This chapter includes the following sections:
The term application deployment refers to the process of making an application or module available for processing client requests in a WebLogic Server domain. Application deployment generally involves the following tasks:
WebLogic Server implements the Java EE 7 specification. Java EE 7 includes a deployment specification, JSR-88, that describes a standard API used by deployment tools and application server providers to configure and deploy applications to an application server.
WebLogic Server implements both the JSR-88 Service Provider Interface (SPI) plug-in and model plug-in to comply with the Java EE deployment specification. You can use a basic Java EE deployment API deployment tool with the WebLogic Server plug-ins (without using WebLogic Server extensions to the API) to configure, deploy, and redeploy Java EE applications and modules to WebLogic Server. The WebLogic Server configuration generated by a Java EE deployment API configuration process is stored in a deployment plan and one or more generated WebLogic Server deployment descriptor files, as shown in Figure 7-1.
Figure 7-1 Configuring Applications with the Java EE Deployment API
WebLogic Server deployment descriptors are generated as needed to store WebLogic Server configuration data.
The WebLogic Server deployment plan generated by a Java EE deployment API deployment tool identifies the WebLogic Server deployment descriptors that were generated for the application during the configuration session.
Although the Java EE deployment API provides a simple, standardized way to configure applications and modules for use with a Java EE-compliant application server, the specification does not address many deployment features that were available in previous WebLogic Server releases. For this reason, WebLogic Server provides important extensions to the Java EE deployment API specification to support capabilities described in WebLogic Server Deployment Features in Deploying Applications to Oracle WebLogic Server.
This section provides basic instructions for quickly deploying Java EE applications and modules, JSP and HTML files, and Coherence modules. It also provides pointers to tools for system administrators. The deployment procedures on this page are recommended for use in development environments only; the procedures are not recommended for use in production environments. For additional information on developing and deploying applications on WebLogic Server, see Developing Applications for Oracle WebLogic Server and Deploying Applications to Oracle WebLogic Server.
Complete the Installing and Configuring Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence before using these Fast Track procedures.
To deploy a Java EE application or module:
/autodeploy
directory of the examples server domain directory, ORACLE_HOME
/user_projects/domains/wl_server/autodeploy
.When running in development mode, WebLogic Server automatically deploys applications copied into the /autodeploy subdirectory of the domain directory. Auto-deployment is a simple and quick method of deploying an application for testing or evaluation. See Auto-Deploying Applications in Development Domains in Deploying Applications to Oracle WebLogic Server.
When you use the WebLogic Server Administration Console to deploy multiple applications, upon installing the applications, they are listed in the Console's Deployments page in the "distribute Initializing" state. After activating changes, they are listed in the "Prepared" state. To deploy the applications, select the application names on the Deployments page and click Start.
System Administrators can use the following tools to get started:
WebLogic Server Administration Console
The WebLogic Server Administration Console is a browser-based Web application that allows you to configure and monitor your WebLogic Server domain, server instances, and running applications and their associated resources. You can also use the WebLogic Server Administration Console to create new server instances and clusters and tune application descriptors. For more information, see Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console Online Help.
After you log into the Console using the credentials you provided during installation, click the Help button or How do I ...? links for additional information.
Configuration Wizard
Use the WebLogic Server Configuration Wizard to create new domains, and to create templates for automating domain configuration. For more information, see Creating WebLogic Domains Using the Configuration Wizard.
To deploy a simple JSP or HTML file:
The JSP or HTML file has been automatically deployed from a directory preconfigured to target the Examples Server. mainWebApp is deployed by default and you can place your own JSP and HTML files into the mainWebApp exploded directory in order to quickly view or test them.
WebLogic Server supports the deployment of Coherence applications that are packaged as Grid ARchive (GAR) modules. GAR modules contain the artifacts that are required for a Coherence application. GAR modules are deployed as standalone modules, packaged within enterprise applications, and as shared libraries. For details on packaging and deploying Coherence applications, see Deploying Coherence Applications in Developing Oracle Coherence Applications for Oracle WebLogic Server.