The sun-application.xml file configures an entire Java EE application (EAR file). The element hierarchy is as follows:
sun-application . web . . web-uri . . context-root . pass-by-reference . unique-id . security-role-mapping . . role-name . . principal-name . . group-name . realm . ejb-ref . resource-ref . resource-env-ref . service-ref . message-destination-ref . message-destination . archive-name . compatibility
Here is a sample sun-application.xml file:
<!DOCTYPE sun-application PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD GlassFish Application Server 3.0 Java EE Application 6.0//EN" "http://www.sun.com/software/appserver/dtds/sun-application_6_0-0.dtd"> <sun-application> <unique-id>67488732739338240</unique-id> </sun-application>