Deploying on WebSphere Application Server

Use the console to deploy the connector application on WebSphere® Application Server.

Before you begin

During the installation by default, the application file (SAPConnector.war) is copied into the SAPCInstallDir\server\webapps directory.

About this task

Important: For UNIX If WebSphere Application Server is installed in a non-root environment, the user who deploys the connector application must have read and write access to the installation directory and all subdirectories.
In the following command-line examples, the WASInstallDir variable represents the location where WebSphere Application Server is installed on your server.
  • For Windows The default value for the WebSphere Application Server installation directory is as follows:
    C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer
    You can restart the server with these commands:
    cd WASInstallDir\bin 
    stopserver.bat server1 [for a secure server, include: -username {LDAP_User} -password {LDAP_Password}] 
    startserver.bat server1 [for a secure server, include: -username {LDAP_User} -password {LDAP_Password}]
  • For UNIX The default value for the WebSphere Application Server installation directory is as follows:
    /opt/IBM/WebSphere/Appserver
    You can restart the server with these commands:
    cd WASInstallDir/bin 
    ./stopserver.sh server1 [for a secure server, include: -username {LDAP_User} -password {LDAP_Password}] 
    ./startserver.sh server1 [for a secure server, include: -username {LDAP_User} -password {LDAP_Password}]

You set up the application server to host the connector application from the console, by installing the connector enterprise application on WebSphere Application Server.

Procedure

  1. From the administrative console, click Applications > New Application.
  2. In the New Application window, click New Enterprise Application, click Browse and select the SAPConnector.ear file. The default location for this file is the SAPCInstallDir\server\webapps directory.
  3. Click Next.
  4. Select Fast Path - Prompt only when additional information is required and click Next.
  5. Keep the default settings for the installation options and click Next
  6. Select the SAPConnector module and click Next.
  7. Click Finish.
  8. After a message is displayed about successful deployment to complete the installation, click Save directly to the master configuration.

    Saving changes directly to the master configuration

  9. To make sure that the application is properly installed, click Applications > Application Types > WebSphere enterprise applications. The SAPConnector application is listed as a resource with a red "X" mark for the Application Status, indicating that it was not started.

    Installed SAPConnector application

  10. Next, click Start. A green arrow indicates that the application started.
  11. Point your browser to https://fully qualified hostname:port/SAPConnector. Log in to the Rational® Connector for SAP Solution Manager server by using an account that has administrator privileges.
    Tip: You can find the port number that is used for your application server from the administrative console. Click Servers > Server Types > WebSphere Application Servers > server_ name > Ports. If you are using an HTTP Transport Port, look for the value for the port name WC_defaulthost. If you are using an HTTPS Transport Secure Port, look for the value for the port name WC_defaulthost_secure.

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