Manage Java EE applications and infrastructure

Java-based Web application server technology has revolutionized the way millions of people do their jobs every day. The challenge for organizations to leverage this technology is that it requires a lengthy set of discrete steps that must be executed flawlessly to customize the configuration and successfully deploy applications. Java EE application servers have hundreds of configuration settings available to the user, and each of these settings must be consistently managed between development, test, and production for an organization to effectively develop and deploy applications. In addition, the deployment of a Java EE application involves many steps and requires multiple components.

Historically, organizations used a combination of the admin console and command line instructions to manage these environments. As the technology evolved, some customers have attempted to build a complex library of scripts to begin automating some of the tasks. Whether managing environments through the admin console or through scripts, it is difficult and time consuming to manage these environments and very hard to quickly troubleshoot and restore environments.

BMC BladeLogic Application Release Automation automates the long list of discrete tasks needed to deploy Java EE applications and dramatically simplifies the process, making it easier and less expensive for organizations to leverage Java EE application server technology. BMC BladeLogic Application Release Automation enhances BMC BladeLogic Server Automation with Java EE application server management capabilities, enabling you to browse and manage an IBM WebSphere Application Server or Oracle WebLogic Application Server through the BMC BladeLogic console.

BMC BladeLogic Application Release Automation connects to your Java EE application servers and obtains all the data necessary for you to view and browse the hierarchical structure of your Java EE applications through the BMC BladeLogic console. You can then capture specific Java EE applications or resources within BMC BladeLogic components. These components can be used to perform deployments in a repeatable and auditable manner, virtually eliminating the errors that inevitably arise from any manual or script solution.

The BMC BladeLogic components and the live server objects provide you with all other classic BMC BladeLogic capabilities:

• Creating snapshots for Java EE application server elements
• Auditing Java EE application server elements against a standard configuration
• Analyzing compliance with rules that you define for Java EE application server elements and remediation of compliance failures

What to do next

To manage and deploy applications to Java EE application servers, you must perform the following tasks: