This Web site contains current documentation for the Sun Java System Application Server Enterprise Edition 8.1 2005Q2 Update 2 and is updated on an ongoing basis.

Getting Started

• Quick Start
• Standalone Installation of the Application Server
• Release Notes
• Platform Supported Configurations
• Compatibility Issues
• Architecture Overview
• Getting Started with the Admin Console
• Getting Started with the asant Deployment Tool
• Upgrading the Application Server
• Migrating from earlier versions of Application Server
• Migrating Applications
• J2EE Tutorial

Sample Applications Code Examples

• Enterprise JavaBean Technology Code Samples
• Java ServerPages Technology Code Samples
• Web Services Code Samples
• JDBC Technology Code Samples
• Duke's Bank
• Java Adventure Builder
• Java Pet Store Sample Application

System Administration

• Deploying Applications
• JNDI Naming Services
• Connector Modules, Connection Pools, and Resources
• Creating Thread Pools
• Monitoring Components and Services
• JVM Advanced Settings
• Application Server Command Reference

Configuration

• JNDI Resources
• Connector Resources
• HTTP Services
• JDBC Resources
• Java Message Service Resources
• JavaMail Resources
• J2EE Container Settings
• EJB Settings
• Message-Driven Bean Settings
• EJB Timer Service Settings
• Transactions
• Object Request Broker
• Logging

Security

• J2EE Security
• Administrating Application Server Security
• Configuring Message Security for Web Services
• Securing Applications

Application Development

• Setting Up a Development Environment
• Web Applications and Servlet Technology
  Getting Started with Web Applications
  Web Applications in Sun Java Application Server
  Java Servlet Technology
  Using Servlets with Sun Java Application Server
  Creating and Managing HTTP Sessions
• Java Server Pages
  Java Server Pages Technology
  Java Server Pages with with Sun Java Application Server
• Web Services
  Designing Web Services with the J2EE 1.4 Platform
  Java Web Services Tutorial
  Java Web Services API References
  Java Web Services Documentation
• Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) Technology
  JDBC Tutorial
  Using the JDBC API for Database Access
  Database Connections
• Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI)
  JNDI Tutorial
  JNDI Naming
  Using JNDI with Application Server
• J2EE Connectors
  About Resource Adapters
  Developing Connectors for Application Server
• Java Message Service (JMS)
  Overview
  Using JMS with Application Server

Enterprise JavaBeans Technology

• Using Enterprise JavaBeans Technology
• Enterprise Beans Tutorial
• Getting Started with Enterprise Beans
• Session Bean Examples
• Bean-Managed Persistence Examples
• Message-Driven Bean Example
• Enterprise JavaBeans Query Language
• J2EE Containers
• Thread Pools

Application Deployment

• Assembling and Deploying Applications
• Deploying Applications
• Application Server Deployment Descriptors
• QuickStart Guide for Deployment
• Deployment with Ant

High Availability

• Configuring Load Balancing and Failover
• Configuring Node Agents
• Configuring Clusters
• Configuring High Availability Database

Reference

• Application Server Command Line Reference
• Administration Reference (domain.xml file)
• J2EE 1.4 API Reference (Javadocs)
• J2SE 5.0 API Reference (Javadocs)

Other Sources of Information

• J2EE Home Page
• Sun Documentation website
• Sun Developers website
• Java Developer Community - java.net
• Support and Training
• Online Forums