The deploy operation is used to deploy webMethods assets to target server or cluster. Targets can be a standalone Integration Server (or) a group of Integration Servers in a cluster.
This deploy operation performs the following deployment activities.
Generate the Project Automator XML file based on the configured environment properties & the build version selected for deployment.
Execute webMethods Project Automator command line script to facilitate automatic project creation in webMethods Deployer.
Execute webMethods Deployer command line script to deploy assets.
Deploy operation should be used in deploy workflows. Make sure to set the endpoint resource type to WM Deployer Server.
| Tip |
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TipAs a best practice, use webMethods Deployer based deployment which has efficient features such as simulation, handling clusters, detailed reports & logs, inter-dependency check etc. |
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Blog Posts
https://flexagon.com/2018/03/cicd-with-webmethods-using-flexdeploy/
https://flexagon.com/2018/05/manage-webmethods-integrationservers-using-flexdeploy/
Target Properties
Property Name | Property Code | Required | Description |
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WmDeployer Installation Home |
| Yes | Installation directory of webMethods Server hosting WmDeployer(e.g./opt/SoftwareAG) Use to connect and invoke Deployer script for deploy operation. It will likely contain |
the IntegrationServer |
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WmDeployer Hostname |
| Yes | webMethods Deployer IS Hostname (e.g. dev-sag.company.local) |
WmDeployer IS InstanceName |
| Yes | webMethods Deployer IS InstanceName, available in the default dir 'IntegrationServer/instances/deployerInstance' (e.g.deployerInstance) |
WmDeployer 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 IS Username |
| Yes | Credentials used to connect the WmDeployer server over HTTP |
WmDeployer IS Password |
| Yes | Credentials used to connect the WmDeployer server over HTTP |
Project Properties
Property Name | Property Code | Required | Description |
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Server Alias or Target Groups |
| Yes | Server Alias or Target Groups as defined in WmDeployer. If configuring more than one value use comma separator. 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
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Description
Artifacts
This operation consumes artifacts from the artifacts repository.
Endpoint Selection
This operation will select all available endpoints associated to the
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Target 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
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Target which have resource type of {WM Deployer Server}.