Understanding Operational Requirements
User Authentication and Authorization
High Availability Clustering, Load Balancing, and Failover
3. Tuning the GlassFish Server
4. Tuning the Java Runtime System
You can significantly improve performance of the Oracle GlassFish Server and of applications deployed to it by adjusting a few deployment and server configuration settings. However, it is important to understand the environment and performance goals. An optimal configuration for a production environment might not be optimal for a development environment.
The following topics are addressed here: