Installing and Preparing the Server for Development

For the Sun Java Enterprise System, Application Server installation is part of the system installation process. For more information, see http://www.sun.com/software/javaenterprisesystem/index.html.

For all other installations, the following components are included in the full installation. For more information, see the Sun Java System Application Server Enterprise Edition 8.1 2005Q2 Installation Guide.

• Application Server core, including:

  • J2EE 1.4 compliant application server

  • Administration Console

  • asadmin utility

  • deploytool

  • Other development and deployment tools

  • Sun Java System Message Queue software

  • J2SE 1.4.2

  • PointBase (intended for evaluation use only, not for production or deployment use)

  • The High-Availability Database (HADB)

  • Load balancer plug-ins for web servers

• JDK

• Sample Applications

After you have installed Application Server, you can further optimize the server for development in these ways:

• Locate utility classes and libraries so they can be accessed by the proper classloaders. For more information, see Using the System Classloader or Using the Common Classloader.

• Set up debugging. For more information, see Chapter 4, Debugging Applications.

• Configure the Java Virtual Machine (JVM^TM) software. For more information, see the Sun Java System Application Server Enterprise Edition 8.1 2005Q2 Administration Guide.