Plugin Information |
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Plugin Features
- Deployment to a running remote or local instance of WebSphere 7.0.x - 9.0.x
- Note: WebSphere 6.0.x - WebSphere 8.0.x (4/30/2018) is no longer supported by IBM
- Deployment to a running remote or local instance of WebSphere Liberty Edition 8.x.x
- Support for deployments when SSL is activated on WebSphere (Global Security)
- Support for most versions of WebSphere (Portal,Liberty,ND,Extreme Scale, Express, Standard, etc...)
- Support for updating JSR286/JSR186 Portlets
- Support for deploying to different WebSphere instances/types per build
- Support for cluster, node, cell, and server level deployments
- Support for pre-compiling JSPs on WebSphere during deployment (When stress testing as part of build process)
- Support for disabling JSP reloading (When stress testing as part of build process)
- Support for not starting application after deployment
- Support for updating an existing application (to prevent losing application settings after redeployment)
- Supports fully stopping, uninstalling, installing and starting an application during deployment process
- Support for using a single deployment manager across multiple clusters or servers
- Support for virtual hosts when deploying EAR files
- Smart detection of existing deployed application state (to prevent failures when a system admin stops your application without you knowing)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
See the most frequently asked questions and issues
Common Configurations
Scenario 1: Single instance of WebSphere
Scenario 2: A clustered deployment on WebSphere ND
** Note: Same application with the same context root can be
deployed using the same deployment manager as long as
you use different application names in the job configuration **
Deploying portlets to IBM WebSphere Portal (Updates existing deployed portlets, themes and skins are not supported)
Deploying to IBM WebSphere Application Server
Deploying to IBM WebSphere Liberty Server
Required Libraries For Deployments To IBM WebSphere Application Server
Jar File | Source Location | Destination | Required |
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com.ibm.ws.admin.client_*.jar | $WAS_INSTALL_ROOT/runtimes | $USER_HOME/.jenkins/plugins/websphere-deployer/WEB-INF/lib | Yes |
com.ibm.ws.orb_*.jar | $WAS_INSTALL_ROOT/runtimes | $USER_HOME/.jenkins/plugins/websphere-deployer/WEB-INF/lib | Yes (otherwise 'No' if running under IBM J9 JRE, WAS v7 doesn't need it either) |
com.ibm.ws.security.crypto.jar | $WAS_INSTALL_ROOT/plugins | $USER_HOME/.jenkins/plugins/websphere-deployer/WEB-INF/lib | Yes (for v1.6.0+ of this plugin) |
com.ibm.ws.webservices.thinclient_*.jar | $WAS_INSTALL_ROOT/runtimes | $USER_HOME/.jenkins/plugins/websphere-deployer/WEB-INF/lib | Maybe (Depends if application uses web services) |
Required Libraries For Deployments To IBM WebSphere Liberty Profile
Jar File | Source Location | Destination | Required |
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com.ibm.websphere.appserver.api.basics_*.jar | $LIBERTY_INSTALL_ROOT/dev/api/ibm | $USER_HOME/.jenkins/plugins/websphere-deployer/WEB-INF/lib | Yes |
com.ibm.websphere.appserver.api.endpoint_*.jar | $LIBERTY_INSTALL_ROOT/dev/api/ibm | $USER_HOME/.jenkins/plugins/websphere-deployer/WEB-INF/lib | Yes |
com.ibm.websphere.appserver.api.restConnector_*.jar | $LIBERTY_INSTALL_ROOT/dev/api/ibm | $USER_HOME/.jenkins/plugins/websphere-deployer/WEB-INF/lib | Yes |
restConnector.jar | $LIBERTY_INSTALL_ROOT/clients | $USER_HOME/.jenkins/plugins/websphere-deployer/WEB-INF/lib | Yes |
Issues or Feature Requests
0 issues - Authenticate to see issue details
Roadmap
- Add Pipeline Support
- Add support for Jenkins slaves
Add rollback support for install/update failures to prevent breaking applications for QA/UAT teamAdd promotion support for other environments (QA,STAGE,PRE-PROD, etc.) without repackaging EAR/WARAdd support for multiple target deployments- Fix path issue when locating artifacts to deploy
- Provide support for Liberty Profile (support confirmed, will be available soon)
- Provide support for EAR/WAR/WAB/OSGI deployments to Liberty Profile (support confirmed, will be available soon)
- Remove external dependency on client jars for each configuration (to simplify initial configuration) (not possible)
- Send notifications when application fails to start (outside of build process)
- Add cluster support (release v1.3)
- Support for WAR deployments on WebSphere Application Servers (Full Profile)
Change Log
Version 1.6.0 (release)
Added support for earlier versions of Jenkins (version 1.608)
Added support for listing server targets
Fixes for multithreading to speed up deployments
Includes all beta changes listed below
Version 1.4.8 (beta) - WAS Full Profile Updates
Option to trust SSL certificates and hostnames (fix for PKIX issues)
Attempt to allow for deployment across multiple environments
Version 1.4.4 (beta) - WAS Full Profile Updates
Fix for virtual host configuration when deploying EAR artifacts
Added support for SharedLib when deploying EAR artifacts
Version 1.4.3 (beta) - WAS Full Profile Updates
Added support for virtual host configuration when deploying EAR artifacts
Version 1.4.1 (beta) - WAS Full Profile Updates
Fix for those of us who don't use global security
Attempt to fix ObjectName issue (Appears to be 2 classloaders loading the ObjectName, who knows why this is happening on some machines)
Support for deployments when build is unstable
Version 1.4.0 (beta) - WAS Full Profile Updates
Added reloading support
Fixed JSP reloading issue
Fixed classloader order bug
Added classloader policy suppoort
Added context override for generated EARs
Added support for multiple target deployments (cluster or multiple nodes)
Changed UI layout
Version 1.3.4 (release) - WAS Full Profile Updates
Several bug fixes and enhancements (see details below)
Added "operations" to allow for either updating or complete re-installation of artifacts
Added support for path variables (contribution)
Tested support for updating Portlets on a remote WebSphere Portal Instance
Version 1.3.3 (beta) - WAS Full Profile Updates
Disabled host verification for complex deployment environments.
Provided option for verbose logging.
Version 1.3.2 (beta) - WAS Full Profile Updates
Added more connector options.
Fixed SSL caching so multiple deployments to different servers should work.
Version 1.3.1 (beta) - WAS Full Profile Updates
Added support for updating applications instead of complete reinstallation of artifacts.
Version 1.3 (beta) - WAS Full Profile Updates
Fix for generated EARs
Java EE7 support
Timeout parameter for large EAR deployments (contribution)
Classloader policy support
Context fix for generated EAR (contribution)
WebSphere ND support when deploying through Deployment Manager
Cluster support (experimental)
Version 1.2 - Liberty / WAS Full Profile Updates
Support for WebSphere Liberty Profile
Fixed path issues with WebSphere Application Server (full profile)
Version 1.1
Initial release performed
Version 1.0
Beta Testing Passed for WebSphere v8.5.5 for both remote and local deployments
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