Getting WAS CE to work from within Eclipse

1. Install Java – prefer IBM Java 6 (prefer download both Java SDK and WASCE together (IBM website)
2. Install IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition 2.1.12 or higher (IBM website)
3. Install Eclipse 3.5 or higher (Eclipse Downloads) ; prefer to get the IDE for Java EE developers.
4. Use the update site for WTP, http://download.eclipse.org/webtools/updates/; and install WTP
5. Use the update site for WAS CE adapter, http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/websphere/wasce/updates ; and install WAS CE adapter for 2.0 or higher.
6. Configure eclipse to use IBM JVM instead of the system default;  update the shortcut that starts eclipse with the target set to something like, “C:\eclipse\eclipse.exe -vm “C:\IBM\Java60\bin\javaw.exe” (adding -vm forces eclipse to use a different JVM)
7. Start Eclipse and open the Java EE perspective;
8. on the servers tab in the bottom of the page, right click and select New -> Server; You should see IBM WASCE v2.1 Server ; select it and follow the wizard to finish. Make sure to select the right JRE and update the Application Server Installation Directory (eg., C:\IBM\wasce )
9. Right click the newly added server and start it;