Changes in WebSphere test environments

Changes in WebSphere test environments

In Rational Application Developer V6.0, the WebSphere Application Server test environments included with the product have changed from those included with previous editions of WebSphere Studio Application Developer.

The following is a summary of the changes to the WebSphere Application Server test environments in Rational Application Developer V6.0:
WebSphere Application Server V4.x servers are no longer supported test environments. However, J2EE 1.2 specification level applications can still be exported and deployed manually for testing on remote V4.x servers.
WebSphere Application Server V6.0 server has been added as an installable test environment. It supports running J2EE 1.4 specification level applications.
The WebSphere Portal test environment has been added for testing portals and portlet applications.

The following table shows the WebSphere Application Server test environment levels included with the different versions of WebSphere Studio Application Developer and Rational Application Developer.

Table 1. WebSphere Application Server test environments in WebSphere Studio Application Developer and Rational Application Developer
WebSphere Application Server V4.x AEs WebSphere Application Server V5.x Base WebSphere Application Server Express 5.x WebSphere Application Server V5.x Portal WebSphere Application Server V6.0
WebSphere Studio Application Developer V5.1 V4.0.6 V5.0.2 V5.0.2 N/A N/A
WebSphere Studio Application Developer V5.1.1 V4.0.7 + PQ78374 V5.0.2 + PQ78374 +PQ78419, V5.1 V5.0.2 & V5.1 N/A N/A
WebSphere Studio Application Developer V5.1.2 V4.0.7 + PQ78374 V5.0.2 + PQ78374 +PQ78419, V5.1.0.3 V5.0.2 & V5.1.0.3 V5.0.2.3 Base + WebSphere Portal V5.0.2.1 N/A
Rational Application Developer V6.0 N/A V5.0.x, V5.1.1 V5.0.2 & V5.1.1 V5.0.2.6 Base + WebSphere Portal V5.0.2.2, V5.1.1 Base + WebSphere Portal 5.1 V6.0

Related tasks
Migrating to the portal tools in Rational Application Developer V6.0
Migrating from WebSphere Studio V5.1, 5.1.1, or 5.1.2
Migrating J2EE projects

	WebSphere Application Server V4.x AEs	WebSphere Application Server V5.x Base	WebSphere Application Server Express 5.x	WebSphere Application Server V5.x Portal	WebSphere Application Server V6.0
WebSphere Studio Application Developer V5.1	V4.0.6	V5.0.2	V5.0.2	N/A	N/A
WebSphere Studio Application Developer V5.1.1	V4.0.7 + PQ78374	V5.0.2 + PQ78374 +PQ78419, V5.1	V5.0.2 & V5.1	N/A	N/A
WebSphere Studio Application Developer V5.1.2	V4.0.7 + PQ78374	V5.0.2 + PQ78374 +PQ78419, V5.1.0.3	V5.0.2 & V5.1.0.3	V5.0.2.3 Base + WebSphere Portal V5.0.2.1	N/A
Rational Application Developer V6.0	N/A	V5.0.x, V5.1.1	V5.0.2 & V5.1.1	V5.0.2.6 Base + WebSphere Portal V5.0.2.2, V5.1.1 Base + WebSphere Portal 5.1	V6.0