Java EE is a first class citizen in the Jelastic PaaS environment. The first service released late 2011 was dedicated to the Java EE platform.
This demo is using Jelastic Stark v.5.2 to deploy the Java EE Cargo Tracker application on GlassFish 4.1.2.
The platform currently supports multiple Application Servers, Web Servers and Servlet Containers such as GlassFish, JBoss, Jetty, Tomcat, TomEE and Wildfly. For the full list check the Jelastic documentation.
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After login, click on NEW ENVIRONMENT. That will open a window with JAVA and Tomcat as the selected options by default. Click on the Tomcat logo to expand the server options and Select GlassFish 4.1.2 as shown below:
For this example, a single node of GlassFish will suffice. Define the vertical scaling configuration per node by selecting how much RAM and CPU will be reserved to each node. That is the computing capacity allocated and available at all times to the infrastructure (container) where the GlassFish server will be running. Still, as part of the vertical scaling configuration, define the scaling limit capacity the server can use if needed. For example, during peak times an application might require more memory to handle the load.
This configuration is based on Jelastic Cloudlets. It is important to understand how it works and the billing model to avoid undesired billing surprises. The platform does a good job estimating the new environment initial cost as well as to how much it can grow based on scaling events.
On the right-hand side, enter the Environment Name or leave the default. Click Create.
After a few minutes the new environment Status will be Running and the GlassFish server will be ready to use.
INFO: Look for an email with the GlassFish Admin console user and password.
Click on the Open in browser button to test:
Validate the GlassFish Server is running:
It is necessary to have a Public IP or Endpoint configured to access the GlassFish Admin Console. This example uses an Endpoint. Select the environment and click Tools, it will open Setting window. Select Endpoints and click Add:
Select the node, give a name to the endpoint and select the private port it will map to, which in this case is GlassFish Admin 4848. Click Add:
Open the Endpoint Access URL in the browser and login to GlassFish (remember, the user and password are send via email during environment provisioning):
Jelastic has several options for deploying java applications, including building from source code and deploying directly. For simplicity, upload the Cargo Tracker war file using the Deployment Manager, available at the bottom of the page:
Click on Upload, select the file or url and upload it. The file will show in the Deployment Manager window.
Select the file to be deployed and click on the Deploy to...* button that will show eligible targets for deployment:
Enter the application context:
Once the deployment completes, open the browser using the same URL presented before to validate the GlassFish Server was running, add the application context and access the Cargo Tracker application:
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