Prepare for application installation settings
To specify an app to install...
Applications | New application | New Enterprise Application...to get to the Preparing for the application installation page.
Specify an application or module to install...
- Enterprise application archive (EAR)
- EJB module (JAR file)
- Session Initiation Protocol module (SAR file)
- Web module (WAR file)
The second Preparing for the application installation page has more installation options...
- Path to the new application
- Fully qualified path to the enterprise application file.
The file can be an .ear, .jar, .sar, or .war file.
During application installation, WAS typically uploads application files from a client workstation running the browser to the server running the admin console, and then deploys the application files on the server. In such cases, use the Web browser running the admin console to select EAR, WAR, SAR, or JAR modules to upload to the server.
Use Local file system when the browser and application files are on the same computer.
Use Remote file system in the following situations:
- The application file resides on any node in the current cell context. Only .ear, .jar, .sar, or .war files are shown during the browsing.
- The application file resides on the file system of any of the nodes in a cell.
- The application file already resides on the computer running the application server. For example, the field value might be $PROFILE_ROOT/installableApps/test.ear.
After WAS transfers the application file, the Remote file system value shows the path of the temporary location on the server.
Related concepts
Enterprise (Java EE) applications
Related tasks
Install enterprise application files with the console
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Preparing for application installation binding settings
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Administrative console buttons