Preface

This guide provides instructions for installing and updating Sun GlassFish Web Space Server 10.0 software, the next-generation Web 2.0 application aggregation and presentation platform from Sun Microsystems, Inc.. This guide also includes a basic “quick tour” through the Web Space Server interface and instructions for quickly getting up and running with the product.

• Who Should Use This Book

• How This Book Is Organized

• Additional Sun GlassFish Web Space Server Documentation

• Related Third-Party Web Site References

• Documentation, Support, and Training

• Typographic Conventions

Who Should Use This Book

This guide is intended for anyone who wants to install and/or get basic instructions for using Web Space Server software. In particular, the installation instructions in the second chapter of the guide is intended for Web Space Server application developers and system administrators. The first chapter and the last two chapters are intended for all Web Space Server users.

How This Book Is Organized

This book is divided into four chapters:

• Chapter 1, Overview provides an overview of Web Space Server features and uses.

• Chapter 2, Installation and Configuration provides detailed instructions for installing Web Space Server and the required Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server or Oracle WebLogic Server application server software in which Web Space Server runs. This chapter is not intended for general users, but rather only for application developers or system administrators who want to install Web Space Server software. Users just interested in familiarizing themselves with how Web Space Server works can skip this chapter.

• Chapter 3, Using Sun GlassFish Web Space Server Software provides a “quick tour” through the Web Space Server interface, and is intended for all Web Space Server software users.

• Chapter 4, Frequently Asked Questions provides answers to some commonly asked questions about Web Space Server software.

Additional Sun GlassFish Web Space Server Documentation

The Sun GlassFish Web Space Server 10.0 software documentation set is available on the Sun GlassFish Web Space Server 10.0 Document Collection page.

Additional documentation is also available on the Liferay wiki and OpenPortal documentation sites.

Related Third-Party Web Site References

Third-party URLs are referenced in this document and provide additional, related information.

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Documentation, Support, and Training

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

• Documentation

• Support

• Training

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Typographic Conventions

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

Table P–1 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	Placeholder: replace 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	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default UNIX® system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P–2 Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine_name%
C shell for superuser	machine_name#
Bourne shell and Korn shell	$
Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser	#