The Sun JavaTM System Web Server man pages describe the Sun Java System Web Server command line interface (CLI). The administration commands allow you to administer the Web Server through the CLI.
This book is intended for Web Server administrators. This book assumes you are familiar with the following topics:
Installing software
Performing basic system administration tasks
Issuing commands in a terminal window
The Web Server documentation set describes how to install and administer the Web Server. The URL for Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 4 documentation is http://docs.sun.com/coll/1653.4.
The Sun Java System Web Server documents are now in wiki format athttp://wikis.sun.com/display/WebServerdocs/Home. This wiki is intended to promote collaboration and contribution on documentation content for Web Server. You are welcome to contribute, by posting your comments or by directly editing the wiki page, as long as the content is relevant to an appropriate standard.
For an introduction to Web Server, refer to the books in the order in which they are listed in the following table.
Table P–1 Books in the Web Server Documentation Set
Documentation Title |
Contents |
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Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 4 Documentation Center |
Web Server documentation topics organized by tasks and subject |
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Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 4 Installation and Migration Guide |
Performing installation and migration tasks:
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Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 4 Administrator’s Guide |
Performing the following administration tasks:
|
Using programming technologies and APIs to do the following:
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Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 4 NSAPI Developer’s Guide |
Creating custom Netscape Server Application Programmer’s Interface (NSAPI) plug-ins |
Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 4 Developer’s Guide to Java Web Applications |
Implementing Java Servlets and JavaServer PagesTM (JSPTM) technology in Sun Java System Web Server |
Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 4 Administrator’s Configuration File Reference |
Editing configuration files |
Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 4 Performance Tuning, Sizing, and Scaling Guide |
Tuning Sun Java System Web Server to optimize performance |
Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 4 Troubleshooting Guide |
Troubleshooting Web Server |
The URL for all documentation about Sun Java Enterprise System (Java ES) and its components is http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/entsys.06q4.
The following table describes the default paths and file names that are used in this book.
Table P–2 Default Paths and File Names
Placeholder |
HeaderDescription |
HeaderDefault Value |
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install_dir |
Represents the base installation directory for Web Server. |
Sun Java Enterprise System (Java ES) installations on the SolarisTM platform: /opt/SUNWwbsvr7 Java ES installations on the Linux platform: /opt/sun/webserver/ Other Solaris and Linux installations, non-root user: user’s home directory/sun/webserver7 Other Solaris and Linux installations, root user: /sun/webserver7 Java ES installations on the Windows platform: SystemDrive:\ProgramFiles\JavaES\WebServer7 Windows, all installations: SystemDrive:\Sun\WebServer7 |
instance_dir |
Represents the directory for a server instance |
The default location for instances on Solaris is /var/opt/SUNWwbsvr7. The default location for instances on Linux and HP-UX is /var/opt/sun/webserver7. The default location for instance on Windows is c:\Program Files\sun\WebServer7 For Java ES installations, the default location for instance on Windows is c:\Program Files\JavaES5\WebServer7 |
The following table describes the typographic changes that are used in this book.
Table P–3 Typographic Conventions
Typeface |
Meaning |
Example |
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AaBbCc123 |
The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output |
Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
AaBbCc123 |
What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output |
machine_name%su Password: |
AaBbCc123 |
A placeholder to be replaced with a real name or value |
The command to remove a file is rm filename. |
AaBbCc123 |
Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized (note that some emphasized items appear bold online) |
Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. |
The following table explains symbols that might be used in this book.
Table P–4 Symbol Conventions
Symbol |
Description |
Example |
Meaning |
---|---|---|---|
[ ] |
Contains optional arguments and command options. |
ls [-l] |
The -l option is not required. |
{ | } |
Contains a set of choices for a required command option. |
-d {y|n} |
The -d option requires that you use either the y argument or the n argument. |
${ } |
Indicates a variable reference. |
${com.sun.javaRoot} |
References the value of the com.sun.javaRoot variable. |
— |
Joins simultaneous multiple keystrokes. |
Control-A |
Press the Control key while you press the A key. |
+ |
Joins consecutive multiple keystrokes. |
Ctrl+A+N |
Press the Control key, release it, and then press the subsequent keys. |
—> |
Indicates menu item selection in a graphical user interface. |
File -> New -> Templates |
From the File menu, choose New. From the New submenu, choose Templates. |
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For example, to search for “Web Server”, type the following:
Web Server site:docs.sun.com
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