Update Tool Integration

Update Tool is now embedded in the Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v3 Administration Console. This tool facilitates managing add-on components and related applications that are available for extending Enterprise Server v3 functions.

The Administration Console provides access to the Update Tool page through the navigation tree. The Update Tool page provides tabs to display the following:

• Components that are installed

• Updates that are available for installed components

• Add-on components that are available and can be installed

Integration of Update Tool in the Administration Console enables administrators to easily extend Enterprise Server and view available updates. A standalone version of Update Tool is also available using the updatetool command. For more information about Update Tool, see Update Tool in Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v3 Administration Guide.

You cannot update existing components using the Update Tool interface in the Administration Console. To update or remove installed components, you must use the standalone command-line version or the pkg command.

Update Tool is developed through the Update Center project. The Administration Console uses the Update Center 2.3 API to display a list of available components, versions, and dates. For information about Update Center 2.3, see the Release Notes for Update Center 2.3 .

Update Tool differs from Upgrade Tool, which is used to migrate the configuration and deployed applications from an earlier version of Enterprise Server to the current version. For more information about Upgrade Tool, see the Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v3 Upgrade Guide.