Using the Evaluation Bundle

Sun GlassFish Web Space Server is part of the GlassFish Portfolio. You can use the Web Space Server evaluation bundle for a quick evaluation of the product.

You can download Sun GlassFish Web Space Server from the following sites:

https://webspace.dev.java.net/

http://www.sun.com/software/products/webspace/get.jsp

Evaluation bundles use the naming pattern Webspace version-gfv2–OS.zip. To install the evaluation bundle, you just need JDK 1.5 or above installed on your machine. When you install the evaluation bundle; GlassFish v2, the HSQL database, and samples are installed along with it.

You can use the evaluation bundle, which has the HSQL database embedded with it, for quick evaluation. It is a good method to have it up and running fast for reviewing or developing, it has several drawbacks:

• Only one user can access the database at a time. The data is stored on a file on disk and HSQL locks it when doing changes.

• The data is stored inside the application server and might be lost on redeployment.

• This configuration does not scale well and will have performance problems when multiple users access the system.

The Sun GlassFish Web Space Server10.0 Getting Started Guide provides detailed instructions about how to get the evaluation bundle up and running.

For a production environment, install the core bundle of Web Space Server. It can be installed on an existing instance of GlassFish v2, and can be configured to use MySQL (preferred) or Oracle 10g (or later) databases. You can update the installation with samples and other add-ons.

The core bundle naming pattern is Webspace version-for-gfv2.zip

The Add-on bundle naming pattern isWebspace version-addon-addon-name.zip

The evaluation bundle is not recommended for a production environment. Samples which are bundled with the evaluation bundle are not tested and certified by Sun. Also, the updatetool utility is not available for the evaluation bundle.