Installing the SOAP Sample Application for WebSphere® Application Server Community Edition Version 2.X

This section describes the procedure for installing the SOAP Sample Application into Version 2.X of the IBM® WebSphere® Application Server Community Edition.  It is assumed that you are familiar with application installation and administration for the application server.

Before you begin:

Locate the SOAP Sample Application enterprise archive (EAR) file that is provided with this documentation.  Depending on how you obtained this Sample application, you can find the EAR in one of two places:

Installation through the administrative console:

  1. Log into the administrative console for the application server.
  2. Click Applications > Deploy New in the left menu.
  3. Browse your file system and select the SoapSample.ear file that you located earlieras the archive. Leave the Deployment plan blank and the default options selected then click Install.
  4. The application auto-starts, so installation is complete.
  5. Access the installed application
    Point your Web browser to your application server installation: http://<application server hostname>:<port>/soapsample.
    The application server host name and port is specific to your application server installation. The WebSphere Application Server Community Edition server default installation Web container port is 8080. If you are running your browser on the same workstation as your application server installation and have taken all the default values, then use the following URL:
    http://localhost:8080/soapsample.