Exposing a remote Web Service via the JBOSS ESB

[ilasa01]

Hi All,

I am new and trying to learn the ESB concepts. I have a Web Service exposing several tasks in a separate server, where JBOSS 4.0.5 is running. If I have understood correctly, I should expose my Web Service in the JBOSS ESB and the operation should consist on creating the gateway to my remote service, right? The example "webservice_producer" in the ESB samples seems to provide some guidance, right? Am i in the correct track if I follow the sample? Would it be better to publish my service in the ESB UDDI, instead?
Thanks.
Sal

[maeste]

If I have well understood your ESB server will be the client of an existing Web Service. So it will be a consumer, not a producer. Have a look to quickstart samples web_service_consumer_wise*

Get beck to me if you need further information.

[ilasa01]

Yes. A client application can already access the Web Service directly. However, I would like to expose my Web Services via the ESB. So, I guess you are correct if I have to consider the ESB as web service consumer of my Web Service provider.
Thanks.
Salvo

[marklittle]

We don't support JBossESB running on JBossAS 4.0.5. You should update to the recommended version.

[ilasa01]

Mark,

I was aware that ESB is not supported in that JBOSS version. As my Web Service is part of a Security Software package, I can't upgrage to Jboss 4.4X as this operation would cause drop of support of the Security Software instead. So, my idea was to use Jboss 4.3X and Jboss ESB 4.4X installed in one server and route the incoming client requests in the second Jboss 4.0.5. I technically don't need the ESB in the middle, as Web service requests and responses already work. Therefore I would like to bring SOA and the ESB in the middle of the architecture and understand how I can use the Security Software in a full SOA environment. I am somehow forced to this approach as Workflow is already integrated. I will also use an external BPM and attempt to import its BPEL2 code into the JBPEL server. I need somehow to loose coupling different components.

Thanks.
Salvo

[marklittle]

Understood. I'm not sure how that combination will behave, but I'm sure you'll let us know ;-)

[maeste]

I can't say anything about Security Software package, but I can confirm that consume from a JBossESB 4.4 a webservice provided by a JBoss 4.0.5 work perfectly since it have been the exactly configuration on which my team and I have realized the solution described in this post:
http://www.javalinux.it/wordpress/?p=95

[ilasa01]

Thank you Gentlemen. I will be back as soon as I have something good to share with you.
Regards.
Salvo