Deploying the data services on Apache Tomcat

You can deploy the data services .war file on the Apache Tomcat server.

Before you begin

You must install Apache Tomcat and Rational® Publishing Engine with the data services feature before you can deploy the data services.
Note: The data services supports Java Runtime Environment 5.0.
The Rational data services parameters can be found in %CATALINA_HOME%\webapps\DataServices\WEB-INF\web.xml.

Procedure

  1. Open the Apache Tomcat Manager in a browser: http://server:port/manager/html. Example: http://localhost:8080/manager/html.
  2. In the Deploy section, enter the details for the DataServices.war file.
    • If the .war file is on a different server than Apache Tomcat, enter the following information in the Deploy directory or WAR file located on server section:
      1. Context Path: The name for the data services application. This entry is a part of the URL used for configuring the client. Example: /DataServices
      2. XML Configuration file URL: You are not required to enter a value in this field.
      3. WAR or Directory URL: The path to DataServices.war. Example: %RPE_HOME%\web services\data services\DataServices.war
    • If the .war file is on the same server as Apache Tomcat, enter the following information in the WAR file to deploy section:
      1. Select WAR to upload: The path to DataServices.war. Example: %RPE_HOME%\web services\data services\DataServices.war
  3. Click Deploy.

What to do next

Deploy the data source adapters.

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