Deploying resources with Admin Center

You can use the Deploy tool to install Liberty server package (archive) files, Liberty Docker containers, or Node.js servers on hosts within a collective. For Docker containers and Node.js servers, the collective and target hosts must be on a Linux® or Windows operating system.

Before you begin

Configure a Liberty server that includes the Admin Center feature, the collective controller feature, and all required security configuration. Configuring a Liberty collective describes how to create a collective controller and members. The collective must include the hosts to which you plan to deploy resources.

To enable Admin Center on the collective controller, the server.xml file of the collective controller must include <feature>adminCenter-1.0</feature> in the feature manager configuration. Also, the server.xml file must set a host value in the httpEndpoint element; for example, add host="*" so all hosts can access the collective controller.

About this task

After you define the Liberty collective, you create the resource to deploy and then use the Deploy tool to install the resource on hosts within the collective.

The following procedure describes the steps in general. For details, see the subtopics.

Procedure

  1. Create a resource to deploy.
  2. Go to the Deploy tool. Select Deploy Deploy icon from the Toolbox.
  3. Select the resource type to deploy.
  4. Select a deployment rule.
  5. Specify deployment parameters.
  6. Select the host computers on which to install the server package.
  7. Specify security credentials.
  8. Select Deploy.

Results

The Deploy action runs. The Deploy tool displays messages about deployment status and results..

What to do next

For details about the status of the deployment on a desktop or tablet, select Background Tasks Background Tasks icon on the title bar.

To view the status on a smartphone, select Background Tasks Background Tasks icon.

On the Background Tasks page, you can view a summary of all running background tasks and access a detailed history of running, stopped, and completed background tasks. See Monitoring background tasks.

Use the Explore tool to manage the deployed resources.