Define servers for testing portals

To test, debug or profile a portal project, define a local or a remote server. Local servers are called Test Environments within the workbench. Remote servers (called server attach) are external to the workbench, either on the same system or another system .

You can define a server for your project within the Run (Test), Debug, or Profile on Server wizards; or you can define it using the New Servers wizard. In either case, you select a local or a remote server and configure it appropriately.

• To define a server for your portal project within the Run, Debug or Profile on Server wizards:

  1. From the Project Explorer view, highlight a portal project. Select one of the following options:
     • Run > Run on Server to test the project.

     • Debug > Debug on Server to debug the project.

     • Profile > Profile on Server to profile the project.

     The Server Selection dialog box opens.

  2. To use an existing server, select Choose an existing server and highlight a server from the list. Click Finish.
  3. To define a new server, select Manually define a server and choose one of the following:
     • To define a local Test Environment server, follow the steps in Configuring local servers for testing portals.

     • To define a remote Server Attach server, follow the steps in Configuring remote servers for testing portals.

• To define a server using the New Servers wizard:

  1. From the Servers view, right-click and select New > Server.

  2. To define a new server, choose one of the following:
     • To define a local Test Environment server, follow the steps in Configuring local servers for testing portals.

     • To define a remote Server Attach server, follow the steps in Configuring remote servers for testing portals.

  3. Select the projects that are associated with the server using the instructions in Associating servers with projects

• An EAR project named wps is created when a test environment configuration is saved and a portal project exists in workspace. If you plan to test, debug, or profile your portal project locally, do not modify the wps project once it is created. When creating a project, do not name it wps.

 

Related tasks

Configuring local servers for testing portals
Configuring remote servers for testing portals
Preparing WebSphere Portal for remote testing and debugging
Associating servers with projects