How to Install a Shared J2EE Library

Steps

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

2. Click the Components link.

   The Components page is displayed.

3. Navigate to the location of the shared J2EE library component that you want to deploy.

   Click the Change Folder link to browse through the file system to select the location of the library.

4. In the Component column, click the J2EE Library component that you want to deploy.

   The Components Details page is displayed.

5. In the Component Procedures table, click the Run link in the Install: Default row.

   The Plans Details Run page is displayed.

6. In the Plan Parameters area, select the variable settings for the J2EE Library component that you plan to deploy.

   • If the variable settings have been established for this component, select the appropriate settings from the menu.

   • If the settings are not available from the menu, click Select From List.

     The Select Variable Settings From List window displays.

     • To create a new set of variable settings, select Create Set.

       The following list provides commonly updated variables for the J2EELibrary component.

       variable set name

       Required. A name for the new variable set you create

       extensionName

       Required. Specifies the name of the library that you want to install. This name must match the name of the library in the manifest.

       libspecver

       Optional. Specifies the version of the library. This value must match the version number in the archive, or be left blank.

       installPath

       Required. Specifies the path to the library.

       installUser

       Required. Specifies the user who will own the deployed library.

     • If you want to use another component's variable settings, click Import Set From Component.

       The Import Variable Settings window displays.

       1. If necessary, navigate to the Folder that contains the component with the variable settings you want to import.

       2. Select the component version.

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          Note –

          Variable settings can vary between component versions. Ensure that the current components and the component from which you want to import variable settings share common variables. If the component from which you want to import variable settings does not share common variables with the component you want to use in your plan, the variable settings are not imported.

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       3. Click Import Variable Settings.

          The variables settings are imported, and are displayed in the table.

       4. On the Plan Details Run page, select the variable settings that you imported from the Variable Settings drop-down list, then click Select.

     • If you want to use component variable settings that are stored in a file, follow these steps.

       1. In the Import Sets from File text field, enter the path to the variable settings file that you want to use.

          To browse through the file system to find the appropriate file, click the Browse button.

       2. Click Import.

          The variables settings are imported, and are displayed in the table.

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          Note –

          If the file from which you want to import variable settings does not share common variables with the component you want to use in your plan, the variable set is not imported.

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       3. On the Plan Details Run page, select the variable settings that you imported from the Variable Settings drop-down list, then click Select.

7. Select the target host or target host set.

   Target either a Managed Server or WebLogic Cluster.

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   Note –

   The target host must be a member of the com.sun.weblogic#DeploymentTargetHS host set.

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8. If you want to pass any Java arguments to the weblogic.WLST tool during the installation, type the arguments in the Java Arguments field.

   For information on how to perform deployment tasks using the weblogic.Deployer command, see BEA's WebLogic Server Using the WebLogic Server Scripting Tool document.

9. Click Run Plan (includes preflight).