'SAR' files is a specific archive for JBoss AS. (Hence there is no use for it within Tomcat) View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4165803#4165803 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4165803