Create a deployment package using the command line

You can use the command line to create a deployment package (DAR file) that can be imported into Deploy. This example packages an application called PetClinic that consists of an EAR file and a resource specification.

Create a directory to hold the package contents:
```
mkdir petclinic-package
```

Collect the EAR file and the configuration directory. Store them in the directory:

cp /some/path/petclinic-1.0.ear petclinic-package
cp -r /some/path/conf petclinic-package

Create a deployit-manifest.xml file that describes the contents of the package:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<udm.DeploymentPackage version="1.0" application="PetClinic">
  <deployables>
  ...
  </deployables>
</udm.DeploymentPackage>

Add the EAR file and the configuration folder to the manifest:

<jee.Ear name="/PetClinic-Ear" file="/petclinic-1.0.ear" />
<file.Folder name="PetClinic-Config" file="conf" />

Add the datasource to the manifest:

<was.OracleDatasourceSpec name="PetClinic-ds">
  <driver>com.mysql.jdbc.Driver</driver>
  <url>jdbc:mysql://localhost/petclinic</url>
  <username>{{DB_USERNAME}}</username>
  <password>{{DB_PASSWORD}}</password>
</was.OracleDatasourceSpec>

Note: The datasource uses placeholders for the user name and password. For more information, see Using placeholders in Deploy.

The complete manifest file looks like:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <udm.DeploymentPackage version="1.0" application="PetClinic">
    <deployables>
      <jee.Ear name="/PetClinic-Ear" file="/petclinic-1.0.ear" />
      <file.Folder name="PetClinic-Config" file="conf" />
      <was.OracleDatasourceSpec name="PetClinic-ds">
        <driver>com.mysql.jdbc.Driver</driver>
        <url>jdbc:mysql://localhost/petclinic</url>
        <username>{{DB_USERNAME}}</username>
        <password>{{DB_PASSWORD}}</password>
      </was.OracleDatasourceSpec>
    </deployables>
  </udm.DeploymentPackage>

Save the manifest file in the package directory.

Create the DAR file:

cd petclinic-package
jar cf petclinic-1.0.dar *