Introduction to WebObjects Deployment Guide Using JavaMonitor

This document describes the tools and techniques that system administrators and website managers perform to deploy WebObjects applications. The WebObjects Deployment package allows you to deploy applications developed with the WebObjects Development package, so that they can be accessed through a Web server. You need a WebObjects deployment license to deploy WebObjects applications.

This document is intended primarily for system administrators. Application developers can also benefit from the information it provides but it’s not required reading for them.

This document assumes you have a solid background in system administration. You must be familiar with the operation of your platform, especially how to use its command shell editor to issue commands. You must also be acquainted with the operation of your Web server software and TCP/IP networking. Knowledge of WebObjects application development is helpful, but not required.

To deploy WebObjects applications and to administer a deployment, you need to become acquainted with the deployment model of WebObjects. This document shows you how your Web server interacts with the elements of a WebObjects deployment. It also explains what measures you should take to increase your site’s performance.

WebObjects Deployment provides tools for most of the tasks you need to accomplish on a regular basis to maintain your site. If you prefer doing things manually, you can use the command line to start individual application instances or the deployment tools themselves.

Organization of This Document

This document has the following chapters:

See Also

To get an overview of the WebObjects platform, you should read WebObjects Overview. You can find general information about WebObjects at http://developer.apple.com/webobjects.

Read WebObjects Application Properties Reference for a complete list of all the application properties for WebObjects applications, JavaMonitor, and wotaskd. These application properties correspond to command-line arguments that you can use to configure your WebObjects applications and tools for the particular deployment environment. Most of options in the JavaMonitor user interface correspond to JavaMonitor properties described in WebObjects Application Properties Reference.