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Auto-Deployment
Administration Guide 7-9
Auto-Deployment of Applications in Expanded
Directory Format
An application or application component can be auto-deployed either in expanded
directory format or as packaged in an Enterprise Application Archive (EAR) file, a
Web Application Archive (WAR) file, or a Java Archive (JAR) file.
To dynamically deploy an application in exploded format, do the following:
1. Make sure the directory name created for the exploded application is the same as
the Context Path of the application.
2. Copy this subdirectory under
/config/domain_name/applications, where
domain_name is the name of the target domain where the application is to be
deployed. This will automatically deploy the application if auto-deploy is
enabled.
Undeployment or Redeployment of Auto-Deployed
Applications
An application or application component that was auto-deployed can be dynamically
redeployed while the server is running. This may be useful if you want to update a
deployed application or application component without stopping and restarting the
WebLogic Administration Server. To dynamically redeploy a JAR, WAR or EAR file,
simply copy the new version of the file over the existing file in the
/applications
directory.
This feature is useful for developers who can simply add the copy to the
/applications directory as the last step in their makefile, and the server will then be
updated.