Tool Setup Instructions

Java Web Services Developer Pack, Version 1.2

If the course you are setting up requires JWSDP 1.2, follow these instructions to set it up on the student and instructor machines. If you have questions, please contact your courseware vendor.

First, note that the JWSDP requires the J2SE SDK. See separate setup instructions for the J2SE SDK, version 1.4.2, here:

http://www.capcourse.com/Tools/J2SE1.4.2.html

The JWSDP 1.2 is a free download from Sun Microsystems. Navigate to:

http://java.sun.com/webservices/downloads/1.2/webservicespack_1.2.html

Select the appropriate platform for the student machine, and click Continue. Read and accept the license terms on the following page, and you are given options that allow you to download the installer. You can store the installer anywhere on the student machine or perhaps a shared network drive or CD.

Run the installer and follow its instructions — choose a "typical" install. You can install to any path on the student machine you choose — note the location for later steps, even if you don't alter the default. You will be asked for an administrative login for the Tomcat server — this is not used in our courses, and you can enter any values here that you like.

After the installation is complete, set an environment variable JWSDP_HOME to the install location.

Add the bin directory and the jwsdp-shared\bin directory, both under JWSDP_HOME, to the executable path, so that tools can be run from any working directory.

Important: If your classroom calls for both the J2EE RI and the JWSDP, see these special notes on installing the JWSDP and J2EE for concurrent use.

Test the environment by opening a command console in some directory other than JWSDP_HOME, and entering the following command:

%JWSDP_HOME%\bin\startup

(See a new, minimized application window with the caption, "JWSDP 1.2". Wait a minute or so to let the startup complete, and then enter the following command to shut down the server process: )

%JWSDP_HOME%\bin\shutdown