JDev/EJB Deployment Question

Question

After I have successfully deployed an EJB using JDeveloper(3.1.1.2)to OSE (8.1.7)using JDeveloper's Deploy feature, do I still need to write the deployment descriptor manually and use the deployejb command tool? Is the same true when deploying to OAS9i?

Answer 1

If you're using WLS 9.x, then I would package the ejb-client-jar as a library.
If you're using an older version, then you have the 2 choices you mentioned (packaging it in each war file or putting in on the classpath.)
The advantage of the classpath is you have the file in only 1 place. The disadvantage is you must restart the server to update it.
Placing it in each webapp means you have N copies of the jar file, but you'll be able to take an update by just redeploying the webapp not restarting the entire server.
WLS 9.x's libraries give you the best of both worlds. You only manage 1 copy of the file, but you do not need to restart the server. You can also have multiple versions of a given library.
-- Rob
WLS Blog http://dev2dev.bea.com/blog/rwoollen/