About J2EE Deployment

Deployment is the process through which an applications files are packaged as archive file and transferred to the server where the application will run. JDeveloper supports deployment of J2EE applications to application servers through application server connections. The basic steps are:

Open or create the application as a JDeveloper project.
Package the project by creating a deployment profile and other deployment resources.
Create an application server connection to the target server.
If it is not already running, start the target server.
If necessary, configure the target server.
From the deployment profile's dropdown menu, choose the target server as the deployment destination.

JDeveloper supports the following deployment options:

Deploying to an application server: JDeveloper supports direct deployment to the following production application servers through application server connections:
Deploying as an archive file: Applications can be deployed indirectly by choosing an archive file as the deployment target. The archive file can subsequently be installed on a target J2EE application server. Information on deploying to selected other application servers is available on the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) website, athttp://www.oracle.com/technology/products/jdev/howtos/.
Deploying for testing: JDeveloper supports two options for testing applications:
- Embedded OC4J: Applications can be tested, without being deployed, in JDeveloper's embedded OC4J server.
- Standalone OC4J: A standalone installation of OC4J (the J2EE containers component of Oracle Application Server) can be used as a development environment prior to deploying to Oracle Application Server. Standalone OC4J is included in the JDeveloper installation.