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Redeploying onto Apache Tomcat

Before you begin

To deploy the new ws.war, ws-legacy.war, and ws-api.war files, just place them in the location where the previous WAR file was and restart Tomcat. Make sure that you have backed up your WorldServer configuration files before you execute these instructions, including the WS_CONFIG folder, and make sure that all the custom properties you have set are in the WS_CONFIG folder.

These instructions assume you have obtained the new WAR files from SDL Technical Support.

Procedure

  1. Copy the new ws.war, ws-legacy.war, and ws-api.war files to <TOMCAT_HOME>\webapps (for Windows) or ${WS_HOME}/apache-tomcat-8.0.36/webapps (for Linux).
  2. Restart Tomcat and wait for the ws.war, ws-legacy.war, and ws-api.war files to be expanded completely.
    When finished, the .complete file appears in the <TOMCAT_HOME>\webapps\ws, <TOMCAT_HOME>\webapps\ws-legacy, or <TOMCAT_HOME>\webapps\ws-api folders for Windows or in the corresponding folders for Linux.
    1. On Windows, start the Tomcat service (called Idiom Process Monitor).
    2. On Linux, run the following command as root:
      > /sbin/service worldserver start

Results

The update is now in place and the WorldServer login screen indicates the update number right after the version number.