Overview of the Installation Process

The initial Java CAPS installation installs everything you need for your integrated, visual development environment for developing composite applications, Java EE applications, web applications, mobile applications, or web services. After setting up your Java Composite Application Platform Suite, you may decide you need to install additional Repository–based Java CAPS components, JBI-based Java CAPS components, or updates to the components you have already installed on your system. Java CAPS provides two tools to upload and install additional components or updates to the components already installed on your system:

• Java CAPS Uploader (formerly known as the Java CAPS Installer in Release 5.1.3)

• NetBeans^TM IDE Update Center

To install Repository-based components, you need to use both of these tools. You load the new product information into the Repository using the Suite Uploader, and then you install the component into the NetBeans IDE using the Update Center. In addition, several components include downloadable files that you can access from the Download tab of the Suite Uploader. Most components include an Enterprise Manager plug-in that appears on the Download tab but that can be installed using the Enterprise Manager.

You can install JBI components using command-line functions, the NetBeans IDS, or the GlassFish Admin Console.