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Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 9 Upgrade and Migration Guide

Preface

This Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 9 Upgrade and Migration Guide describes how to upgrade and migrate JavaTM applications from the Sun Java System Application Server 8.x to the Sun Java SystemApplication Server 9 product line. This guide also describes how to migrate Java applications from Sun ONE Application Server 6.x/7 (also known as iPlanet Application Server), Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EETM) Reference Implementation (RI) 1.3 Application Server, Sun Java System Application Server 8.x, WebLogic Application Server, WebSphere Application Server, JBoss, and so on to Application Server 9.

This guide also describes differences between adjacent product releases and configuration options that can result in incompatibility with the product specifications. Specifically, this Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 9 Upgrade and Migration Guide details Sun Java System Application Server 9 incompatibility with Sun Java System Application Server 8 2004Q2, Sun Java System Application Server 7 2004Q2 and incompatibilities with the J2EE 1.4 specification.

Who Should Use This Book

The intended audience for this guide is the system administrator, network administrator, application server administrator, and web developer who has an interest in migration issues.

This guide assumes you are familiar with the following topics:

How This Book Is Organized

This guide is organized as follows:

Chapter 1, Application Server Compatibility Issues , discusses the incompatibilities between Application Server 9 and Application Server6.x/7.x/8.

Chapter 2, Java EE 5 Compatibility Issues, discusses the Java incompatibilities between Application Server 9 and Application Server.

Chapter 3, Upgrading an Application Server Installationdescribes how to upgrade an earlier installation of Application Server to Application Server 9.

Chapter 4, Understanding Migrationdiscusses the need for migrating applications.

Chapter 5, Migrating EJBdescribes how to migrate EJB 1.1 to EJB 2.0/EJB3.0 specification.

Chapter 6, Migrating from Other Application Servers to Sun Java System Application Server 9, describes the considerations and strategies to migrate applications from other application servers to Sun Java System Application Server 9 .

Chapter 7, Migrating a Sample Application - an Overview describes the migration of the main components of a typical Java EE application from Sun ONE Application Server 6.x to Sun Java System Application Server 9.

Chapter 8, Migration Tools and Resources lists the tools and resources that aid in automatic migration of applications.

Application Server Documentation Set

The Application Server documentation set describes deployment planning and system installation. The URL for stand-alone Application Server documentation is http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/1310.4. For an introduction to Application Server, refer to the books in the order in which they are listed in the following table.

Table P–1 Books in the Application Server Documentation Set

Book Title 

Description 

Release Notes

Late-breaking information about the software and the documentation. Includes a comprehensive, table-based summary of the supported hardware, operating system, JDK, and JDBC/RDBMS. 

Quick Start Guide

How to get started with the Application Server product. 

Installation Guide

Installing the software and its components. 

Developer’s Guide

Creating and implementing Java Enterprise Edition 5 applications intended to run on the Application Server that follow the open Java standards model for Java EE components and APIs. Includes information about developer tools, security, debugging, deployment, and creating lifecycle modules. 

Java EE 5 Tutorial

Using Java EE 5 platform technologies and APIs to develop Java EE applications. 

Administration Guide

Configuring, managing, and deploying Application Server subsystems and components from the Administration Console. 

Administration Reference

Editing the Application Server configuration file, domain.xml.

Upgrade and Migration Guide

Migrating your applications to the new Application Server programming model, specifically from Application Server 6.x, 7.x, and 8.x. This guide also describes differences between adjacent product releases and configuration options that can result in incompatibility with the product specifications. 

Troubleshooting Guide

Solving Application Server problems. 

Error Message Reference

Solving Application Server error messages. 

Reference Manual

Utility commands available with the Application Server; written in man page style. Includes the asadmin command line interface.

Related Books

[ Use this section to link to related or recommended documentation sets and third-party books. ]

For other Sun Java System server documentation, go to the following:

The URL for all documentation about Sun Java Enterprise System (Java ES) and its components is http://docs.sun.com/prod/entsys.06q3.

Default Paths and File Names

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 

Description 

Default Value 

install-dir

Represents the base installation directory for Application Server. 

Sun Java Enterprise System (Java ES) installations on the Solaris platform: 

/opt/SUNWappserver/appserver

Java ES installations on the Linux platform: 

/opt/sun/appserver/

Other Solaris and Linux installations, non-root user: 

user’s home directory/SUNWappserver

Other Solaris and Linux installations, root user: 

/opt/SUNWappserver

Windows, all installations: 

SystemDrive:\Sun\AppServer

domain-root-dir

Represents the directory containing all domains. 

Java ES installations on the Solaris platform: 

/var/opt/SUNWappserver/domains/

Java ES installations on the Linux platform: 

/var/opt/sun/appserver/domains/

All other installations: 

install-dir/domains/

domain-dir

Represents the directory for a domain. 

In configuration files, you might see domain-dir represented as follows:

${com.sun.aas.instanceRoot}

domain-root-dir/domain-dir

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic changes that are used in this book.

Table P–3 Typographic Conventions

Typeface 

Meaning 

Example 

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.

Symbol Conventions

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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