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    AS7 adds a lot of new functionality to the world of deployments.  Consequently, there is a need to add new terms and define some old terms more strictly.  This document provides a means to define deployment-related terms and explain a bit about AS7 deployments along the way.

     

    Term
    Definition
    Notes
    deploymentThe bits that make up an application.  A deployment consists of one or more content archives.Examples are WAR, EAR, JAR, RAR
    deployThis is what happens when a deployment starts to initalize and become available for use.  Note that, strictly speaking, "deploy" is not something you do directly.  It is what happens when a deployment is ready to run.Actions that might cause a deployment to deploy might be a server starting, or enabling a disabled deployment.
    undeployThis is what happens when a running deployment shuts down and executes its uninitialization process.  The deployment will then cease to respond to user requests.Actions that might cause an undeploy would be to disable a deployment or remove a deployment.
    redeployThis is what happens when a running deployment does an undeploy followed by an immediate deploy.Actions that might cause a redeploy would be to sucessively disable and enable a running deployment.  In some cases a redeploy would happen when the deployment's content bundle is updated.
    content bundle / content archive / contentSub-archives that make up a deployment are content archives.  The archives together may be referred to as a content bundle or just content.For example, an EAR deployment might consist of a WAR, an ejb JAR, and a RAR.  Altogether, the EAR is a content bundle.  Each of its parts are content archives.
    managed contentA content bundle that is uploaded to a standalone AS7 instance or an AS7 domain.
    content storeThe place where managed content is kept and managed by a standalone AS7 instace or an AS7 domain
    uploadCopy a deployment's bits into the content store.  Should the CLI change the name of the "deploy" command to "upload"?  Right now the console uses the term "upload".Depending on the tool used and the options chosen, an upload may or may not cause the deployment to immediately deploy.
    unmanaged contentContent that exists on a file system.  It can be referenced and deployed by AS7, but its bits are managed manually on a file system.
    exploded contentunmanaged content that is not in jar format.  Instead, it is "unzipped" onto a file system.Any deployment or content bundle can be exploded onto a file system.  The root of the exploded content bundle should be a directory that mimics an archive file name such as /foo.ear/ or /bar.war/
    unexploded contentunmanaged content that is in a jar format.  It exists on the file system with a well-known extension such as .war, .ear, or .jar
    deployment nameThe name of the deployment.  In an AS7 domain, this name must be unique across the entire domain.  The name must also be unique in a standalone server.
    runtime nameThe EE application/module name.  This name must be unique in a standalone server.  In a domain, it must be unique within a server group.I think this needs some better explanation and a better definition.  For instance in the case of an EAR does it always correspond to a name in application.xml?
    enableEnable a deployment to deploy.  If there are no errors, the deployment will complete its initialization process and make itself available as an application.In the case of a domain, a deployment can be enabled or disabled for each individual server group.
    disableStop a deployment from running.  The deployment will start its uninitialization process and stop taking user requests.
    assignAssign a deployment to a server group.Domain only.
    unassignUnassign a deployment from a server group.Domain only.
    removeMake the deployment unknown to the standalone server or domain.  In the case of managed content, the content will be removed from the content store.  In the case of unmanaged content, the content will not be removed from the file system.