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Administration Console Online Help

Applications

The following procedure describes how to use the Administration Console to set the attributes for installing and deploying a new application. For additional information about Applications, please see "Deploying Applications" in the Administration Guide.

Installation

This section discusses how to install a new application in WebLogic Server using the Administration Console.

1. Start the WebLogic Server Administration Console.

2. Select the Domain in which you will be working.

3. In the Console, click Deployments.

4. Click the Applications option.

5. Click the Install a New Application Component option.

6. Enter the path of the .ear, .war, .jar, or .rar application in the text entry field, or click the Browse button to browse your file system and choose the application you want to install.

7. Click the Upload button to install the application. The new application is added under the Applications node in the left-hand pane.

Configuration and Deployment Tasks

This section discusses how to configure and deploy a new application using the Administration Console.

Configuring and Deploying Applications

To configure and deploy an application using the WebLogic Server Administration Console:

1. Start the WebLogic Server Administration Console.

2. Select the Domain in which you will be working.

3. In the left pane of the Console, click Deployments.

4. In the left pane of the Console, click the Applications. A table is displayed in the right pane of the Console showing all the deployed Applications.

5. Select the Configure a new Application option.

6. Locate the .ear, .war, .jar, or .rar file you would like to configure for use with WebLogic Server. You can also configure an "exploded" application or component directory. Note that WebLogic Server will deploy all components it finds in and below the specified directory.

7. Click the WebLogic icon to the left of a directory or file to choose it and proceed to the next step.

8. Enter a name for the application or component in the provided field and click Create.

9. Enter the following information:

   - Staging Mode—specify the staging mode. The options include server, nostage, and stage.

   - Deployed—using the provided checkbox, indicate whether the .ear, .war, .jar, or .rar file should be deployed upon creation.

10. To configure components for the application, click the Configure Components in this Application.

11. The Components table is displayed. Click a component to configure.

12. Using the available tabs, enter the following information:

    - Configuration—Edit the staging mode and enter the deployment order.

    - Targets—Indicate the Targets-Server for this configured application by moving the application from the Available list to the Chosen list.

    - Deploy—Deploy the application to all of the selected targets or undeploy it from all targets.

    - Monitoring—View monitoring information related to the application.

    - Notes—Enter notes related to the application.

13. Click Apply.

Viewing Deployed Applications

To view a deployed application in the Administration Console:

1. In the Console, click Deployments.

2. Click the Applications option.

3. View a list of deployed applications in the table displayed in the Console.

Undeploying Deployed Applications

To undeploy a deployed application from the WebLogic Server Administration Console:

1. In the Console, click Deployments.

2. Click the Applications option.

3. In the displayed table, click the name of the application you wish to undeploy.

4. Click the Configuration tab, and deselect the Deployed check box.

5. Click Apply.

Updating Deployed Applications

To update a deployed application:

1. In the Console, click Deployments.

2. Click the Applications option.

3. In the displayed table, click the name of the application you wish to update.

4. Update the Application Name and Deployed status as needed.

5. Click Apply.

To add a module to a deployed application and deploy the added module:

1. Add the module by redeploying the application, using steps 1-5 above.

2. Click the module's name in the table in the Deployments-->Applications tab.

3. Select the Targets tab.

4. Move the desired server from the Available area to the Chosen area, and click Apply.