Setting up a WebSphere Application Server test environment on IBM Data Studio
This appendix provides an overview of how the IBM Data Studio can be used as a development and test environment for Java Platform, Enterprise Edition applications.
This appendix covers the following topics:
•Download of freely available WebSphere Application Server products for development
•How to install these products
•Definitions of the JDBC drivers and data sources
C.1 Installing WebSphere Application Server Developer Tools into IBM Data Studio
The IBM Data Studio Version 3.1.1.0 full client comes with a rich set of tools for database development. It also has tools that help handle Java -related tasks. A full Java Platform, Enterprise Edition application can be developed with IBM Data Studio. But you cannot test the application in an application server because it is not prepared for it. Because IBM Data Studio is an Eclipse -based tool, it can be extended by the WebSphere Application Server Developer Tools, which are a subset of IBM Rational Application Developer plug-ins that can be downloaded at no additional charge at the following website:
After you download the compressed file containing the server tools repository (wdt-update-site_8.5.0.WDT85-I20120530_0920.zip, in our case), it can be installed in to IBM Data Studio by completing the following steps:
1. Click Help → Install new software.
2. In the Add Repository window, click Archive.
3. Browse to the location of the compressed file of IBM WebSphere Application Server Developer Tools for Eclipse. Select the file and then click Open.
4. You should see a selection menu, as shown in Figure C-1, where you can select the versions of the server adapters that you need. No server installation is done now; you get the only adapter software, which lets you connect to a separate server installation. Thus, you must use an existing application server installation or install either a full version of WebSphere Application Server or the new Liberty profile, which is optimized for developer productivity and web / mobile application deployment.
Figure C-1 Install the WebSphere Application Server Developer Tools
C.1.1 WebSphere Application Server for Developers V8.5
The WebSphere Application Server for Developers V8.5 package is functionally equivalent to the WebSphere Application Server V8.5 package, but it is licensed for development use only. WebSphere Application Server for Developers is an easy-to-use development environment to build and test Java and Java Platform, Enterprise Edition applications. It provides simplified and no additional charge access to enable developers to build and test in the same environment that ultimately supports their applications.
The installation of the application server is well documented and does not need to be repeated here. For more information, go to the following website:
C.1.2 WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile
WebSphere Application Server V8.5 includes a Liberty profile, which is a highly composable and dynamic application server profile. It is a stand-alone product that must be installed independently from the WebSphere Application Server product, which has knowledge about profiles, but the Liberty profile is different.
Download the Liberty profile from the following website:
In the directory that you chose to download the file into, run java -jar wlp-developers-8.5.0.0.jar and follow the installation instructions, which
are straightforward.
are straightforward.
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