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Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.1 2005Q1 Upgrade and Migration Guide 

Preface

This Upgrade and Migration Guide describes how Java™ 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE™ platform) applications are migrated from the Sun ONE Application Server 6.x/7 (also known as iPlanet Application Server), J2EE Reference Implementation (RI) 1.3 Application Server, Sun Java System Application Server 7 to the Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.1 product line.

This guide also describes differences between adjacent product releases and configuration options that can result in incompatibility with the product specifications. Specifically, this Upgrade and Migration Guide details Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 2005Q1 incompatibility with Sun Java System Application Server 8 2004Q2, Sun Java System Application Server 7 2004Q2, and the Java™ 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE™ platform), version 1.4 specification.

This preface contains information about the following topics:

Who Should Use This Guide

The intended audience for this guide is the system administrator, network administrator, application server administrator, and web developer who has an interest in migration issues.

This guide assumes you are familiar with the following topics:

Before You Read This Book

Application Server is a component of Sun Java™ Enterprise System, a software infrastructure that supports enterprise applications distributed across a network or Internet environment. You should be familiar with the documentation provided with Sun Java Enterprise System, which can be accessed online at http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/entsys.05q1#hic.

How This Guide Is Organized

This guide is organized as follows:

Table 1  How This Guide is Organized 

Chapter

Description

Chapter 1, "Application Server Compatibility Issues"

Discusses the incompatibilities between Application Server 8.1 and Application Server 7/8.

Chapter 2, "J2EE 1.4 Compatibility Issues"

Discusses the J2EE incompatibilities between Application Server 8.1 and Application Server 7/8.

Chapter 3, "Upgrading an Application Server Installation"

Describes the process to upgrade an earlier installation of application server to Application Server 8.1.

Chapter 4, "Understanding Migration"

Discusses the need to migrate applications.

Chapter 5, "Migrating from EJB 1.1 to EJB 2.0"

Describes the process to migrate EJB 1.1 to EJB2.0 specification.

Chapter 6, "Migrating from Application Server 6.x/7.x to Application Server 8.1"

Describes the considerations and strategies to migrate applications from earlier releases of Sun’s application servers to Sun Java System Application Server 8 2004Q4.

Chapter 7, "Migrating a Sample Application - an Overview"

Describes the steps to migrate a sample application from Sun ONE Application Server 6.x to Sun Java System Application Server 2004Q4.

Chapter 8, "Migration Tools and Resources"

Lists the tools and resources that aid in automatic migration of applications.

Appendix A, "iBank Application Specification"

Describes the specification of the sample application- iBank.

Conventions Used in This Book

The tables in this section describe the conventions used in this book.

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.

Table 2  Typographic Conventions 

Typeface

Meaning

Examples

AaBbCc123
(Monospace)

API and language elements, HTML tags, web site URLs, command names, file names, directory path names, onscreen computer output, sample code.

Edit your.login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

% You have mail.

AaBbCc123
(Monospace bold)

What you type, when contrasted with onscreen computer output.

% su
Password:

AaBbCc123
(Italic)

Book titles, new terms, words to be emphasized.

A placeholder in a command or path name to be replaced with a real name or value.

Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide.

These are called class options.

Do not save the file.

The file is located in the install-dir/bin directory.

Symbols

The following table describes the symbol conventions used in this book.

Table 3  Symbol Conventions 

Symbol

Description

Example

Meaning

[ ]

Contains optional command options.

ls [-l]

The -l option is not required.

{ | }

Contains a set of choices for a required command option.

-d {y|n}

The -d option requires that you use either the y argument or the n argument.

-

Joins simultaneous multiple keystrokes.

Control-A

Press the Control key while you press the A key.

+

Joins consecutive multiple keystrokes.

Ctrl+A+N

Press the Control key, release it, and then press the subsequent keys.

>

Indicates menu item selection in a graphical user interface.

File > New > Templates

From the File menu, choose New. From the New submenu, choose Templates.

Default Paths and File Names

The following table describes the default paths and file names used in this book.

Table 4  Default Paths and File Names

Term

Description

install_dir

By default, the Application Server installation directory is located here:

  • Sun Java Enterprise System installations on the Solaris™ platform:

    •   /opt/SUNWappserver/appserver

  • Sun Java Enterprise System installations on the Linux platform:

    •   /opt/sun/appserver/

  • Other Solaris and Linux installations, non-root user:

    •   user’s home directory/SUNWappserver

  • Other Solaris and Linux installations, root user:

    •   /opt/SUNWappserver

  • Windows, all installations:

    •   SystemDrive:\Sun\AppServer

domain_root_dir

By default, the directory containing all domains is located here:

  • Sun Java Enterprise System installations on the Solaris platform:

    •   /var/opt/SUNWappserver/domains/

  • Sun Java Enterprise System installations on the Linux platform:

    •   /var/opt/sun/appserver/domains/

  • All other installations:

    •   install_dir/domains/

domain_dir

By default, each domain directory is located here:

  domain_root_dir/domain_dir

In configuration files, you might see domain_dir represented as follows:

${com.sun.aas.instanceRoot}

Shell Prompts

The following table describes the shell prompts used in this book.

Table 5  Shell Prompts

Shell

Prompt

C shell on UNIX or Linux

machine-name%

C shell superuser on UNIX or Linux

machine-name#

Bourne shell and Korn shell on UNIX or Linux

$

Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser on UNIX or Linux

#

Windows command line

C:\

Related Documentation

The http://docs.sun.comSM web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the archive or search for a specific book title or subject.

Books in This Documentation Set

The Sun Java System Application Server manuals are available as online files in Portable Document Format (PDF) and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).

The following table summarizes the books included in the Application Server core documentation set.

Table 6  Books in This Documentation Set 

Book Title

Description

Release Notes

Late-breaking information about the software and the documentation. Includes a comprehensive, table-based summary of the supported hardware, operating system, JDK, and JDBC/RDBMS.

Quick Start Guide

How to get started with the Sun Java System Application Server product.

Installation Guide

Installing the Sun Java System Application Server software and its components.

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.

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.

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.

Other Server Documentation

For other server documentation, go to the following:

Accessing Sun Resources Online

For product downloads, professional services, patches and support, and additional developer information, go to the following:

Contacting Sun Technical Support

If you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in the product documentation, go to http://www.sun.com/service/contacting.

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