Deploying Application Packages

Object API or Hybrid applications require one or more packages. Packages are objects that control the data synchronization logic for an application. Deploying is the process whereby whole or part of an application package is loaded onto an Unwired Server as one or more deployment units. Developers can deploy these packages to development environments, however administrators will control the deployment process for pre-production and production environments.

• Deployment Strategies for Production Environments
  When deploying multiple packages that are used by one or more applications, consider whether to use a shared, dependent, or independent deployment strategy.
• Deployment Methods Use Cases
  In development or testing environments, members of these teams can deploy directly to development instances of Unwired Server by using a supported deployment method. However, in production environments, development teams are typically restricted from performing these direct deployment activities; instead, the generally accepted practice is to package their deployment units in required format (for example, a .ZIP file for Hybrid App packages), then pass the deployment binary to the corresponding domain administrator for deployment.
• Package Versioning and Deployment Mode Selection
  Unwired Server supports both side-by-side package deployment (or versioned deployment) and replacement deployment. This gives administrators increased flexibility to determine which packages to keep, and when to remove legacy packages.
• Deploying Packages with Sybase Control Center
  Sybase Control Center is intended for low-volume uploads to Unwired Server. Deploy packages to Unwired Server to test and refine configuration settings in a development environment. After a package has been deployed, configured, tested, and refined in a development Unwired Server environment, it can be transported to a QA or production server environment using export and import. This ensures that the package configuration settings on the source server are moved to the target server. The target server may vary depending on the lifecycle stage your Unwired Platform system supports.
• Performing Bulk Deployment or Server-to-Server Transports with Utilities or Scripts
  Deploy or transport packages with utilities or scripts for high-volume uploads or transfers to Unwired Server. If you have a server with SAP Solution Manager and the CTS plug-in installed, you can use CTS to transport all packages among servers different environments or systems lifecycle stage. In all other environments, use supadmin.bat to perform bulk deployments of multiple packages.