This section details the steps you take to install JBoss Application Server (AS) version 6.1.
Download
First you need to download the software:
- Create a new folder on your computer (for example,
C:\JBoss (Windows) or
~/jboss/ (UNIX)). This step is optional, as you may wish to use the path embedded in the installation
.zip file.
- Use your browser to navigate to the JBoss Community page:
http://jbossas.jboss.org/downloads/. To access this page, you need to be a registered user, and you need to log in. Details of how to accomplish this task are given on the JBoss Community web site.
- Under Version, locate "JBoss AS 6.1.0.Final", and click on "ZIP" in the corresponding Download column. This downloads an installation file named
jboss-as-distribution-6.1.0.Final.zip to your computer.
Note: The same file is used for both Windows and Unix.
- Extract the installation files into the folder that you optionally created in step 1.
Ensure that the option to retain folder names is selected.
Installation
To enable Eclipse to manage JBoss Application Server, you need to install the JBoss AS tools in Eclipse:
- Start an instance of Eclipse.
- Click
Window > Preferences.
- Expand the
Server list, and click
Runtime Environments.
- In the
Server Runtime Environments view, click
Add.
- In the
New Server Runtime Environment dialog, click
Download additional server adapters.
- In the
Install New Extension dialog, wait until the alphabetic list of server adapters is populated, then scroll down the list, and locate JBossAS Tools. Click on this entry to select it, and click
Next.
- In the
Review Licenses view, accept the license agreement, and click
Finish.
- Click
OK to accept the restart warning.
The server adapter download is initiated, which may take a few moments.
- If you are presented with a security warning about unsigned content, ignore it by clicking
OK.
- Once the server adapter is installed, click
OK to restart Eclipse.
