Three runtime environments are available in which web services
can run. Each environment supports different servers and standards.
The following runtime environments are supported for web service
generation:
The IBM WebSphere JAX-WS runtime environment is
the strategic web services runtime supported by IBM. The IBM WebSphere JAX-RPC runtime
is a legacy environment which is still supported, however new applications
should use JAX-WS whenever possible. The Apache Axis 1.4 runtime is
an open source runtime supported by the tools, however it is not recommended
for use in a production environment.
Note that not all runtime environments support all methods of web
service generation. For more information on what kinds of resources
with which you can create a service, refer to the topics describing
each runtime environment.
The following runtime/server configurations are supported:
- IBM WebSphere JAX-WS
- WebSphere Application
Server v6.1.1.3 or later with the Feature Pack for web services installed,
or WebSphere Application
Server v7.0 or v8.0.
- IBM WebSphere JAX-RPC
- WebSphere Application
Server v6.1, v7.0, v8.0.
- Apache Axis 1.4
- Supported on all servers supporting servlet API 2.3 or higher.
This includes but is not limited to: Apache Tomcat v4.x,.v5.x, v6.0. WebSphere Application Server
v6.1, v7.0.