Introduction to the Development Environment for Enterprise Server Add-On Components

Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server enables an external vendor such as an independent software vendor (ISV), original equipment manufacturer (OEM), or system integrator to incorporate Enterprise Server into a new product with the vendor's own brand name. External vendors can extend the functionality of Enterprise Server by developing add-on components for Enterprise Server. Enterprise Server provides interfaces to enable add-on components to be configured, managed, and monitored through existing Enterprise Server tools such as the Administration Console and the asadmin utility.

The following topics are addressed here:

• Enterprise Server Modular Architecture and Add-On Components

• OSGi Alliance Module Management Subsystem

• Hundred-Kilobyte Kernel

• Overview of the Development Process for an Add-On Component