to configure th plugin, add the following to your build plugin.
<plugin> <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId> <artifactId>was6-maven-plugin</artifactId> <version>1.2</version> <executions> <execution> <phase>validate</phase> <goals> <goal>ejbdeploy</goal> </goals> </execution> </executions> <configuration> <wasHome>${wasHome}</wasHome> <legacyMode>true</legacyMode> <verbose>true</verbose> </configuration> <!-- might need add dependencies here --> </plugin>