Getting started with the JBoss 7.1 ZipKit

JavaBeans Open Source Software Application Server (JBoss AS or JBoss) is an application server that implements the Java Platform Enterprise Edition.

This topic contains the following sections:

Where to download the ZipKit

Download the JBoss ZipKit for RHEL 5.4 or 6.3 (JBoss_7.1_on_RHEL_5.4or 6.4.eZ) from BMC Communities.
- Download JBoss Content-Pack for RHEL 5.4
- Download JBoss Content-Pack for RHEL 6.3
Download the software required for the JBoss Content-Pack from:

Software name	Location
JBoss 7.1	`http://download.jboss.org/jbossas/7.1/jboss-as-7.1.1.Final/jboss-as-7.1.1.Final.tar.gz`
MySQL Connector 5.1	`http://downloads.mysql.com/archives.php?p=mysql-connector-java-5.1&o=other`
Java Development Kit (JDK) 7	`http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html`

Download MySQL package from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 64 bit DVD media. Following are the required MySQL packages:

Software file name for RHEL 5.4	Software file name for RHEL 6.3	Description
`perl-DBI-1.52-2.el5.x86_64.rpm`	Not required for MySQL 5.1	Library files for MySQL 5.0 integration
`mysql-5.0.77-3.el5.x86_64.rpm`	`mysql-5.1.61-4.el6.x86_64.rpm`	MySQL
`perl-DBD-MySQL-3.0007-2.el5.x86_64.rpm`	`perl-DBD-MySQL-4.013-3.el6.x86_64.rpm`	Library files for MySQL server 5.0 or 5.1 integration
`mysql-server-5.0.77-3.el5.x86_64.rpm`	`mysql-server-5.1.61-4.el6.x86_64.rpm`	MySQL server package 5.0 or 5.1

The JBoss ZipKit (RHEL_JBoss7.1.eZ file) contains the following:

JBoss sub Package

Sub package content

Description

Blueprint

BlueprintFunctionalModel

BlueprintDeploymentModel

This folder contains all the deployment models associated with the blueprint and blueprint options (if any).

BSA

Softwarepackage

Systempackage

This folder contains the software package files and the system package associated with the service blueprint.