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The deploy operation is used to deploy webMethods applications into target environment .Target environment assets to target server or cluster. Targets can be a standalone Integration Server (or) a group of Integration Servers in a cluster.

Deployment process is also implemented with 2 options as shown in the below diagram.

This deploy operation performs the following deployment activities, when the build is generated by webMethods ABE component (refer the left side steps of the below picture);.

  • Generate the Project Automator XML file based on the given configured environment properties & the build version selected in FlexDeploy projectfor deployment.
  • Execute webMethods Project Automator command line script to facilitate automatic project creation . in webMethods Deployer.
  • Execute webMethods Deployer command line script to automate the deployment for the specified project towards target environmentdeploy assets.

Deploy operation should be used in deploy workflows.

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 As a best practice, use webMethods Deployer based deployment which has efficient features such as simulation, handling clusters, detailed reports & logs, inter-dependency check etc.

Environment/Instance Properties

Property Name

Property Code

Required

Description

WMDeployer WmDeployer Installation Home

FDWM_DEPLOYER_HOME

Yes

Installation directory of webMethods Server hosting WmDeployer(e.g./opt/SoftwareAG)

Use to connect and invoke Deployer script for deploy operation.

WMDeployer WmDeployer Hostname

FDWM_DEPLOYER_HOST


Yes

Used to connect and navigate into webMethods Deployer server.

WMDeployer webMethods Deployer IS Hostname(e.g. dev-sag.company.local)

WmDeployer IS InstanceName


FDWM_DEPLOYER_INSTANCE



Yes

InstanceName of webMethods Deployer IS hosting WmDeployerInstanceName, displayed available in the default dir 'IntegrationServer/instances/deployerserverdeployerInstance'

(e.g.deployerserverdeployerInstance)

WMDeployer WmDeployer Port

FDWM_DEPLOYER_PORT


Yes

The primary port in which IntegrationServer instance hosting WmDeployer is running, e.g. 5555(by default).

Used to connect Deployer server through HTTP.

WMDeployer WmDeployer IS Username

FDWM_DEPLOYER_USER


Yes

Credentials used to connect the WmDeployer server over HTTP

WMDeployer WmDeployer IS Password

FDWM_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD


Yes

Credentials used to connect the WmDeployer server over HTTP

Project Properties

 Parent directory of webMethods source code (where webMethods package is located), do not include webMethods Package Name here

Property Name

Property Code

Required

Description

FDWM_

IS_

TARGET_ALIAS_OR_GROUPS

Yes

WM Parent Project PathFDWM_PARENT_PROJECT_PATHNo

IntegrationServer Server Alias or Target Groups as defined in WmDeployer. If configuring more than one value use comma separator.

WM Package NameFDWM_PACKAGE_NAMEYes webMethods Package Name (source code) i.e. IntegrationServer package name.

You can override the value for each environment if name is different based on environment.

You must configure Server Alias or Target Groups in WmDeployer to indicate the target for deployment of artifacts.

Inputs

Input Name

Input Code

Required

Description





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This operation consumes artifacts from the artifacts repository.

Endpoint Selection

This operation will select all available endpoints associated to the environment instance which have a resource type of WM Deployer Server

Endpoint Execution 

This operation will execute on the webMethods Server endpoint selected using the WM Deployer Server resource type and the given inputs/properties.

Special Considerations

This operation will select all available endpoints associated to the environment instance which have resource type of {WM Deployer Server}.