To Set the Advanced Application Configuration

Use the Applications Configuration page to set properties that help ensure that changes to deployed applications are detected and that the modified classes are reloaded.

  1. In the navigation tree, select the Application Server node.

    The General Information page opens.

  2. On the General Information page, click the Advanced tab.

    The Applications Configuration page opens.

  3. Select the Reload Enabled checkbox to enable dynamic reloading of applications.

    When dynamic reloading is enabled, you do not have to redeploy an application or module when you change its code or deployment descriptors. All you have to do is copy the changed JavaServer PagesTM (JSPTM) or class files into the deployment directory for the application or module. The server periodically checks for changes in the deployment directory and redeploys the application, automatically and dynamically, with the changes. This is useful in a development environment, because it allows code changes to be tested quickly. In a production environment, however, dynamic reloading might degrade performance. In addition, whenever a reload is done, the sessions at that transit time become invalid. The client must restart the session.

    This option is enabled by default.

  4. In the Reload Poll Interval field, type the length, in seconds, of the interval at which applications and modules are to be checked for code changes and dynamically reloaded.

    The default value is 2.

  5. In the Admin Session Timeout field, type the number of minutes of inactivity after which the Administration Console session is to time out.

    The default value is 60.

  6. Select the Auto Deploy Enabled checkbox to enable automatic deployment of applications.

    Auto Deployment involves copying an application or module file (JAR, WAR, RAR, or EAR) into a special directory, where it is automatically deployed by the Application Server. This option is disabled by default.

  7. In the Auto Deploy Poll Interval field, type the length, in seconds, of the interval at which applications and modules are to be checked for code changes and dynamically reloaded.

    The default value is 2. Changing the poll interval does not affect the time taken for deploying an application or module.

  8. In the Auto Deploy Retry Timeout field, type the number of seconds that a partially copied file can remain unchanged in size before an error occurs.

    The default value is 30.

  9. In the Auto Deploy Directory field, type the full path of the directory to monitor for automatic deployment of applications.
  10. Select the Verifier Enabled checkbox to verify your deployment descriptor files.

    The verifier examines the structure and content of the file before deployment. Verification of large applications is often time-consuming.

  11. Select the Precompile Enabled checkbox to precompile any JSP files.
  12. (Optional) In the Additional Properties section, specify additional properties.

    The Enterprise Server does not define any additional properties for applications.

  13. (Optional) To return to the default settings, click the Load Defaults button.
  14. Click Save.
  15. Restart the server.
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