Registering Application Servers

Attachmate Synapta Services Builder support four J2EE-compliant application servers: BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, Sun's SunOne, and Oracle AS. Before deploying an EJB to one of these application servers, you must first register the application server. Once registered, it is added to a list of registered application servers, along with its machine name, server type, instance/domain name, and administrative port number. This information was determined when the application server was configured.

Note What is an application server?  An application server is a program that manages operations between an organization's back-end systems and a user's computer. Application servers are typically used for transaction-based applications.

How to manage your list of registered application servers

From the list of registered application servers you can view registration information, edit that information, and delete any registered application servers that are no longer needed. In fact, all basic management functions are done by simply choosing an application server from the list and selecting the appropriate action button.

Prerequisites

In order to register an application server you must have the following information, which is available from your application server administrator and was determined when the adminstrator configured the application server:

This information is available from your application server administrator and was determined when the application server was configured.

To add a new application server
  1. From the Registered application server window, choose Add.

  2. The Add application server dialog box displays.
    Caution You cannot register both SunOne and WebLogic 8.1 application. For more information on this issue, see Session EJB Errors.

Choose Help from this dialog box for detailed information on each field. The information required to add an application server is available from your application server administrator.
To edit application server information
This information is determined when your application server is configured. You should update this information to reflect any changes that are made to the configuration information after you have initially registered your application server. The information must be in sync in order to successfully deploy the EJB.

When you change information here, the configuration information set by the application server administrator does not change. When any registered application server information changes, the new values are used the next time you package n EJB or work with deployments.

  1. From the Registered application servers window, select the application server, then choose Edit. The Edit application server dialog box displays.

  2. Modify the appropriate information and choose OK. Your changes take effect immediately.
    Note When an instance or domain name changes, you must re-deploy any applications that were packaged using the original instance or domain name. The most efficient means of implementing a new instance or domain name is to re-register the application server using the new instance or domain name, and then to delete the obsolete registration.

Choose Help from this dialog box for detailed information on each field.

To delete an application server

Select the application server you want to remove from the list of registered application servers, and choose Delete. You are prompted to verify your decision.

What's next?

After your application servers are registered, you can create and package session EJBs and deploy your application. For more information, see Packaging Session EJBs.

Related Topics
Bullet Using J2EE Connector Architecture, Overview
Bullet Configuring J2EE Session EJBs
Bullet Packaging J2EE Session EJBs
Bullet Deploying J2EE Session EJBs
Bullet Session EJB Errors
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