Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server 2.1.1

• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server 2.1.1 is binary compatible with Sun Java System Application Server versions 9.1, 8.2, 8.1, 8.0 and 7.x.

• Java applications that run on Application Server 9.1 run on GlassFish Enterprise Server 2.1.1. Additionally, Java applications that run on Application Server versions 8.2, 8.1, 8.0 and 7.x also run on GlassFish Enterprise Server 2.1.1, except for certain incompatibilities, which are described in Chapter 1, Enterprise Server Compatibility Issues, in Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1.1 Upgrade Guide.

Table 2–3 provides compatibility information about the Java ES products on which GlassFish Enterprise Server 2.1.1 depends.

Table 2–3 GlassFish Enterprise Server Product Dependencies

Product	Dependency	Supported Versions
Message Queue	Required Dependency: Provides reliable asynchronous messaging.	Version 4.3 (version 4.4 included in GlassFish Enterprise Server 2.1.1)
Web Server	Optional Dependency: Provides load balancing between instances.	Version 6.1 and newer minor versions that are backward compatible with 6.1; version 7.0 and newer minor versions that are backward compatible with 7.0