how-to convert from WebLogic web app server to tomcat web appl server

[Former Member]

I've a BO XI 3.1 SP2.3 installation.

The web appl server (CMS and INFOVIEW) are on a Solaris WebLogic 9.2 box connecting to a Windows 2003 box (CMC and back end services).

I need to know the task steps on how to take that working environment and replace the Solaris WebLogic web appl server with Tomcat web appl services running on the same box as the CMC and back end services.

We're moving away from Solaris based WebLogic to Windows based Tomcat. I need task steps to take a working BOE XI 3.1 SP2.3 system and re-tool it to serve InfoView, etc from Windows based Tomcat.

ben

[indraneelchatte · Accepted solution]

You can get the war files from your current Unix install and deploy them to Tomcat on Windows server manually or use wdeploy to deploy the war files to Tomcat on Windows server.

wdeploy.bat tomcat55 -Das_dir=C:\Tomcat5 -Das_instance=localhost -Das_service_name=Tomcat5 deployall

Indra

[kalpesh_pandey · Accepted solution]

I have not tried it and its just a guess. Can you try to repair/Modify installation on Windows servers and then select to install BOXI Web servers. Does it gives options to modify installation otherwise using wdeploy to deploy war files is the best option..

Thanks,

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Indra,

This sounds do-able, replacing the various parameter values with existing locations to work on my particular setup.

To be honest I'm hoping there is a way to install/update as if this was a brand new install where I selected to install the Tomcat web app at the same time I've install all the rest. That way I can use the automated deploy during updates/upgrades, etc without having to manage a manual deploy (much like I do now on the unix weblogic install). I'll be trying your suggestion and hoping someone else can tell me how to back fit my existing system so that I end up with an install that works as if the Tomcat web app was always installed there.

Also, are there any cmc or cms ramifications of retooling for Tomcat on the same box as the back-end services?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Pandeyji,

This is more like what I was hoping for, however it'd be nice to know if this will work as expected as I had this same thought and desire. I'm going to try this path first and if this doesn't work I'll try Indra's suggestion on manually using wdeploy on the windows box

[Former Member]

Solved ! Very great thanks to both Indra and Pandeyji. I used both of their suggestions to solve the issue.

Pande's suggestion was to use the windows 'change' command within Add/Remove Programs to change the installed software, this time include the Web Tier and Web Container selections. This would have worked as expected, but I received an error 1334: vbcn6.chm.... file not found in cabinet file vbahelpf.cab. I eventually needed to uninstall all fix packs and service packs leaving only the base BOE XI 3.1 install. At that point I could successfully 'change' the install software to include the web stuff.

I did get a cms error during the cms auth portion of the install/deploy, so I selected 'cancel' to continue without the cms related steps. This continued the install, but (sadly) did not include the web auto-deploy steps I expected.

Using Indra's suggestion and template I used the wdeploy.bat file, with the parameters changed to reflect my Tomcat install to deploy all the web apps.

Success !

I'll now be going thru the steps of adding the varous fix packs and service packs to get back to where I was...

So, now, I've a working Tomcat web appl install on my CMS box. All components are now on one box. (not necessarily the arch id'd in best practices, but then every situation depends on the needs of the installation environment, and I have lots of hardware and RAM).

thanks again, all.

ben