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Unless you can remotely connect to it, you will need to install it locally.<br />
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Don't &quot;copy the working directory of a WAS server and change the machine name in server.xml to localhost&quot;
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Unless you can remotely connect to it, you will need to install it locally.

Don't "copy the working directory of a WAS server and change the machine name in server.xml to localhost"

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Yes, the unit test server is in the same network and I can remotely connect to it. &nbsp;So this works to inherit the jdbc connections and configuration settings? &nbsp;Also, what else do i need, just the JRE?
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Yes, the unit test server is in the same network and I can remotely connect to it.  So this works to inherit the jdbc connections and configuration settings?  Also, what else do i need, just the JRE?

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I will use eclipse as mentioned.<br />
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Thanks!
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I will use eclipse as mentioned.

Thanks!

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Good luck &amp;&nbsp;have a great day.
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Hello, <br />
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I was told once that if I copy the working directory of a WAS server from say a unit test environment to my desktop and change the machine name in server.xml to localhost that I would not have to install WAS on my desktop. &nbsp;Can someone please verify and tell me what version specifically this might work in?<br />
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Thanks
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Hello, 

I was told once that if I copy the working directory of a WAS server from say a unit test environment to my desktop and change the machine name in server.xml to localhost that I would not have to install WAS on my desktop.  Can someone please verify and tell me what version specifically this might work in?

Thanks

Do I have to install Websphere application server on my desktop for development or can I copy a server configuration

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