Cheat-sheet : Starting WSO2-AS-4.2.1 with Activemq-5.2.2

Start Activemq
1. Download activemq from here

2. Extract the binary

3. Start activemq by going to ACTIVE_DIRECTORY_HOME/bin and issuing the command ./activemq console

Configure WSO2 AppServer
4. Download WSO2 AppServer from here

5. Extract the binary

6. Edit axis2.xml to enable JMS transport.

1. Open CARBON_HOME/repository/conf/axis2.xml (CABRON_HOME is the location you extracted the AppServer distribution)
2. Enable JMS transport by uncommenting follwing sections

 
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7. Copy following jars from ACTIVEMQ_HOME/lib to CARBON_HOME/repository/components/lib

1. activemq-core-5.4.2.jar
2. geronimo-j2ee-management_1.1_spec-1.0.1.jar
3. geronimo-jms_1.1_spec-1.1.1.jar

8. Also copy the same to CARBON_HOME/lib/api

9. Start the application server by issuing ./wso2server.sh at CARBON_HOME/bin.

Hierarchical service deployment support in WSO2 AS

Hierarchical service deployment support have been enabled in WSO2 App Server-3.2.0. The advantages of this feature are; Mainly you don't need to stick to a flat structure. This means you can manage different versions of the same service, where if only the business logic of the service is changed you can keep versions. Also it lets you more efficiency in managing your content.

Following gives lot of useful details;
- Hierarchical service deployment support implementation
- Hierarchical service deployment support practical example