You might think about configuring the demo to use JBoss internal Hypersonic database, which would negate the requirement that the demo communicate with your machine. Then it becomes a problem of populating the database with data. If its a lot of data, then perhaps your original idea is better.
Dimitri Pissarenko wrote: > Hello! > > I've looked at the Netboot demo on the JBoss web-site. Being quite > impressed by its functionality, I'm considering to use this feature in > the following way. > > I'm currently working on an application which is based on EJB and is > being developed for several research institutions located in different > cities in Europe. > > In my opinion, it would be highly advantageous to make an evaluation > version, which should be available to these future customers with as > least effort as possible (so that they can try out the application and > we can get feedback about the application quality early). The main > effort associated with the installation of our application consists of > setting up the JBoss server and the mySQL DBMS. > > In order to relieve the potential customers from these efforts, I've > thought of distributing the evaluation version in the following way: > > 1) Customer downloads the client application (this is a rather small > swing-based GUI) > 2) Customer downloads the JBoss Bootstrap Environment > 3) By means of the JBoss bootstrap environment, the customer installs > the JBoss server configuration A on his machine. > 4) The JBoss server (configuration A) communicates with JBoss server > configuration B, which is located on our web-server and is connected > to the database. > > See also the diagram in the attachment. > > JBoss configuration A has a service deployed in it, which forwards all > requests to the central server (JBoss configuration B). Configuration > A has no other services in it. Configuration A is installed on the > customer's machine by means of netboot. > > JBoss configuration B contains all the EJBs of our application. > > The advantage of this solution is that the potential customer can try > out the features of our system, as it would be installed on his own > machine without the disadvantages (the need to setup JBoss and mySQL). > > Is this solution possible? > > Does it make sense (from a technical point of view) ? > > Thanks in advance > > Dimitri Pissarenko > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Name: 2002_08_12_netboot.zip > 2002_08_12_netboot.zip Type: Zip Compressed Data (application/x-zip-compressed) > Encoding: base64 -- Greg Turner, JBoss Authorized Consultant Tiburon Enterprise Systems http://www.tiburon-e-systems.com Box 1171 Tiburon, CA 94920 415-332-3363 ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Dice - The leading online job board for high-tech professionals. Search and apply for tech jobs today! http://seeker.dice.com/seeker.epl?rel_code=31 _______________________________________________ JBoss-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-user
