Where to find server configuration files in Rational Application Developer

By default, the server configuration files in Rational® Application Developer (RAD) are kept in the workspace metadata. There might be a need to work with the server configuration files directly; this technote describes how to locate these files.

Resolving The Problem

You can create a Servers project to contain server resources. There is a setting in the Rational Application Developer preferences to accomplish this. To enable this setting follow these steps:

  1. Go to Window > Preferences > Server
  2. Select the check box to enable "Create server resources in workspace"

Using the default setting to have server resources stored in the workspace metadata, the configuration files can then be found in:

In RAD v7.x, this preference has been removed. Servers with editable configurations (i.e. WebSphere Test Environment v5.x or Portal Test Environment v5.1) are automatically placed in a "Servers" project inside the workspace, whereas servers that are configured through the WebSphere Administrative Console are placed in the workspace metadata.