Deploying EAR file made with SUN's deploytool

[vman]

Hi everyone,

I have finished coding a project which I used to test with SUNs reference implementation server, and I used to make the ear and jar files with deploytool. When I drop the ear file into the deploy directory, JBoss recognizes this and starts deploying the app, but fails on the JNDI names. Unfortunately, I know very little about the XML descriptors, etc. so if you have some pointers on how to do this, please keep this in mind. [I am currently working on this XML 'deficit' but it will take a few days/weeks I am sure...]
I am currently looking into putting the JNDI names into jboss.xml, but, as I said, I am a bit confused on how to go about this.
Thanks for any hints you can give me.

Regards,

Volkmar

[adrian.brock]

Yes,

The <jndi-name> needs defining in jboss.xml if it
is different to <ejb-name>

You might want to look at xdoclet, it will generate
the xml from comments in your code.

Regards,
Adrian

[vman]

Thanks Adrian for your tips.

I just wanted to get two things cleared up:
1) When I specify the JNDI names for my App in jboss.xml, do I have to create a file called 'jboss.xml' in the deploy directory ? Or do I modify the 'standardjboss.xml' file in the conf directory ?

2)When I use Xdoclet, do I put XML into the bean code itself ?! And does Xdoclet then examine the Java code along with those XML comments to generate the deployment descriptor(s) ? As you can see, my XML situation is a bit dire :( so have empathy.

Thanks again,

Volkmar

[adrian.brock]

1) jboss.xml belongs alongside ejb-jar.xml inside the
META-INF directory of your jar.

2) For xdoclet you use javadocs comments
/**
* @ejb:bean name="test/Test"
* type="Stateless"
* transaction-type="Container"
* jndi-name="ejb/test"
* @ejb:transaction type="Required"
*/
public class TestBean
implements SessionBean
...

Have you seen the quickstart guide and template project
on the sourceforge download page?

Regards,
Adrian

[vman]

Hello again Adrian,

Thanks for the good example. Now I have an idea of where it is all going... I downloaded some PDF file on getting started with JBoss a couple of weeks ago, but haven't checked since, because I thought that was the only document available (could not get the book preview pdf to download and gave up on that). But I shall take a peek right now and see what's there.

P.S. Where in Blighty r u (Southampton here)?

Regards,

Volkmar

[shya1]

Hi Volkmar,

Are you able to deply ear file generated with sun deploytool. I am facing the same problem. Please can you help me by telling the exact changes I need.

Thanks,

Regards

shy