Manage remote EAP server from JBDS 8.0.2

[jbride]

Hello,

  I'm using JBDS 8.0.2.

  I have a remote EAP 6.3.1 server which accepts EAP CLI commands at the following socket:    docker1.ose.opentlc.com:10999 .

  From my local workstation, i can manage this remote EAP server with no issues:     $JBOSS_HOME/bin/jboss-cli.sh --controller=docker1.ose.opentlc.com:10999 --connect --user=myuser --password=mypassword

The EAP JVM is containerized in docker.  The docker container does not expose an ssh service.

This docker container is running on a a RHEL7 host  (docker1.ose.opentlc.com).

  The RHEL7 host does include an ssh server.

  I'm wondering if its possible to manage this remote dockerized EAP JVM container from my local JBDS 8.0.2 ??

  In general, it seems that JBDS is capable of managing remote EAP hosts .

  However,  it appears that ssh to the operating system that the EAP JVM is running on (in my case the docker container that does not expose ssh) is a requirement.

  Is this last assertion correct or am i missing something ?

thank you!

jeff

[mmusaji]

Docker support in JBDS is coming [JBDS-3256] JBoss specific Docker Tooling (Basic Integration) - JBoss Issue Tracker

At the moment I don't think this is possible to do what you are doing unfortunately.

[maxandersen]

If you do not expose SSH then the tools can't a) execute the launch command b) can't do exploded deployments via a filesystem (scp)

But if you can live without that - then you *should* be able to make it work by toggling "Assume server is started" and use Managed deployment instead of exploded deployment.

[jbride]

Outstanding, Max.

This really clarified.  Server management functionality in JBDS now connected to my remote EAP with no SSH.

thanks again!

jeff

[maxandersen]

Glad to help!

If you ever would like to do a guest blog on tools.jboss.org/blog about how you got this working let me know - would love to hear about/show it from a user POV.