[jbosstools-dev] QE Handoff - JBDSIS 8.0.4.CR2, JBTIS 4.2.4.CR2

[Paul Leacu]

   Greetings,
      The latest Eclipse-Luna capable, JBDS 8.1.0 compatible Integration Stack candidate release
   tooling is available for QE testing.  This release contains the following:

      * Released .Final components
        BPEL           1.3.100.Final
        BPMN2          1.1.3.Final_1.1.0.Final_luna
        DROOLS/JBPM6   6.3.0.Final
        ESB            1.5.530.Final
      > FUSE TOOLING   7.3.2.CR2  (w/ Fuse Transformation Tooling)
        JBPM3          4.5.200.Final
        MODESHAPE      3.7.0.Final
        SWITCHYARD     2.0.1.CR1
      > TEIID DESIGNER 9.0.4.Final

      * Early Access components
        None

   The latest SAP tooling (7.3.2.CR2) is also available through the Fuse import update wizard and a separate update site.

   This release is for *internal consumption only* until after QE has sanctioned it.  

   JBDSIS 8.0.4.CR2, JBTIS 4.2.4.CR2

      1. If installing from Eclipse Luna:
          Help > Eclipse Marketplace...
          - in the 'Search' tab enter 'jbds' in the 'Find' input widget
          - select the 'Go' button
          - install 'Red Hat JBoss Developer Studio 8.1.0.GA'

      2. Start jbdevstudio or eclipse-with-jbds from step 1, then:
          Help > Install New Software...
          Add...
          - use this for 'Location:' for the integration stack:
            http://www.qa.jboss.com/binaries/RHDS/updates/development/luna/integration-stack/aggregate/8.0.4.CR2/

      Done!

   JBoss Central is supported for JBDSIS:

      * Specify the integration stack discovery artifact:
        ./jbdevstudio -vmargs -Djboss.discovery.directory.url=http://www.qa.jboss.com/binaries/RHDS/discovery/development/integration-stack/8.0.4.CR2/devstudio-directory.xml \
          -Djboss.discovery.site.integration-stack.url=http://www.qa.jboss.com/binaries/RHDS/discovery/development/integration-stack/8.0.4.CR2

   The standard Eclipse installer is available for JBTIS:

      * Start eclipse-with-jboss-tools, then:
          Help > Install New Software...
          Add...
          - use this for 'Location:' for the integration stack:
            http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/builds/staging/development/luna/integration-stack/

   JBoss Central is supported for JBTIS:

      * Install JBoss Tools 4.2.3.Final:
          Help > Eclipse Marketplace...
          - in the 'Search' tab enter 'jboss tools' in the 'Find' input widget
          - select the 'Go' button
          - install 'JBoss Tools 4.2.3.Final'
  
      * Specify the integration stack discovery artifacts:
        ./eclipse -vmargs \
           -Djboss.discovery.directory.url=http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/builds/staging/discovery/development/integration-stack/4.2.4.CR2/jbosstools-directory.xml \
           -Djboss.discovery.site.integration-stack.url=http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/builds/staging/discovery/development/integration-stack/4.2.4.CR2/

   Offline zip files are supported for both production and community installs:

      1. http://www.qa.jboss.com/binaries/RHDS/updates/development/luna/integration-stack/aggregate/devstudio-integration-stack-aggregate-8.0.4.CR2.zip (MD5)
      2. http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/updates/development/luna/integration-stack/aggregate/jbosstools-integration-stack-aggregate-4.2.4.CR2.zip (MD5)

   For component and QE test developers - the JBTIS target platforms are:

      - Full and candidate release target platforms including early access dependencies:
      https://repository.jboss.org/nexus/content/repositories/releases/org/jboss/tools/integration-stack/target-platform/4.2.8.Final/
      http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/targetplatforms/jbtistarget/4.2.8.Final/

   Note that the integration stack update site is in a QE development area until after it's validated. If you have
   trouble accessing the server add these lines to your /etc/hosts or C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
   file:
      10.16.89.17 dev39.mw.lab.eng.bos.redhat.com www.qa.jboss.com
      10.16.90.43 hudson.qa.jboss.com

   --paull