[jbosstools-dev] QE Handoff - JBDSIS 9.0.0.Alpha1, JBTIS 4.3.0.Alpha1

[Paul Leacu]

   Greetings,
      The initial Eclipse-Mars capable, JBDS 9.0.0.Beta2 compatible Integration Stack Alpha release
   tooling is available for QE testing.  This release contains the following:

      * Released .Final components
        BPEL           1.3.100.Final
        DROOLS/JBPM6   6.2.0.Final
        ESB            1.5.530.Final
        JBPM3          4.5.200.Final

      * Early Access components
        BPMN2          1.2.1.201508191851
        DROOLS/JBPM6   6.2.0.Final
        FUSE TOOLING   8.0.0.v20150820-1735-H583-Alpha1
        SWITCHYARD     2.1.0.v20150821-1353-H598-Alpha1	
        MODESHAPE      3.7.0.Final
        TEIID DESIGNER 9.0.3.Final

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

   JBDSIS 9.0.0.Alpha1, JBTIS 4.3.0.Alpha1

      1. If installing from Eclipse Mars:
          Help > Eclipse Marketplace...
          - in the 'Search' tab enter 'jbds' in the 'Find' input widget
          - select the 'Go' button
          - install 'Red Hat JBoss Developer Studio 9.0.0.Beta2'

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

          - use this for 'Location:' for the early access integration stack:
            http://www.qa.jboss.com/binaries/RHDS/mars/development/updates/integration-stack/earlyaccess/
      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/mars/staging/updates/integration-stack/discovery/9.0.0.Alpha1/devstudio-directory.xml \
          -Djboss.discovery.site.integration-stack.url=http://www.qa.jboss.com/binaries/RHDS/mars/staging/updates/integration-stack/discovery/9.0.0.Alpha1

   The standard p2 installer is available for JBTIS:

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

          - use this for 'Location:' for the early access integration stack:
            http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/mars/development/updates/integration-stack/earlyaccess

   JBoss Central is supported for JBTIS:

      * Install JBoss Tools 4.3.0.Beta2:
          Help > Eclipse Marketplace...
          - in the 'Search' tab enter 'jboss tools' in the 'Find' input widget
          - select the 'Go' button
          - install 'JBoss Tools 4.3.0.Beta2'
  
      * Specify the integration stack discovery artifacts:
        ./eclipse -vmargs \
           -Djboss.discovery.directory.url=http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/mars/development/updates/integration-stack/discovery/4.3.0.Alpha1/jbosstools-directory.xml \
           -Djboss.discovery.site.integration-stack.url=http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/mars/development/updates/integration-stack/discovery/4.3.0.Alpha1/

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

      1. http://www.qa.jboss.com/binaries/RHDS/mars/development/updates/integration-stack/devstudio-integration-stack-9.0.0.Alpha1.zip
         http://www.qa.jboss.com/binaries/RHDS/mars/development/updates/integration-stack/devstudio-integration-stack-9.0.0.Alpha1.zip.MD5

      2. http://www.qa.jboss.com/binaries/RHDS/mars/development/updates/integration-stack/devstudio-integration-stack-9.0.0.Alpha1-earlyaccess.zip
         http://www.qa.jboss.com/binaries/RHDS/mars/development/updates/integration-stack/devstudio-integration-stack-9.0.0.Alpha1-earlyaccess.zip.MD5

      3. http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/mars/development/updates/integration-stack/jbosstools-integration-stack-4.3.0.Alpha1.zip
         http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/mars/development/updates/integration-stack/jbosstools-integration-stack-4.3.0.Alpha1.zip.MD5

      4. http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/mars/development/updates/integration-stack/jbosstools-integration-stack-4.3.0.Alpha1-earlyaccess.zip
         http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/mars/development/updates/integration-stack/jbosstools-integration-stack-4.3.0.Alpha1-earlyaccess.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/snapshots/org/jboss/tools/integration-stack/target-platform/4.3.0.Beta1f-SNAPSHOT/
      http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/targetplatforms/jbtistarget/4.3.0.Beta1f-SNAPSHOT/jbtis/REPO/
      http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/targetplatforms/jbtistarget/4.3.0.Beta1f-SNAPSHOT/jbtis/earlyaccess/REPO/
      http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/targetplatforms/jbtistarget/4.3.0.Beta1f-SNAPSHOT/jbdsis/REPO/
      http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/targetplatforms/jbtistarget/4.3.0.Beta1f-SNAPSHOT/jbdsis/earlyaccess/REPO/

   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