1. Overview of Oracle GlassFish Server 3.1 Application Deployment
General Deployment Functionality
Deployment Descriptors and Annotations
Access to Shared Framework Classes
Module and Application Versions
Version Identifiers and Expressions
Versioning Restrictions and Limitations
About Assembly and Deployment Events
A. The asadmin Deployment Subcommands
B. GlassFish Server Deployment Descriptor Files
As specified from Java EE 6 specifications, the relevant specifications are the following:
Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 6 Specification
Java EE Application Deployment JSR 88 Specification
Common Annotations for the Java Platform 1.6 Specification
Java Servlet 3.0 Specification
Enterprise JavaBeans 3.1 Specification
Java EE Connector Architecture 1.6 Specification
The following product documentation might be relevant to some aspects of application deployment:
Oracle GlassFish Server 3.1 Add-On Component Development Guide
GlassFish Server Administration Console online help