Installing JBoss Application Server

This section details the steps you take to install JBoss Application Server (AS).

Download and install JBoss

  1. In a browser, open the 3.3. DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL JBOSS EAP USING THE ZIP page located on the Red Hat Web site.
  2. Follow the instructions provided to download and install the Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform. For a list of supported versions, see Additional Software Requirements.
    Note: This download might require a Red Hat subscription.

Install JBOSS AS tools in Eclipse

To enable Eclipse to manage JBoss Application Server, you need to install the JBoss AS tools in Eclipse:

  1. Start Eclipse.
  2. Click Window > Preferences > Server > Runtime Environments.
  3. Click Add.

    This opens the New Server Runtime Environment dialog box.

  4. Expand Red Hat JBoss Middleware.
  5. Click JBoss AS, WildFly, & EAP Server Tools, and then click Next.
  6. Accept the license agreement, and then click Finish.
  7. If you are presented with a security warning about unsigned content, ignore it by clicking OK.
  8. Click Yes to restart Eclipse.
    Note: If this is the first time the workspace settings have been changed then Eclipse might prompt you to store preference information.