Sample Trial App

PART I: Download & Build on local

Method 1: From github

1. Download & build trial app Build web folder

    git clone https://github.com/zowe/sample-trial-app.git
    cd sample-trial-app/webClient
    npm install
    npm run build
   

2. Ensure sample-trial-app is empty and exists in remote host (skip this step if you've already fulfilled the requirements)

   Login

   ssh ibmuser@my.mainframe.com
   

   If sample-trial-app does not exist in remote host create an empty directory.

   mkdir <user-defined-folder>/sample-trial-app
   

3. Transfer app to server
   Transfer web, manifest.yaml and pluginDefinition.json from your local to remote host.

   // on your local
   cd sample-trial-app
   scp -r web ibmuser@my.mainframe.com:<user-defined-folder>/sample-trial-app
   scp -r manifest.yaml ibmuser@my.mainframe.com:<user-defined-folder>/sample-trial-app
   scp -r pluginDefinition.json ibmuser@my.mainframe.com:<user-defined-folder>/sample-trial-app
   

Method 2: From Artifactory

1) Download latest pax from artifactory

Get latest package from artifactory

Choose the latest pax build provided from the link above and download it into your local storage.

2) Transfer and unpax on z/OS

sftp ibmuser@mymainframe.ibm.com
put <pax-name>.pax

PART II: Deploy with Zowe on server

1) login

ssh ibmuser@my.mainframe.com       

2) install component using zowe-install-component.sh script

./<zowe-runtime-dir>/bin/zowe-install-component.sh -d <zowe-extensions-dir> -i <zowe-instance-dir> -o <component-pax-file> -l <log-folder>

This app uses dataservice api as which can be deployed and started separately: https://github.com/zowe/sample-node-api

Verify Sample Trial App has been installed

Menu Bar

Once installed, you should be able to see the Sample Trial App icon and selection on the menu bar in the Zowe Desktop.

Main Application

When clicking the Sample Trial App selection, it will open up the Sample Trial Application and bring you to the home screen.