Assembly tools

WebSphere Application Server supports assembly tools that you can use to develop, assemble, and deploy J2EE modules.

Supported assembly tools include the following:

The Application Server Toolkit is available in your WebSphere Application Server disc package. Rational Application Developer is available only on a trial basis in the WebSphere Application Server disc package.

Important: The assembly tools run on Windows and Linux Intel platforms. Users of WebSphere Application Server on all platforms must assemble their modules using an assembly tool installed on Windows or Linux Intel platforms. To install an assembly tool, follow instructions available with the tool.

Although this information center refers to the Application Server Toolkit and Rational developer products as the assembly tools, you can use the products to do more than assemble modules. Rational Application Developer is an integrated development environment that provides development, testing, assembly and deployment capabilities. However, topics on application assembly in this information center focus on assembling J2EE modules using the J2EE Perspective of the assembly tools. Each assembly tool provides extensive online documentation; the topics on application assembly in this information center supplement that documentation. The Application Server Toolkit information center is available with this information center.

[Fix Pack 9 or later]
[This information only applies to Version 6.1.0.9 and later running on the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system.] [Fix Pack 9 or later] Note on using the WebSphere Application Server Toolkit (AST) on Microsoft® Windows Vista™ and Windows 2008 operating systems: To use AST on the Microsoft® Windows® Vista operating system, you must have AST Version 6.1.1.2 or later installed on your system. Earlier versions of AST are not supported on the Windows Vista operating system.

AST is not supported on the Windows 2008 operating system.




Related tasks
Assembling applications
Related information
Overview of Application Server Toolkit
Starting the Application Server Toolkit assembly tool
Configuring the Application Server Toolkit assembly tool
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