Installing and Preparing the Server for Development

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 Enterprise Edition 8.2 Installation Guide.

The following components are included in the full installation.

• Application Server core, including:

  • J2EE 1.4 compliant application server

  • Administration Console

  • asadmin utility

  • deploytool

  • Other development and deployment tools

  • Sun Java System Message Queue software

  • J2SE 1.4.2

  • Java DB database, based on the Derby database from Apache

  • The High-Availability Database (HADB)

  • Load balancer plug-ins for web servers

• JDK

• Sample Applications

The NetBeans IDE bundles the Platform 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 classloaders. For more information, see Using the System Classloader or Using the Common Classloader.

• Set up debugging. For more information, see Chapter 4, Debugging Applications.

• Configure the Java Virtual Machine (JVM^TM) software. For more information, see the Sun Java System Application Server Enterprise Edition 8.2 Administration Guide.