Application Servers
The commonly used application server
with this product is WebSphere
® Application Server. WebSphere Application
Server is tightly integrated with Rational Application Developer, which
offers tooling to test, run, and debug applications from the workbench to
the server, such as using the Run On Server functionality. You can specify
server-specific configurations such as extensions and bindings to a WebSphere Application
Server from the workbench. You can launch tooling from WebSphere Application Server within
the workbench, such as the WebSphere administrative console and the Profile
Management Tool. In addition, you can develop, run, and debug administrative
scripts against a WebSphere Application Server from within the workbench.
This is only a short description of WebSphere Application Server functionality
and tooling that are integrated with Rational Application Developer, see
the product help to discover more.
If you selected to install a WebSphere Application
Server when you install Rational Application Developer, keep in mind the WebSphere Application
Server is a separate product from the Rational Application Developer. As
a result, the WebSphere Application
Server or any other application server that you integrate with this workbench
usually has a different set of supported hardware and software. View the
publications of the server to determine what hardware and software are supported.
For example if the application server is WebSphere Application Server, refer
to the System Requirements for the WebSphere Application Server.
The
following lists the application servers that are compatible with this product:
- IBM® WebSphere Application
Server Versions 5.1, 6.0, or 6.1
- IBM WebSphere Application
Server Express Version 5.1
- IBM WebSphere Portal
Version 5.1 or 6.0. Rational Application Developer versions 7.0.0.2
and higher support portal and portlet project development for WebSphere Portal
version 6.0.1.
- J2EE Publishing Server
- Static Web Publishing Server
The following list of server adapters are included in this offering
from the Web Tools Platform 1.5.1 based on Eclipse technology. Server adapters are
tools installed into the workbench that support a particular server. Here
is the list of server adapters:
- IBM WebSphere Application
Server Community Edition Version 1.1
- Apache Tomcat Versions 3.2, 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, or 5.5
- BEA WebLogic Server Versions 8.1, 9.0, or 9.2
- JBoss Versions 3.2.3 or 4.0 from a division of Red Hat
- ObjectWeb Java(TM) Open Application Server (JOnAS) Version 4
- Oracle Containers for J2EE (OC4J) Standalone Server Version 10.1.3
- Apache Geronimo Version 1.1
- Pramati Server Version 4.1.x
Databases
If you are connecting to a database directly
from the workbench, the below lists of databases are compatible with the workbench.
However, if you are connecting to a database using an application server,
the server usually has a different set of supported databases. View the publications
of the server to determine what databases are support. For example if the
server is WebSphere Application
Server, refer to the Databases and Java™ Database Connectivity (JDBC) Drivers
section of the System Requirements for WebSphere Application Server.
- IBM Cloudscape™ Versions
5.1, 10.0 or 10.1
- Cloudscape is
a commercial release of Derby. Derby is the Apache Software Foundation's (ASF)
open source relational database project. Cloudscape support for complex SQL
transactions and Java database connectivity (JDBC) allows your applications
to migrate to other SQL databases, such as IBM DB2 Universal Database™ (UDB),
when they need to grow.
- IBM DB2
Universal Database for Linux®, UNIX® and Windows® Versions 7.2, 8.1, 8.2, or 9.1
- IBM DB2
Universal Database for iSeries™ Versions 5R2, 5R3, or 5R4
- IBM DB2
Universal Database for z/OS® Versions 7, 8 (compatibility mode), or 8 (new
function mode)
- Additional to the compatibility mode, the new function mode includes
the generated data model that has all the new catalog features of DB2
Universal Database for z/OS V8. Use the new function mode if you plan to work
with the generated data models available in the WebSphere Application Server Toolkit
or IBM Rational Software
Development Platform products.
- IBM Informix® Dynamic
Server Versions 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, or 10.0
- Microsoft® SQL
Server Enterprise 2000 or 2005
- Oracle Versions 8i, 9i, 10g
- Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise Versions 12.0, 12.5, 12.x, or 15.0
- MySQL Versions 4.0 or 4.1
- Generic JDBC Version 1.0
- If you choose to run a database that is not listed above, you can select
the Generic JDBC 1.0 option to specify a valid JDBC
driver. There are minimal tools available when running the Generic
JDBC 1.0 option.
Source Configuration Management
The following are
the two commonly used source configuration management (SCM) systems with this
product are:
- Concurrent Versions System (CVS)
- Rational ClearCase
- This product includes the Rational ClearCase® SCM adapter plug-in. In
addition, a license for the Rational ClearCase LT client and server - refer
to the installation guide of the Rational Application Developer for
instructions on downloading and installing them.
Other source configuration management repositories can be integrated
with the workbench through software configuration management (SCM) team adapters.
If you want to work with another SCM provider, SCM team adapters for commercial
SCM products are provided by the vendors of those products. To find a list
of SCM products and team adapters provided by the Eclipse open source community,
go to
http://www.eclipse.org/community/team.php.
From this list, you can access the SCM product vendors' Web sites to download
the SCM team adapter of your choice. IBM does not endorse or warrant these team
adapters. For support, or further information, please contact the SCM product
vendor directly.