Chapter 1 Overview of Sun Java System Web Server Plug-In

This chapter describes general information about using the N1 Service Provisioning System to provision the Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 2005Q4 SP5. This chapter includes the following information:

• Purpose of the Sun Java System Web Server Plug-In

• What the Sun Java System Web Server Plug-In Includes

• Requirements for Using the Sun Java System Web Server Plug-In

Purpose of the Sun Java System Web Server Plug-In

The N1 Service Provisioning System software provides enhanced capabilities in out-of-the-box support for the Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 2005Q4 SP5. The Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 2005Q4 SP5 is a secure and highly available server that you can use to host web sites. The Sun Java System Web Server Plug-In provides plans and components that enable you to install and uninstall the basic installation infrastructure. The basic installation infrastructure includes an Administration Server and a Web Server instance. Also, the plug-in provides controls to start, stop, and restart instances of these servers.

What the Sun Java System Web Server Plug-In Includes

The Sun Java System Web Server Plug-In creates the /com/sun/jes6_WS directory.

For more information about the plans and components listed below, see Chapter 4, Using the Sun Java System Web Server Plug-In.

InstallWebAdminServer

Plan to install an Administration Server and the first Web Server instance.

UninstallWebAdminServer

Plan to uninstall an Administration Server and all Web Server instances.

CreateWebServerInstance

Plan to create additional Web Server instances.

DeleteWebServerInstance

Plan to delete additional Web Server instances.

WebAdminServer

Container component that provides the controls for installing, uninstalling, starting, stopping, and restarting an Administration Server.

WebServerInstance

Container component that provides the controls for installing, uninstalling, starting, stopping, and restarting a Web Server instance.

Requirements for Using the Sun Java System Web Server Plug-In

Any host on which you intend to deploy the Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 2005Q4 SP5 must meet the following requirements:

• Run the Solaris 8 OS, Solaris 9 OS, Solaris 10 OS, or Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1.

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  Solaris 8 on SPARC based servers only.

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• Contain the installation files for the Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 2005Q4 SP5.

• Meet the requirements for installing the Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 2005Q4 SP5. For more information, see Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q4 Installation Guide for UNIX.

• Run the Remote Agent.