Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v3 Administration Guide

Enterprise Server Documentation Set

The Enterprise Server documentation set describes deployment planning and system installation. The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for Enterprise Server documentation is http://docs.sun.com/coll/1343.9. For an introduction to Enterprise Server, refer to the books in the order in which they are listed in the following table.

Table P–1 Books in the Enterprise Server Documentation Set


Book Title	Description
Release Notes	Provides late-breaking information about the software and the documentation. Includes a comprehensive, table-based summary of the supported hardware, operating system, Java^TM Development Kit (JDK^TM), and database drivers.
Quick Start Guide	Explains how to get started with the Enterprise Server product.
Installation Guide	Explains how to install the software and its components.
Upgrade Guide	Explains how to upgrade to the latest version of Enterprise Server. This guide also describes differences between adjacent product releases and configuration options that can result in incompatibility with the product specifications.
Administration Guide	Explains how to configure, monitor, and manage Enterprise Server subsystems and components from the command line by using the asadmin(1M) utility. Instructions for performing these tasks from the Administration Console are provided in the Administration Console online help.
Application Deployment Guide	Explains how to assemble and deploy applications to the Enterprise Server and provides information about deployment descriptors.
Your First Cup: An Introduction to the Java EE Platform	Provides a short tutorial for beginning Java EE programmers that explains the entire process for developing a simple enterprise application. The sample application is a web application that consists of a component that is based on the Enterprise JavaBeans^TM specification, a JAX-RS web service, and a JavaServer^TM Faces component for the web front end.
Application Development Guide	Explains how to create and implement Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE platform) applications that are intended to run on the Enterprise Server. These applications follow the open Java standards model for Java EE components and APIs. This guide provides information about developer tools, security, and debugging.
Add-On Component Development Guide	Explains how to use published interfaces of Enterprise Server to develop add-on components for Enterprise Server. This document explains how to perform only those tasks that ensure that the add-on component is suitable for Enterprise Server.
Embedded Server Guide	Explains how to run applications in embedded Enterprise Server and to develop applications in which Enterprise Server is embedded.
Scripting Framework Guide	Explains how to develop scripting applications in languages such as Ruby on Rails and Groovy on Grails for deployment to Enterprise Server.
Troubleshooting Guide	Describes common problems that you might encounter when using Enterprise Server and how to solve them.
Error Message Reference	Describes error messages that you might encounter when using Enterprise Server.
Reference Manual	Provides reference information in man page format for Enterprise Server administration commands, utility commands, and related concepts.
Domain File Format Reference	Describes the format of the Enterprise Server configuration file, `domain.xml`.
Java EE 6 Tutorial, Volume I	Explains how to use Java EE 6 platform technologies and APIs to develop Java EE applications.
Message Queue Release Notes	Describes new features, compatibility issues, and existing bugs for Sun GlassFish Message Queue.
Message Queue Administration Guide	Explains how to set up and manage a Sun GlassFish Message Queue messaging system.
Message Queue Developer's Guide for JMX Clients	Describes the application programming interface in Sun GlassFish Message Queue for programmatically configuring and monitoring Message Queue resources in conformance with the Java Management Extensions (JMX).
System Virtualization Support in Sun Java System Products	Summarizes Sun support for Sun Java System products when used in conjunction with system virtualization products and features.