N1 Grid Service Provisioning System User's Guide and Release Notes for the Sun Java System App Server Plug-In 1.0

Chapter 1 Overview of Sun Java Enterprise System Application Server Plug-In

This chapter explains general information about using N1 Grid Service Provisioning System to provision Sun Java Enterprise System Application Server applications. This chapter includes the following information:

Purpose of the Sun Java Enterprise System Application Server Plug-In

The N1 Grid Service Provisioning System software provides enhanced capabilities in out-of-the-box support for Sun Java Enterprise System Application Server applications. You can capture an Application Server application from a reference server, select precisely how this application should be configured, and deploy the application to standalone, managed, or clustered Application Server environments.

The following benefits are achieved when using the provisioning system rather than performing Application Server installations and deployments manually.

Simultaneous deployment to all hosts in a host set.
Logging and reporting that creates detailed logs of every action taken by the system across all applications and managed servers. These logs provide a complete audit history of every change made to every host.

What the Sun Java Enterprise System Application Server Plug-In Includes

The Sun Java Enterprise System Application Server Plug-In includes several Sun Java Enterprise System Application Server-specific components that allow Sun Java Enterprise System Application Server applications to be easily captured, configured, and deployed.

Requirements for Using the Sun Java Enterprise System Application Server Plug-In

Any host on which you intend to deploy the Sun Java Enterprise System Application Server plug-in must meet the following requirements:

Operating system

The Sun Java Enterprise System Application Server plug-in runs on the following operating systems:

Solaris 8 for SPARC
Solaris 9 for SPARC
Solaris 10 for SPARC
Solaris 9 for x86
Solaris 10 for x86
Redhat Enterprise Linux 2.1 Update 2
Redhat Enterprise Linux 3.0 Update 1

Disk space

On Solaris you must have at least 250 MB of free disk space (500 MB recommended). On Redhat Enterprise Linux you must have at least 220 MB of free disk space (300 MB recommended).

RAM

512 MB minimum; 1 GB recommended

Java Runtime Environment

J2SE 1.4.2_06 or J2SE 5.0