The Application Server Enterprise Edition 8.1 Update 2 product includes an entire set of documentation that can be found at http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/1310.1.
The following table summarizes the books included in the Application Server Enterprise Edition 8.1 documentation set.
Table 1–2 Books in This Documentation Set
Book Title |
Description |
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Documentation Center |
One stop location to access all Application Server topics. |
Quick Start Guide |
How to get started with the Sun Java System Application Server product. |
Installation Guide1 |
Installing the Sun Java System Application Server software and its components. |
Deployment Planning Guide |
Evaluating your system needs and enterprise to ensure that you deploy Sun Java System Application Server in a manner that best suits your site. General issues and concerns that you must be aware of when deploying an application server are also discussed. |
Developer’s Guide |
Creating and implementing Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE™ platform) applications intended to run on the Sun Java System Application Server that follow the open Java standards model for J2EE components and APIs. Includes general information about developer tools, security, assembly, deployment, debugging, and creating lifecycle modules. |
J2EE 1.4 Tutorial |
Using J2EE 1.4 platform technologies and APIs to develop J2EE applications and deploying the applications on the Sun Java System Application Server. |
Administration Guide |
Configuring, managing, and deploying the Sun Java System Application Server subsystems and components from the Administration Console. |
High Availability Administration Guide |
Post-installation configuration and administration instructions for the high-availability database. |
Administration Reference |
Editing the Sun Java System Application Server configuration file, domain.xml. |
Upgrade and Migration Guide |
Migrating your applications to the new Sun Java System Application Server programming model, specifically from Application Server 6.x and 7. This guide also describes differences between adjacent product releases and configuration options that can result in incompatibility with the product specifications. |
Performance Tuning Guide |
Tuning the Sun Java System Application Server to improve performance. |
Troubleshooting Guide |
Solving Sun Java System Application Server problems. |
Error Message Reference |
Solving Sun Java System Application Server error messages. |
Reference Manual |
Utility commands available with the Sun Java System Application Server; written in manpage style. Includes the asadmin command line interface. |
1 The Application Server Installation Guide is provided for a standalone installation of the Application Server. |