System User's Guide for BEA WebLogic 9 Plug-in 1.0

ProcedureHow to Capture an Application Archive

This procedure describes how to capture enterprise application (EAR), web application (WAR), and Java archive (JAR) files.

Steps

  1. In the Common Tasks section in the browser interface, click WebLogic 9.

  2. Click the Application Archives: Create link.

  3. Type a name for this component.

  4. (Optional) Type a label for this component.

  5. (Optional) Type a description for this component.

  6. In the Import From Host field, specify the system from which you want to capture the application.

    You can specify the system in two different ways.

    • Type the name of the system from which you want to capture the application, then click the Refresh link.

    • Click the Select From List link, then select the system from the Current Found Hosts list in the Select Host From List window.

  7. Navigate through the hierarchy to find the enterprise application to capture.

  8. Select the appropriate options for your application.

    You can set the following options for your application.

    • Check in an application archive that has not changed since a previous check in.

    • Assign user and group ownership permissions to the application.

  9. In the Path of the Resource Descriptor File field, type the path to the resource descriptor file for this component.

    A resource descriptor file specifies the owner, group, and permission settings to use for the files and directories that comprise the resource of a component. For more information about resource descriptor files, see Using a Resource Descriptor File in Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 XML Schema Reference Guide.

  10. Click Check-in Selected Item.

  11. Confirm the information on the check-in page, then click Continue to Check-in.

Next Steps

If you want to use a plan to deploy your application, you must first capture your deployment plan , and then group your application archive component with the deployment plan in an Application Archive Container component. For more information about how to capture deployment plans, see How to Capture a Deployment Plan.