Sun Java System Application Server Enterprise Edition 8.1 2005Q1 Performance Tuning Guide |
Preface
This Performance Tuning Guide describes how to get the maximum performance, scalability, and reliability from applications and the Application Server.
Who Should Use This BookThis guide helps you tune the Application Server for maximum performance and reliability. This guide is intended for server administrators, J2EE applications developers, network administrators, and evaluators.
This guide assumes you are familiar with:
Before You Read This BookApplication Server is a component of Sun Java Enterprise System, a software infrastructure that supports enterprise applications distributed across a network or Internet environment. You should be familiar with the documentation provided with Sun Java Enterprise System, which can be accessed online at http://docs.sun.com/coll/entsys.05q1#hic.
How This Book Is OrganizedThe first chapter of this book provides an overview of tuning. Chapters 2 through 6 provide more detailed information on tuning applications, the server, and the environment on which the server runs. The following table summarizes the content of this book.
Table 1 How This Book Is Organized
Chapter
Description
Chapter 1, "Overview of Sun Java System Application Server Performance"
General concepts and processes for tuning Application Server.
Programming practices and application configuration settings to achieve maximum performance.
How to configure the application server for best performance and reliability.
How to configure the Java Virtual Machine to work optimally with the Application Server.
How to configure the operating system to work optimally with the Application Server.
How to tune the high-availability database (HADB) used for storing persistent session state for use with the Application Server. It also discusses how you can configure the high availability features of Application Server for your application.
Conventions Used in This BookThe tables in this section describe the conventions used in this book.
Typographic Conventions
The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.
Symbols
The following table describes the symbol conventions used in this book.
Default Paths and File Names
The following table describes the default paths and file names used in this book.
Shell Prompts
The following table describes the shell prompts used in this book.
Related DocumentationThe http://docs.sun.comSM web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the archive or search for a specific book title or subject.
Books in This Documentation Set
The Sun Java System Application Server manuals are available as online files in Portable Document Format (PDF) and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
The following table summarizes the books included in the Application Server core application documentation set.
Other Server Documentation
For other server documentation, see the following:
- Message Queue documentation
http://docs.sun.com/db?p=prod/s1.s1msgqu- Directory Server documentation
http://docs.sun.com/coll/DirectoryServer_04q2- Web Server documentation
http://docs.sun.com/coll/S1_websvr61_en
Accessing Sun Resources OnlineFor product downloads, professional services, patches and support, and additional developer information, go to the following:
- Download Center
http://wwws.sun.com/software/download/- Professional Services
http://www.sun.com/service/sunps/sunone/index.html- Sun Enterprise Services, Solaris Patches, and Support
http://sunsolve.sun.com/- Developer Information
http://developers.sun.com/prodtech/index.html
Contacting Sun Technical SupportIf you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in the product documentation, go to http://www.sun.com/service/contacting.
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