You can install a process application snapshot with or
without toolkit dependencies to any test or production process server
that supports the artifacts in the application. When
you install a process application snapshot, a corresponding business
level application (BLA) is created and started.
Before you begin
To install snapshots to process servers, you must have
administrative access to the process application.
In addition,
make sure the version of the Process Center server
and the version of the process server match exactly before you begin
to install the snapshot.
About this task
You can install a snapshot to one or more process servers
that support the capability for the snapshot. At minimum, the process
server must support business process definitions, including the JEE
artifacts (such as servlets) that are part of the definition.
If
you intend to install a snapshot of an advanced process application
(which is a process application that has been opened in an IBM® Integration Designer workspace
or that contains a toolkit that has been opened in the workspace),
you can only install the snapshot on an IBM Business Process Manager Advanced server.
If you attempt to install the snapshot on a Business Process Manager
Standard or Business Process Manager Express server, you will receive
a message or exception that states that the server does not contain
sufficient capabilities to run the process application.
For
example, if your process application contains a monitor model, you
can install it only on a process server that has IBM Business Monitor
capability. And if your process application contains Advanced Integration
Services (for example, Service Component Architecture modules and
dependent libraries), you can install it only on a process server
that is configured for
IBM Business Process Manager Advanced.
For additional information about server capabilities, see the topic
Capabilities
of IBM Business Process Manager configurations.
Note: To install
(deploy) a monitor model with a process application snapshot, the
user or group to which you belong must have been assigned the Deployer
administrative security role. If you are not currently assigned to
the Deployer role, perform the following task before you install the
monitor model:
- Log in to the administrative console.
- Click or .
- Select your user or group to open it.
- Under Roles, select Deployer and
click OK.
To install a snapshot, perform the following steps.
Procedure
- Log in to Process Center. Make sure the ID you use is in the tw_admins or tw_authors group
and has been assigned the deployer role for WebSphere Application
Server.
- From the Process Apps tab, click the process application
you want to install, and then click Snapshots. The Snapshots list displays all available snapshots and
the status of each.
- Click Install next to the snapshot
you want to install. The Install Snapshot to Server
dialog box opens.
- Select the server or servers on which you want to install
the snapshot, and then click Install.
Note: The
installation process checks to see if the target server is currently
running any instances of the business process definitions included
in the snapshot. If it detects one or more running instances on the
target server, you are asked whether you want to migrate those running
instances to the new snapshot. See "Migrating instances" for
more information.
Results
The snapshot is installed in an active state. Any toolkit
dependencies for the snapshot are also installed, if they do not already
exist on the target server. If you log into
Business Space, you can navigate
to the dashboard for the process application.