How to install bundles to remote locations OSGI Equinox

Question

I am using the OSGI framework, mainly Equinox.

I know how to get bundles working on a local system.

osgi> install file:path/to/file

or if theyre in a remote location then:

osgi> install http://ip_addressordomain:filelocation

How do I have it so I can have my osgi console running on Machine A and from it start and run a bundle on Machine B?

Answer 1

There are a couple of options. You can tell Equinox to create the console on a TCP/IP port rather than using standard input, for example:

java -jar org.eclipse.osgi_blah.jar -console 9999

... and now you can telnet into the machine on port 9999. Bear in mind however that this is very insecure, so not something you should do in a production environment.

Alternatively you can use the Felix Web Console, which will give you a full web-based management console for the OSGi framework.