Deploying the Remote services application on Apache Tomcat

You can deploy the Rational® Publishing Engine Remote services application on an Apache Tomcat server to run the remote reports, the Reporting data services application, and the Reporting Data Services Adapters.

Procedure

  1. Open the Apache Tomcat Manager
    • If you are running Apache Tomcat as a Windows service, open the Control Panel and, in the Apache Tomcat row, click Admin. Then click Manager App.
    • If you are not running Apache Tomcat as a Windows service, open the Apache Tomcat Manager in a browser in the following format: http://server:port/manager/html

      Example: http://localhost:8080/manager/html.

  2. In the Deploy section, enter the details for the rpews.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: Enter /rpews as the name for the Remote services application. This entry is a part of the URL used for configuring the client.
      2. XML Configuration file URL: You are not required to enter a value in this field.
      3. WAR or Directory URL: The path to rpews.war. Example: %RPE_HOME%\web services\rpews.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 rpews.war. Example: %RPE_HOME%\web services\rpews.war
  3. Click Deploy.

Results

The application is deployed. You can confirm that the application is deployed by opening the introductory page of the Rational Publishing Engine Web Services application in a browser: http://server:port/rpews/.

What to do next

Configure the remote services listed on the http://server:port/rpews/ page. See Remote services URLs for an explanation of how each URL is used and tasks for configuring each of the features.

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