Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Technical Overview

Preface

The Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Technical Overview introduces the technical and conceptual foundations of Sun Java^TM Enterprise System (Java ES). It also describes Java ES components, architecture, processes, and features.

This overview describes the technical concepts and terminology used in the Java ES documentation set. Key technical terms are explained in the last section of each chapter.

Who Should Use This Book

This book is meant for individuals who are designing, deploying, or maintaining software solutions based on Java ES, including business analysts, system architects, field engineers, and system administrators.

Individuals reading this book should have some familiarity with the following technologies:

General networking concepts
Security fundamentals relating to authentication and authorization
The Java programming language
Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE^TM platform) components and Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE^TM platform) components

How This Book Is Organized

This book is organized in the following chapters:

Chapter 1, Introduction to Java Enterprise System introduces Java ES and the tasks involved in using the system.
Chapter 2, Java ES Solution Architectures describes an architectural framework for designing Java ES solution architectures and provides an example architecture based on that framework.
Chapter 3, Java ES Integration Features provides information about features that play key roles in integrating Java ES components into a single software system.
Chapter 4, Java ES Solution Life Cycle describes concepts and terminology relevant to each phase of the Java ES solution life cycle.
Appendix A, Java ES Components provides a listing of Java ES components.

Java Enterprise System Documentation Set

The Java ES system documentation set describes deployment planning and system installation. The URL for system documentation is http://docs.sun.com/coll/1286.2. For an introduction to Java ES, refer to the books in the order in which they are listed in the following table. Java ES information and resources are also available at http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hubs/javaes/.

Table P–1 Java Enterprise System Documentation


Document Title	Contents
Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Release Notes for UNIX Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Release Notes for Microsoft Windows	Contains the latest information about Java ES, including known problems. In addition, components have their own release notes listed in the Release Notes Collection (`http://docs.sun.com/coll/1315.2`).
Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Technical Overview	Introduces the technical and conceptual foundations of Java ES. Describes components, the architecture, processes, and features.
Sun Java Enterprise System Deployment Planning Guide	Provides an introduction to planning and designing enterprise deployment solutions based on Java ES. Presents basic concepts and principles of deployment planning and design, discusses the solution life cycle, and provides high-level examples and strategies to use when planning solutions based on Java ES.
Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Installation Planning Guide	Helps you develop the implementation specifications for the hardware, operating system, and network aspects of your Java ES deployment. Describes issues such as component dependencies to address in your installation and configuration plan.
Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Installation Guide for UNIX Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows	Guides you through the process of installing Java ES. Also shows how to configure components after installation, and verify that they function properly.
Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Installation Reference for UNIX	Gives additional information about configuration parameters, provides worksheets to use in your configuration planning, and lists reference material such as default directories and port numbers on the Solaris^TM Operating System (Solaris OS) and Linux operating environment.
Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Upgrade Guide for UNIX Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Upgrade Guide for Microsoft Windows	Provides instructions for upgrading to Java ES 5 from previously installed versions.
Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Monitoring Guide	Gives instructions for setting up the Monitoring Framework for each product component and using the Monitoring Console to view real-time data and create monitoring rules.
Sun Java Enterprise System Glossary	Defines terms that are used in Java ES documentation.

Typographic Conventions

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

Table P–2 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.

Documentation, Support, and Training

The Sun web site provides information about the following additional resources:

Documentation (http://www.sun.com/documentation/)
Support (http://www.sun.com/support/)
Training (http://www.sun.com/training/)

Searching Sun Product Documentation

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search-term site:docs.sun.com

For example, to search for “broker,” type the following:

broker site:docs.sun.com

To include other Sun web sites in your search (for example, java.sun.com, www.sun.com, and developers.sun.com), use sun.com in place of docs.sun.com in the search field.

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