Chapter 1 Web Space Server 10.0 Update Series Release Notes Overview

Sun GlassFish Web Space Server software is the next-generation web aggregation and presentation platform from Sun^TM Microsystems. This platform includes developer tools and an enterprise-grade presentation runtime based on Liferay Portal Server, GlassFish^TM version 2 or version 3 software, and MySQL^TM software. The Sun GlassFish Web Space Server 10.0 Update Series Release Notes provide late-breaking information about Web Space Server 10.0 Update package features, enhancements, and known issues and limitations.

• About These Notes

• Software and Hardware Requirements

• Release Notes Revision History

• Related Documentation

• For More Information About Web Space Server

About These Notes

These Release Notes contain the most current information about the series of Update packages available for Web Space Server 10.0 software.

The first update for Sun GlassFish Web Space Server 10.0 was released as Service Pack 1 (SP1). The naming convention for Web Space Server updates changed after SP1, with subsequent updates named as Update 2, Update 3, Update 4, Update 5, and Update 6.

The latest version of Web Space Server software is currently 10.0 Update 6. These Release Notes comprise information about all Web Space Server 10.0 Update packages, including the following:

• Web Space Server 10.0 Update 6

• Web Space Server 10.0 Update 5

• Web Space Server 10.0 Update 4

• Web Space Server 10.0 Update 3

• Web Space Server 10.0 Update 2

• Web Space Server 10.0 Service Pack 1

In places where information in the primary Sun GlassFish Web Space Server Document Collection differs from the information in these Release Notes, the information in these Release Notes should be regarded as the most current. It is recommended that you read this document before using Sun GlassFish Web Space Server 10.0 Update 6 software.

See the Sun GlassFish Web Space Server 10.0 Release Notes for information about the core Web Space Server 10.0 release.

Release Notes Revision History

The Sun GlassFish Web Space Server Release Notes revision history is listed below. Note that pre-FCS versions of Web Space Server were called Project WebSynergy.

Revision Date	Description
August 2008	Project WebSynergy Milestone 2
October 2008	Project WebSynergy Milestone 3
December 2008	Project WebSynergy Milestone 4
February 2009	Sun GlassFish Web Space Server 10.0 (first FCS release)
March 2009	Sun GlassFish Web Space Server Service Pack 1
April 2009	Sun GlassFish Web Space Server 10.0 Update 2
April 2009	Sun GlassFish Web Space Server 10.0 Update 3
June 2009	Sun GlassFish Web Space Server 10.0 Update 4
June 2009	Sun GlassFish Web Space Server 10.0 Update 5
August 2009	Sun GlassFish Web Space Server 10.0 Update 6
February 2010	Updated supported platforms list

Software and Hardware Requirements

Table 1–1 lists the operating system, Java platform, and system memory requirements for Web Space Server 10.0 software.

Table 1–1 Sun GlassFish Web Space Server 10.0 Software and Hardware Requirements

Operating Systems	Solaris 2.9, 10, or later (SPARC/x86) Modern Linux operating systems (Ubuntu 8, SuSE 10, 11, OpenSuSE 11, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5) Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, XP Professional, 2007, 2008 R2, Vista 32–bit
Java Platform	Java Runtime Environment 1.6.0_7 or later (1.5 or later on Mac OS X) Java JDK 1.6.0_7 or later (1.5 or later on Mac OS X)
Web Container	Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1 Note – Other versions of Sun GlassFish will work with Web Space Server, such as GlassFish v3 Prelude, but are recommended for evaluation or testing purposes only, rather than a production environment. Oracle WebLogic Server 10g Enterprise Edition
Database	MySQL Microsoft SQL Oracle 10g, 11g
Apache Ant	Apache Ant 1.7 or later Note – The version of Ant bundled with Sun GlassFish v2 or later does not work with Web Space Server 10.0. Make sure that Ant 1.7 or later is installed on your system, and that your ANT_HOME environment variable points to this newer version.
System Memory (RAM)	Solaris, Linux: 1 GB minimum, at least 2 GB recommended Windows: 2 GB minimum, at least 3 GB recommended MacOS X: 1 GB minimum, at least 2 GB recommended

Related Documentation

The complete set of Sun GlassFish Web Space Server documentation is available from the Sun GlassFish Web Space Server Document Collection page.

Additional related documentation is also available on the OpenPortal website.

For More Information About Web Space Server

Thanks for using Sun GlassFish Web Space Server 10.0 software. For the most recent updates on this project, see the Sun GlassFish Web Space Server Project page. You may also want to visit the following Web sites for more information about products that are related to Web Space Server.

• NetBeans – An open source, free IDE that runs on the Solaris, Linux, Macintosh OS X, and Windows platforms.

• Liferay Portal – Sun Microsystems is part of the Liferay community. The Sun GlassFish Web Space Server 10.0 release is based on the Liferay portal server community edition 5.2.

• MySQL – The world's most popular open source database.

• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server – An open source application server project led by Sun Microsystems^SM for the Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE^TM) platform.