OSGi deployment manifest file

A deployment manifest file, META-INF/DEPLOYMENT.MF, is created automatically when we import an EBA asset. The deployment manifest file lists, at specific versions, all the bundles and composite bundles that make up the application, including bundles that are determined following dependency analysis. The manifest file is used to ensure that each time an application server starts, the bundles that make up the application are the same.

We can export the current deployment manifest file from an enterprise bundle archive (EBA) asset. We might want to do this to save the information, or to import it into another identical application.

Do not edit an exported manifest file. Use the export and import options only in situations where we can treat the exported file as a "black box".

Related:

Enterprise bundle archives

Exporting a deployment manifest

Import a deployment manifest

Exporting a deployment manifest using the exportDeploymentManifest command

Import a deployment manifest using the importDeploymentManifest command

Example: OSGi bundle manifest file

Example: OSGi composite bundle manifest file

Example: OSGi application manifest file

importDeploymentManifest command

exportDeploymentManifest command

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