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Chapter 8 Deploying the Service Assembly : Deploying a Service Assembly Archive

Deploying a Service Assembly Archive
This section describes the tasks to configure and deploy a service assembly. These tasks are performed using TIBCO ActiveMatrix Administrator. Deploying a service assembly archive involves the following activities:
 
Before proceeding, ensure that the environment for TIBCO ActiveMatrix has been configured correctly. See TIBCO Activematrix documentation for more information about how to configure the environment.
Uploading a Service Assembly Archive
The following steps describe how to upload the service assembly archive:
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Select the Deploy to an Environment perspective.
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In the Name field, enter a name for the service assembly.
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Click Browse to select an archived ZIP file (the SA project) which was generated in TIBCO Business Studio.
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Select the Import Shared Resource Definitions checkbox to create the shared resources definitions from the definitions in the service assembly archive.
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The service assembly will appear in the Service Assemblies table.
Configuring the Service Assembly
To configure a service assembly, you need complete the following tasks.
 
Task A Configure the Service Unit
Specify the nodes on which the service units in the service assembly will be deployed.
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Click Service Units to view the service units in the selected service assembly.
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In the Node Mapping tab, click Edit, select the nodes that you want to deploy the service unit to in the Available Nodes list, and then click the right arrow button. The nodes will appear in the Mapped Nodes list.
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Click Save.
The service unit properties are displayed in the following tabs:
Node Mapping — you can map the nodes to service units. See TIBCO ActiveMatrix Administration for details.
Substitution Variables — you can specify the value of the service unit’s substitution variables. See TIBCO ActiveMatrix Administration for details.
Task B Start Node and Install Shared Resources
If an ActiveMatrix Service (JMS or SOAP) is included in the SA project, you need install the corresponding Shared Resource for the appropriate node.
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In the web browser, select Configure an Environment in the Perspective drop-down list, and then select the appropriate Environment.
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Deploying the Service Assembly
A service assembly is ready to be deployed once the service assembly is uploaded and configured. Before proceed with deploying the service assembly, verify the following:
To deploy a service assembly:
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Click Deploy.
Once the service assembly is deployed, the status changes to Deployed.
Starting the Service Assembly
After a service assembly has been successfully deployed, you can start it, and if required, stop it.
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To start the selected service assemblies, click Start. The status changes to Running.
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To stop the selected service assemblies, click Stop. The status changes to Deployed.

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