Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1. About Red Hat JBoss BRMS

Red Hat JBoss BRMS is an open source decision management platform that combines Business Rules Management and Complex Event Processing. It automates business decisions and makes that logic available to the entire business.

Red Hat JBoss BRMS use a centralized repository where all resources are stored. This ensures consistency, transparency, and the ability to audit across the business. Business users can modify business logic without requiring assistance from IT personnel.

Business Resource Planner is included with this release.

Red Hat JBoss BRMS is supported for use with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (RHEL7).

1.2. Supported Platforms

Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite and Red Hat JBoss BRMS are fully supported and tested on the following platforms:

  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.7
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2.1, 3.0
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5.5
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 12.1.3 (12c)
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.2.x

1.3. About IBM WebSphere Application Server

IBM WebSphere Application Server (hereinafter referred to as WAS) is a flexible and secure web application server that hosts Java-based web applications and provides Java EE-certified runtime environments. WAS 8.5.5 supports Java SE 8 and is fully compliant with Java EE 7 since version 8.5.5.6.

1.3.1. Getting Started with IBM WebSphere Application Server

Downloading and Installing WAS

In order to install IBM WebSphere Application Server, you need to download and install IBM Installation Manager first.

  1. Download IBM Installation Manager version 1.8.5 or later from the IBM Installation Manager and Packaging Utility download links page.
  2. Extract the downloaded archive, change to root, and run the following command in the new directory:

    ./install

    IBM Installation Manager opens. The installer will guide you through the entire process of installing the manager.

  3. Open the installed manager, go to FilePreferences and click Add Repository.

    The Add Repository dialog window opens.

  4. Enter the repository URL for IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5. You can find all the repository URLs in the Online product repositories for WebSphere Application Server offerings page of the IBM Knowledge Center. For example:

    http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.APPCLIENT.v85
  5. Enter your IBM id credentials when prompted and after the Connection status turns green, click OK.
  6. Click Install.
  7. Choose the packages you want to install and click Next. If asked, install all the recommended fixes as well.
Creating Users and Installation Verification
  1. In the WebSphere Customization Toolbox 8.5, open the Profile Management Tool.
  2. Click Create…​ and create a user for the Application Server environment.
  3. In the WebSphere Application Server - First Steps window that opens, click Installation Verification and verify that your server was installed properly.
Starting Server
  1. Change into the bin directory of the installed application server (by default at /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer).
  2. Change to root and run ./startServer.sh APPLICATION_SERVER_NAME, for example:

    ./startServer.sh server1
  3. Navigate to http://TARGET_SERVER:9060/ibm/console in your web browser and log in with the user credentials created in the previous procedure.

    The Integrated Solutions Console opens.

Note

Do not forget to stop the server after you are no longer using it. Log out of the console and run ./stopServer.sh APPLICATION_SERVER_NAME as root. For example:

./stopServer.sh server1

For further information, see WebSphere Application Server, version 8.5.5 documentation.

1.4. About Red Hat JBoss BRMS for IBM WebSphere Application Server

Red Hat JBoss BRMS for IBM WebSphere Application Server is provided as two deployable web application archives: business-central.war and kie-server.war. It is then deployed and configured as any other web application.

Note

Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.4 is supported on the version 8.5.5 of IBM WebSphere Application Server.

Installation of Red Hat JBoss BRMS on IBM WebSphere Application Server is supported since version 6.0.2 of Red Hat JBoss BRMS. This guide covers the installation and configuration of Red Hat JBoss BRMS on a full profile version of IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5.5.

Before installation, several configuration steps need to be performed to enable a successful setup. Follow the procedures in this guide to configure the server.

Before you proceed, ensure you have root access to IBM WebSphere Application Server and that you are able to successfully access the IBM WebSphere’s administrative console using a web browser (usually at http://TARGET_SERVER:9060/ibm/console).