6 Using EclipseLink with IBM WebSphere Application Server

This chapter describes how to use EclipseLink as the persistence provider for applications deployed to IBM WebSphere Application Server.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Introduction to the Solution

• Implementing the Solution

• Additional Resources

Use Case

EclipseLink can be used with a number of popular Java EE application servers, including WebSphere Application Server.

Solution

Configure WebSphere to use EclipseLink runtime, and deploy applications developed using EclipseLink APIs.

Components

• EclipseLink 2.4 or later.

• WebSphere Application Server 7 or later. These instructions are based on WebSphere 8.5.

• A compliant Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) database, such as Oracle Database, Oracle Express, MySQL, the Derby database included in WebSphere Application Server, and so on.