About Java ES 5 Web Server

Java ES Release 5 Web Server represents a major release with respect to Release 4. It has a number of new features and interface enhancements.

Release 5 Web Server has a new administrative infrastructure with new administrative tools. The administrative infrastructure includes an Administration Server instance which hosts configuration information for any number of Web Server instances. A new command line interface (wadm) and new graphical user interface are used to create Web Server instances, either locally or on remote computers, and to configure and manage these instances. The new administrative tools require an administrator user name and password.

For more information about the new administrative infrastructure, see the Web Server 7.0 Administrator's Guide.