For the Sun Java Enterprise System, Application Server installation is part of the system installation process. For more information, see http://www.sun.com/software/javaenterprisesystem/index.html.
For more information about stand-alone Application Server installation, see the Sun Java System Application Server 9.1 Installation Guide.
The following components are included in the full installation.
JDK
Application Server core
Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SETM) 5
Java EE 5 compliant application server
Admin Console
asadmin utility
Other development and deployment tools
Sun Java System Message Queue software
The Java Business Integration runtime (JBI runtime)
Java DB database, based on the Derby database from Apache
Load balancer plug-ins for web servers
The High-Availability Database (HADB)
The NetBeansTM Integrated Development Environment (IDE) bundles the GlassFish edition of the Application Server, so information about this IDE is provided as well.
After you have installed Application Server, you can further optimize the server for development in these ways:
Locate utility classes and libraries so they can be accessed by the proper class loaders. For more information, see Using the System Class Loader or Using the Common Class Loader.
Set up debugging. For more information, see Chapter 4, Debugging Applications.
Configure the Java Virtual Machine (JVMTM) software. For more information, see Chapter 20, Java Virtual Machine and Advanced Settings, in Sun Java System Application Server 9.1 Administration Guide.