Configuring External Application Server- WebSphere

Last Updated : Nov 03, 2020 |

About this task

Use this procedure to configure the WebSphere application server to work with POM.

Before you begin

  • Copy runtimesupportWebsphere.zip from $POM_HOME//DDapps/WebSphere files to the $WS_HOME\AppServer\lib\ext folder.

  • Restart the WAS server through services.msc or the tools that are available on the user interface of the server.

  • Ensure that you have installed the following:

    • Java 7 or 8.

    • WebSphere 8.5.5 or a higher version.

    For more information on the Cipher requirements of Java implementation, see Appendix A.

Procedure

  1. In the navigation pane, select Application > Application type > WebSphere enterprise applications and browse WebSphere enterprise applications.
  2. On Specify the EAR, WAR, JAR, or SAR module to upload and install page, browse and upload runtimeconfig.ear from the local system.
  3. Click Next.
  4. Select Show me all installation options and parameters.
  5. Click Next.

    The system displays the resulting security warnings from an analysis of this application.

  6. Click Continue.
  7. On the Select installation options page, select Precompile JavaServer Pages files and retain the other default values.
  8. Click Next.
  9. On the Map modules to servers page, select the runtimeconfig.ear.
  10. Click Next.
  11. On the Choose to generate default bindings and mappings page, click Next.
  12. On the Map modules to servers page, select runtimeconfig.ear.
  13. Click Next.
  14. On the Provide options to compile JSPs page, select runtimeconfig.ear, WEB-INF/web.xml
  15. In the JDK Source Level, type 15.
  16. Click Next.
  17. On the Provide JSP reloading options for Web modules page, click Next.
  18. On the Map shared libraries page, click Next.
  19. On the Map virtual hosts for Web modules page, select runtimeconfig.ear.
  20. Click Next.
  21. On the Map context roots for Web modules page, click Next.
  22. On the Summary page, click Finish.
  23. Click Save.
    Caution:

    Verify that the configuration is saved.

  24. Restart the application server.

Next Steps

Verify if you can access POM OD runtime.

  1. To login browse http://<App server IP :<port number>/runtimeconfig/login.jsp

  2. Type username and password as ddadmin.

  3. Navigate to Home > Certificates > Change Keystore, and define keystore path as C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\lib\ext\myTrustStoreNew.

  4. Type the password as changeit.