Deploying the Web-Based Applications

You must deploy the applications that you want to use within WebSphere. This process involves installing the associated .war file as an enterprise application in WebSphere. The .war files for WebTop and WebDashboard are included in your SIMULIA Execution Engine installation.

Before you begin: Before starting this procedure, be sure that your SIMULIA Execution Engine installation meets the prerequisites below. You should also decide your deployment architecture beforehand, as described in Determining Your Deployment Strategy.

  • You have configured the WebSphere application server to include a user called seeadmin as described in About Configuring WebSphere.

  • You have installed, configured, and deployed the SIMULIA Execution Engine on WebSphere as specified in Configuring WebSphere.

  • You have confirmed that the SIMULIA Execution Engine is running properly.

  • If you are installing the web-based applications on a different computer than the one on which the SIMULIA Execution Engine is deployed, be sure that WebSphere is already installed on it. Configure this instance of WebSphere to include a user called seeadmin.

  • If the WebTop/WebDashboard will run in a different WebSphere profile (on the same computer) than the SIMULIA Execution Engine, verify that you have created a new profile for the WebTop/WebDashboard as described in Creating a New WebSphere Profile.

  1. Log on to the WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console with one of the following actions:

    • Windows: Click the Start button, point to All Programs/IBM WebSphere/IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5/Profiles/AppSrv01, and then click Administrative console.

    • Linux: Open a web browser and navigate to the following page:

      http://localhost:portnumber/ibm/console

    For more details about starting the WebSphere server or logging on, see Starting WebSphere and Determining Server Port Numbers.

  2. Click Applications.

    Additional options appear.

  3. Click New Application.

  4. On the right side of the console, click New Enterprise Application.

  5. Verify that Local file system is selected.

  6. Click Browse.

  7. Navigate to the location of the .war files.

    These files are located in the following directory: 

    <SEE_install_dir>/<os_dir>/reffiles/SMAFIPserver/websphere/

  8. Select one of the following files, depending on which application you want to deploy:

    • webtop.war

    • webdashboard.war

  9. Click Open.

  10. Click Next.

  11. Verify that Fast Path is selected, and click Next.

  12. Click Step 3.

  13. In the Context Root text box, type one of the following strings (after the “/” that already appears in the text box), based on the application you want to deploy:

    • webtop

    • webdashboard

    This entry is used to define the URL for accessing the application.

  14. Click Next.

  15. Click Finish.

    A message appears stating that the installation of the web application was successful.

  16. On the right side of the console, click Save to save the configuration.