Installation guide

Deploying the FlashCONNECT SOAP Interface
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Deploying the execute Interface Methods
The execute interface methods (located in the com/rdta/fc/facade/
flashconnect.class contained within fcss.jar file) must be deployed. This requires:
• Preparing for Deployment
• Creating and Running a Deployment wsdd7
Preparing for Deployment
Axis is a servlet that is run by a servlet server (for example, jrun or Apache Tomcat).
Therefore, all class paths or shared library paths required by Axis must be set up
before starting the servlet server. Any web applications deployed by Axis must be
set up as well.
To prepare for deployment:
1. Add the location of the libFCServlet.so file (typically, /usr/lib/rainingdata) to
the UNIX LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable.
2. Add the fcss.jar file (contains the FlashCONNECT java interface) and any other
jar files required by Axis to the CLASSPATH environment variable.
3. Ensure that the fcss.jar file is located in the Tomcat directory structure
(required by Apache Tomcat servlet server).
Creating and Running a Deployment wsdd
Create a wsdd for deploying various handlers, chains, and services. There are two
methods for accomplishing this:
• java org.apache.axis.client.AdminClient deploy.wsdd after the Axis server is
running.
• java org.apache.axis.utils.Admin client|server deploy.wsdd from the same
directory where the Axis engine runs.
The deploy method essentially informs the SOAP server that FlashCONNECT is
available for connection.