Installation Guide for Descriptor Systems JEE Web Applications Programming with Eclipse Indigo and Tomcat 7

This document describes the setup for the Descriptor Systems JEE Web Applications Programming with Eclipse Indigo and Tomcat 7 workshop.

Important: Please print this document and as you install the software, mark up the document with the actual directory paths where you installed the software. Then leave a copy of the marked-up document for the instructor.

With the exception of the operating system, all of the required software is available at no charge for download (some packages will require you to register on a website).

If you have questions or difficulties with the installation, you can contact Joel Barnum at 319-362-3906 or email at .

Hardware Requirements - Student computers

• A Pentium 1Ghz processor
• 500MB of free disk space for installation
• 1GB memory minimum
• 1024x768 display, 65536 colors
• Optional Internet connection

Hardware Requirements - Instructor computer

Instructor machine hardware is the same as students, plus any additional requirements listed below.

• Projection unit, 800x600 resolution minimum
• Internet connection strongly recommended

Software Requirements - Student computers

• Microsoft Windows XP or better
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Unzip utility such as 7-Zip from http://www.7-zip.org
• Java Standard Edition version 6
• Eclipse Indigo for JEE Developers
• Apache Tomcat version 7
• Student Exercises Archive

Software Requirements - Instructor computer

Instructor machine software is the same as students, plus any additional requirements listed below.

• Descriptor Systems Courseware Viewer (screen-show software)
• Instructor Display Materials

Setup Instructions - Student computers

1. Create a folder in the root directory of drive C: named java. You will install the required software into this directory.

2. Download the Java SE 6 JDK for Windows x86 from:

   http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

   Warning: Be sure to download the JDK, not the JRE or a JDK "bundle". Also be sure to get Java SE 6, not Java SE 7.

   The file name should be something like jdk-6u27-windows-i586.exe.

   Install the JDK using all of the defaults.

3. Download the Eclipse IDE For Java EE Developers for Windows from:

   http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/release/indigo/sr2 .

   Warning: Be sure to download the IDE for Java EE Developers, not the IDE for just Java Developers.

   The file name should be something like eclipse-jee-indigo-SR2-win32.zip.

   Unzip the archive to the c:\java directory. You should end up with a subdirectory named c:\java\eclipse.

4. Download Tomcat version 7 from:

   http://tomcat.apache.org/download-70.cgi

   Download the Core zip file.

   The file name should be something like apache-tomcat-7.0.30.zip.

   Unzip the archive to the c:\java directory. You should end up with a subdirectory named c:\java\apache-tomcat-7.0.30.

5. Download the Student Exercise Archive from http://www.descriptor.com/setupguides/j2ee/webapps-common-setup/eclipse-indigo-tomcat7/j2eeclass.zip. Unzip the archive to the root directory on Drive C:. You should end up with a subdirectory named c:\j2eeclass.

6. To test the Java runtime installation, choose Start - Run, then enter cmd and press OK. In the new command prompt window, enter:

   java -fullversion

   You should see the version number of the JDK that you installed.

7. To test the Eclipse installation, use Windows Explorer to navigate to the c:\java\eclipse directory and double-click eclipse.exe. Eclipse should start.

Setup Instructions - Instructor computers

1. Repeat the Student software setup on the instructor machine.

2. Download and install the Courseware Viewer program.

   Download the Viewer installation program from: http://www.descriptor.com/viewer/binaries/setup.exe

   Run the installation program, accepting all defaults.

3. Download the Instructor Display Materials from http://www.descriptor.com/setupguides/j2ee/webapps-common-setup/webapps-screenshow.zip.

   Unzip the archive to the root directory on Drive C:. You should end up with subdirectories named c:\j2eeclass\courseware\jsp and c:\j2eeclass\courseware\servlet.

4. Start the Courseware Viewer by choosing Start - Descriptor Systems - Courseware Viewer. In the Viewer, choose File - Open and open:

   \j2eeclass\courseware\jsp\jsp.crs

   or

   \j2eeclass\courseware\servlet\servlet.crs

   You should see the screen show for the appropriate workshop.