Installing Apache Tomcat and Axis

CT-V is built to run on an existing Apache Tomcat/Axis2 installation. Since you may want to install SOAP Tomcat/Axis2 just to test the product, this appendix describes the installation of SOAP Tomcat/Axis2. It also explain some troubleshooting tips to get this web server running. These instructions should not be used to create a secure, professional, efficient or production-ready web server. These instructions are here to give you a quick way to test our Thales product.

These instructions were tested using Apache Tomcat 6.0.35 and Apache Axis2 1.7.8. Your results may vary. Prerequisite:

• JRE must be installed and JRE_HOME must be set. Alternatively, you can use JDK and set JAVA_HOME.

To install Apache Tomcat 6.0 on Windows:

1. Navigate to http://tomcat.apache.org/.

2. Select the Tomcat 6.0 under the Download heading.

3. Download the binary for your environment. (Windows users will benefit from the installer file.)

4. Check the signature and md5.

5. Extract the files.

6. Set the %CATALINA_HOME% environment variable. The apache-tomcat-6.0.35 folder is %CATALINA_HOME%

7. Start Tomcat, either by running $CATALINA_HOME\bin\Tomcat6.exe, or by starting the service from the control panel.

8. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080/. You should see the Tomcat welcome page.

   

   Note

   Tomcat’s RUNNING.txt file, in $CATALINA_HOME\webapps\docs\, has troubleshooting tips if the install fails.

To install the Apache Axis2 1.7.8 war file:

1. Navigate to http://axis.apache.org/axis2/java/core/index.html.

2. Select Releases under the Downloads heading.

3. Download the war file for version 1.7.8.

4. Check the signature and the md5.

5. Extract the file.

6. Move the war file to the $CATALINA_HOME\webapps. Tomcat will use the war file to create the axis2 directory.

7. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080/axis2/

8. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080/axis2/services