Deploy WAR/EAR Archive Action

InstallAnywhere 2013

You can use the Deploy WAR/EAR Archive action to deploy a WAR or EAR archive to an application server.

Note: This action is available only when an Application Server host has been defined in the Host view on the Organization page and you have selected that Application Server in the Visual Tree.

Properties Tab

The Properties tab of the Deploy WAR/EAR Archive customizer has two subtabs:

General Settings
Optional Settings

General Settings

The Properties > General Settings tab of the Deploy WAR/EAR Archive customizer includes the following options:

Deploy WAR/EAR Archive Customizer | Properties > General Settings

Option

Description

Application Name

Enter a name to identify the archive file.

Source

Specify the EAR or WAR file you want to deploy by choosing one of the following options:

Selected Archive—Select this option and click Choose Archive to select the archive you want to install.
Existing Archive—Select this option and enter a path and file name for the archive on the target system.

Undeploy During Uninstall

Select this option to ensure that the archive is undeployed when the uninstaller runs. This option is selected by default.

Optional Settings

The Properties > Optional Settings tab of the Deploy WAR/EAR Archive customizer includes the following options.

Deploy WAR/EAR Archive Customizer | Properties > Optional Settings

Option

Description

Deployment Plan

For servers that support the JSR-88 standard (Geronimo, WebSphere, WebLogic, and Sun Application Server), you can choose an archive for the Deployment Plan. A deployment plan is an XML file that contains server-specific information not included in the EAR or WAR file’s deployment descriptor.

Select one of the following options:

Selected Archive—To choose an archive to bundle with the installer, click Selected Archive; then click Choose Archive and locate the deployment plan file.
Existing Archive—To choose an archive that exists on the target system, click Existing Archive and type a path and file name for the deployment plan.

Rules, Tags, and Rollback Tabs

For information on the other tabs on this customizer, see the following:

Rules—Use this tab to add rules to the selected action. For more information, see Assigning a Rule to an Action and Rules Reference.
Tags—Use this tab to add build configuration tags to the selected action. For more information, see Assigning Tags to Project Elements.
Rollback—Use this tab to specify rollback behavior for the selected action. For more information, see Configuring Installation Rollback Behavior.