There are several steps required to deploy Dodeca in your environment. The remainder of this document contains detailed instructions for the installation. Those instructions pertain to the following steps:
- Install the Dodeca Framework which is used to create the WAR file.
- Configure the relational server and database where Dodeca metadata will be stored.
Prepare the Dodeca WAR file. The preparation includes these steps:
- Complete installation prerequisites, which may include the installation of software necessary to create the Dodeca WAR file for deployment.
- Modify the hibernate.properties file used by the Dodeca server to connect to the relational database repository.
- Optionally, modify other configuration files.
- Run the ClickOnce Prep Utility to generate the Dodeca WAR file for deployment.
- Deploy the Dodeca WAR file to the Java Application Server of your choice.
- Run the dshell and create the necessary tables in the relational database repository, seed the metadata repository, and create the client installation URL.
- Test the client installation.