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Liferay Information for Common Application Servers

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  Tomcat JBoss Weblogic Websphere Glassfish
WEB-INF Folder ${TOMCAT_HOME}/webapps/ROOT ${JBOSS_HOME}/standalone/deployments/ROOT.war
${ORACLE}/Middleware/user_projects/domains/
${DOMAIN_NAME}/servers/${SERVER_NAME}/stage/
liferay-porta-X/liferay-portal-x.x.xx-ee.war
${IBM}/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/${PROFILE}
/installedApps/${SERVER+NODE}/liferay-portal-
x_x_xx-ee_war.ear/liferay-portal-x.x.xx-ee.war
${GLASSFISH}/glassfish/domains/${DOMAIN_NAME}/
applications\liferay-portal-x
Global Lib Folder ${TOMCAT_HOME}/lib ${JBOSS_HOME}/modules/com/liferay/portal/main
${ORACLE}/Middleware/user_projects/domains/
${DOMAIN_NAME}/lib
${IBM}/WebSphere/AppServer/lib/ext
${GLASSFISH}/glassfish/domains/${DOMAIN_NAME}/
lib
JVM Settings ${TOMCAT_HOME}/bin/setenv.bat(.sh) OR ${TOMCAT_HOME}/bin/catalina.bat(.sh) (if no setenv) ${JBOSS_HOME}/bin/standalone.conf Admin Console -> Environment -> Servers -> $(SERVER_NAME) -> Server Start Admin Console -> Servers -> WebSphere Application servers -> ${SERVER_NAME} -> Java and Process Management -> Process Definition -> Java Virtual Machine
${GLASSFISH}/glassfish/domains/${DOMAIN_NAME}/
config/domain.xml
Pool/DB connection ${TOMCAT_HOME}/conf/Catalina/localhost/ROOT.xml

${JBOSS_HOME}/standalone/configuration/

standalone.xml

Admin Console -> Services -> Data Sources  
$${GLASSFISH}/glassfish/domains/
${DOMAIN_NAME}/config/domain.xml
E-mail resources ${TOMCAT_HOME}/conf/Catalina/localhost/ROOT.xml

${JBOSS_HOME}/standalone/configuration/

standalone.xml

     
Configuration          
How to Start Server ${TOMCAT_HOME}/bin/catalina.bat(.sh) run OR
${TOMCAT_HOME}/bin/startup.bat(.sh)
${JBOSS_HOME}/standalone/bin/standalone.bat(.sh) Admin Console -> Environment -> Servers -> Control -> (Check box of server) -> Start
${IBM}/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/
${PROFILE_NAME}/bin/startServer.bat(sh) ${SERVER_NAME}
${GLASSFISH}/glassfish/bin/asadmin.bat(.sh) start-domain ${DOMAIN_NAME}
Download http://tomcat.apache.org/ http://www.jboss.org/jbossas/downloads/ Download Download https://glassfish.java.net/download.html
Native Documentation http://tomcat.apache.org/ https://docs.jboss.org/author/display/JBASDOC/Home? Documentation Documentation https://glassfish.java.net/documentation.html
Deploying plugins 1. Copy plugin WAR to ${LR_HOME}/deploy 1. Copy plugin WAR to ${LR_HOME}/deploy 1. In portal-ext.properties configure auto.deploy.weblogic.dest.dir=
2. Place plugin in deploy folder
3. Go to Admin Console -> Deployments -> New -> (Path set in Step 1)
4. Select plugin WAR from auto.deploy.weblogic.dest.dir=
5. Set Deployment target
6. Click through rest of menu

1. In portal-ext.properties configure
auto.deploy.dest.dir=
auto.deploy.websphere.wsadmin.app.manager.query=

type=ApplicationManager,process=server1,*
2. Place plugin in deploy folder.
3. Go to Admin Console -> Applications -> WebSphere enterprise applications -> Install
4. Select plugin WAR from auto.deploy.dest.dir=
5. Click through menus.
6. If necessary, in Enterprise Applications, check the box of the plugin and click "Start"

1. In portal-ext.properties configure
liferay.home=
auto.deploy.glassfish.dest.dir=
2. Place plugin in ${lLIFERAY.HOME}/deploy folder
3. Go to Admin Console -> Applications
4. Select location (deploy directory set in Step 1), type, and target.
Liferay Installation http://www.liferay.com/documentation/liferay-portal/6.1/user-guide/-/ai/lp-6-1-ugen11-installing-liferay-on-tomcat-7-0 http://www.liferay.com/documentation/liferay-portal/6.1/user-guide/-/ai/lp-6-1-ugen14-installing-liferay-on-jboss-51-0 http://www.liferay.com/documentation/liferay-portal/6.1/user-guide/-/ai/lp-6-1-ugen11-installing-liferay-on-oracle-weblogic-103-0 http://www.liferay.com/documentation/liferay-portal/6.1/user-guide/-/ai/lp-6-1-ugen11-installing-liferay-on-websphere-80-0 http://www.liferay.com/documentation/liferay-portal/6.1/user-guide/-/ai/lp-6-1-ugen11-installing-liferay-on-glassfish-3-0
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