In this chapter, we have addressed the deployment of WaveMaker applications. We have examined both the process of generating the deployment archive as well as our options for a deployment environment.
WaveMaker applications require a JDK 1.6 or newer Java application server. Studio tools the generation of archives and direct deployment to Cloud Foundry and Tomcat 6. The WAR/EAR generation option is used to generate an archive for deployment to any target not tooled or for deployment using any other tool we may prefer. Use of Tomcat 7 for deployment is recommended. We also learned that some configuration changes must be made prior to using the deployment dialog to generate the archive.
We have also discussed various aspects and considerations of common deployment environments. In particular, we looked at the Amazon EC2 IaaS cloud environments. We also addressed configuring the Tomcat JVM and using AJP to front Tomcat with Apache Server.
In the next chapter, we will look at the PhoneGap...