remove redeploy with /manager application not possible ?

["Regele, Manfred" <Ma...@Adig.de>]

Hi,

Sorry to repost this question, but I still have not found a solution.

Is it possible to remotly *RE*deploy a war-file that survives a reboot of
tomcat ?

Manfred Regele 
ADIG Investment GmbH
22 Methoden&Tools
Richard-Reitzner-Allee 2
85540 Haar
Tel: 089/46268-308
mailto:Manfred.Regele@Adig.de
http://www.adig.de

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von:	Regele, Manfred 
> Gesendet am:	Freitag, 5. Oktober 2001 16:26
> An:	'tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org'
> Betreff:	HowTo remotly and permanently redeploy an application ???
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I would like to remotly update an *existing* web-application via the
> /manager application
> in tomcat4. Is there any possibility to do this ?
> 
> Unfortunately you cannot redeploy an application with the same war-file
> (since it does not get unpacked)
> 
> I can update it with a renamed new war-file. The problem is: After reboot,
> there
> are two context-roots. Even worse: the original root points to the old war
> file !
> 
> Any workaround for my problem ?
> 
> Example:
> 
> ** Does not work at all: **
> *****************************
> http://localhost:7000/manager/install?path=/vbh-wc&war=jar:http://m22da/vb
> h-wc.war!/
> http://localhost:7000/manager/remove?path=/vbh-wc
> change somthing
> http://localhost:7000/manager/install?path=/vbh-wc&war=jar:http://m22da/vb
> h-wc.war!/
> 
> ** Does only work until next reboot: **
> *************************************
> http://localhost:7000/manager/install?path=/vbh-wc&war=jar:http://m22da/vb
> h-wc_Version_1.war!/
> http://localhost:7000/manager/remove?path=/vbh-wc
> change somthing
> http://localhost:7000/manager/install?path=/vbh-wc&war=jar:http://m22da/vb
> h-wc_Version_2.war!/
> 
> after reboot
> ==> webapp/vbh-wc_version1	<< == the old one wins and is vbh-wc UARGH !
>        webapp/vbh-wc_version2	<< == ok, but runs as vbh-wc_version2 !!!!
> 
> 
> Manfred Regele 
> ADIG Investment GmbH
> 22 Methoden&Tools
> Richard-Reitzner-Allee 2
> 85540 Haar
> Tel: 089/46268-308
> mailto:Manfred.Regele@Adig.de
> http://www.adig.de
> 


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