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 GuideThe 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:
- HTML
- Application Servers
- Client/Server programming model
- Internet and World Wide Web
- Windows 2000 and/or Solaris operating systems
- Java programming
- Java APIs as defined in specifications for EJBs, Java Server Pages (JSP)
- Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)
- Structured database query languages such as SQL
- Relational database concepts
- Software development processes, including debugging and source code control
Before You Read This BookApplication 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 OrganizedThis guide is organized as follows:
Table 1 How This Guide is Organized
Chapter
Description
Discusses the incompatibilities between Application Server 8.1 and Application Server 7/8.
Discusses the J2EE incompatibilities between Application Server 8.1 and Application Server 7/8.
Describes the process to upgrade an earlier installation of application server to Application Server 8.1.
Discusses the need to migrate applications.
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.
Describes the steps to migrate a sample application from Sun ONE Application Server 6.x to Sun Java System Application Server 2004Q4.
Lists the tools and resources that aid in automatic migration of applications.
Describes the specification of the sample application- iBank.
Conventions Used in This BookThe tables in this section describe the conventions used in this book.
Typographic Conventions
The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.
Symbols
The following table describes the symbol conventions used in this book.
Default Paths and File Names
The following table describes the default paths and file names used in this book.
Shell Prompts
The following table describes the shell prompts used in this book.
Related DocumentationThe 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.
Other Server Documentation
For other server documentation, go to the following:
- Message Queue documentation
http://docs.sun.com/db?p=prod/s1.s1msgqu- Directory Server documentation
http://docs.sun.com/coll/DirectoryServer_04q2- Web Server documentation
http://docs.sun.com/coll/S1_websvr61_en
Accessing Sun Resources OnlineFor product downloads, professional services, patches and support, and additional developer information, go to the following:
- Download Center
http://wwws.sun.com/software/download/- Professional Services
http://www.sun.com/service/sunps/sunone/index.html- Sun Enterprise Services, Solaris Patches, and Support
http://sunsolve.sun.com/- Developer Information
http://developers.sun.com/prodtech/index.html
Contacting Sun Technical SupportIf 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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