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Chapter 6 Deploying the Service Assembly Archive : Deploying a Service Assembly Archive

Deploying a Service Assembly Archive
This section describes the steps necessary 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. Refer to 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 Deploy to an Environment from the Perspective drop-down list and development from the Environment drop-down list.
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Click Upload 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 check box to create the shared resources definitions from the definitions in the service assembly archive.
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Click the OK button.
The service assembly will appear in the Service Assemblies table with a status of Not Deployed.
Configuring the Service Assembly
To configure a service assembly, 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 the Service Units button to view the service units in the selected service assembly.
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In the Node Mapping tab, click the Edit button, 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 the Save button.
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 to install the corresponding Shared Resource for the appropriate node.
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Select Configure an Environment from the Perspective drop-down list and development from the Environment drop-down list.
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In the Enabled at Startup? column, select the Yes radio button, and then click the Save button.
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On the top of the Shared Resources table, click the Install button. The status of the resource changes to Installed.
Deploying the Service Assembly
A service assembly is ready to be deployed once the service assembly is uploaded and configured. Before proceeding with deploying the service assembly, verify the following:
To deploy a service assembly:
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Click the Deploy button.
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 the Start button. The status changes to Running.
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To stop the selected service assemblies, click the Stop button. The status changes to Deployed.

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