Installing and Preparing the Server for Development

For the Sun Java Enterprise System, Enterprise 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 Enterprise Server installation, see the Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server 2.1 Installation Guide.

The following components are included in the full installation.

• JDK

• Enterprise Server core

  • Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) 6

  • Java EE 6 compliant application server

  • Admin Console

  • asadmin utility

  • Other development and deployment tools

  • Sun Java System Message Queue software

  • The Java Business Integration runtime (JBI runtime)

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

  • Load balancer plug-ins for web servers

  • The High-Availability Database (HADB)

The NetBeans^TM Integrated Development Environment (IDE) bundles the GlassFish edition of the Enterprise Server, so information about this IDE is provided as well.

After you have installed Enterprise 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 class loaders. For more information, see Using the System Class Loader or Using the Common Class Loader.

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

• Configure the Java Virtual Machine (JVM^TM) software. For more information, see Chapter 20, Java Virtual Machine and Advanced Settings, in Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server 2.1 Administration Guide.