| Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 Installation and Migration Guide |
Chapter 1
New Features in Sun ONE Web Server 6.1Sun ONE Web Server is a multi-process, multi-threaded, secure web server built on open standards. It provides high performance, reliability, scalability, and manageability for any size enterprise.
The version 6.1 release of Sun ONE Web Server provides the following new features:
- Enhanced Security—New functionality in Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 allows you to restrict access using flat file authentication. Unlike previous versions of the Web Server, Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 now also supports the Java Security Manager. The Java Security Manager is disabled by default when you install the product.
- Servlet 2.3 Support—Support for the Java™ Servlet 2.3 specification. For more information, see the following:
Java Servlets:
http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/index.jsp
Java Servlet 2.3 specification:
http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/download.html
For information about developing servlets and JSPs in Sun ONE Web Server, see the Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 Programmer’s Guide to Web Applications.
- JSP 1.2 Support—Support for JavaServer Pages™ (JSP™)1.2. For more information about this specification, see:
http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/index.jsp
- JDK 1.4.1_03 Support—Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 supports the Java Developer's Kit (JDK™) 1.4.1_03. This JDK is bundled with the Web Server and installed during installation (if you choose to install it). You can also install your own JDK at a later time, after you install the Web Server.
- Easy Migration—Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 allows easy migration from iPlanet Web Server versions 4.1 and 6.0.
- WebDAV Support—Sun ONE Web Server supports the Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) protocol, which enables in-place collaborative web publishing with the following features:
- NSAPI Filters Support— Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 extends the Netscape Server Application Programmer’s Interface (NSAPI) to support NSAPI filters. Filters enable the custom processing of HTTP request and response streams, allowing a function to intercept and potentially modify the content presented to or generated by another function. For example, a plugin could install an NSAPI filter to intercept an XML page generated by another plugin’s Server Application Function (SAF), then transform that XML page into an HTML, XHTML, or WAP page appropriate for the client. Alternatively, an NSAPI filter could decompress data received from a client before presenting it to another plugin.
For more information, see the Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 NSAPI Programmer’s Guide.
Compression Support— Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 supports content compression, which allows you to increase delivery speed to clients and serve higher content volumes without incurring a corresponding increase in hardware expenses. Content compression reduces content download time, a benefit most apparent to users of dial-up and high-traffic connections.
For more information, see the Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 Administrator’s Guide.
- NSS 3.3.5 and NSPR 4.1.5 Support— Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 supports Network Security Services (NSS) 3.3.5 and Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) 4.1.5.
- New Search Engine Support—Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 supports a new Java-based search engine that provides full-text search indexing and retrieval. The search feature allows users to search documents on the server and display results on a web page. Server administrators create the indexes of documents against which users will search, and can customize the search interface to meet specific needs.
Sun ONE Studio support is available on all platforms supported by Sun ONE Web Server 6.1. The plugin for the Web Server can be obtained in the following ways:
It is important to note that the Sun ONE Studio 5 plugin for Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 works only with a local Web Server (that is, with the IDE and the Web Server on the same machine).
The behavior of the Sun ONE Studio 5 plugin for Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 is the same as that for Sun™ ONE Application Server 7. For information about using the web application features in Sun ONE Studio 5, explore the resources at:
http://developers.sun.com/prodtech/javatools/jsstandard/reference/docs/index.html
For more information about Sun ONE Studio 5, visit
- Sun ONE ASP Support— Sun ONE Web Server now supports Sun™ ONE Active Server Pages 4.0.1 on the Windows, AIX and HP-UX platforms. Sun ONE Active Server Pages software is a server-side scripting and runtime environment for the cross-platform deployment of Active Server Pages (ASP or .asp) Web sites and Web applications.
- PHP Compatibility— Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 is compatible with PHP, the versatile and widely-used Open Source web scripting language. PHP runs on all major operating systems.
PHP version 4.3.2 is recommended for use with Sun ONE Web Server 6.1. For PHP-related installation and configuration information specific to Sun ONE Web Server, see
http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.netscape-enterprise.php
- Enhanced Hardware Accelerator Encryption Support— Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 provides hardware accelerator support for Sun™ Crypto Accelerator 1000, a cryptographic accelerator board that enhances the performance of SSL on the Web Server.
- Start on Boot Option— On UNIX platforms, Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 introduces the Start on Boot option, which allows you to configure the Web Server to be started automatically when the system boots. To use this feature, you must install the Web Server as root (superuser) and select Start on Boot during installation. For more information, see Chapter 3, "Installing Sun ONE Web Server on UNIX."
