To Install the Database and Database Driver

1. Install a supported database product.

   To see the current list of database products supported by GlassFish Server, refer to the Oracle GlassFish Server 3.0.1 Release Notes.

2. Install a supported JDBC driver for the database product.

   For a list of drivers supported by GlassFish Server, see Configuration Specifics for JDBC Drivers.

3. Make the JDBC driver JAR file accessible to the domain administration server (DAS).

   See Integrating the JDBC Driver.

4. Create the database.

   The application provider usually delivers scripts for creating and populating the database.

Next Steps

You are now ready to create a connection pool for the database, and a JDBC resource that points to the connection pool. See To Create a JDBC Connection Pool and To Create a JDBC Resource. The final step is to integrate the JDBC driver into an administrative domain as described in Integrating the JDBC Driver.