Other resources for learning about and using Application Server are available, including the following:
The server’s Installation Complete page at install-dir/docs/about.html
See this document for the latest information on what is new, and pointers to tutorials and other educational services.
Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.2 Release Notes
See this document for late-breaking changes and other information regarding this release.
Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.2 Administration Guide
See this guide for a reference for performing administrative functions using the Admin Console.
Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.2 Reference Manual (man pages)
See this document for reference information on Application Server’s command-line utilities, such as asadmin.
The J2EE 1.4 Tutorial (http://java.sun.com/j2ee/1.4/docs/tutorial/doc/index.html)
See this document for a tutorial that covers the process for building and deploying Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EETM platform) applications.
Java BluePrints guidelines for the Enterprise
See this site for a comprehensive set of examples that demonstrate operations of the Application Server software and that can be used as application templates.
See this site to download the NetBeans IDE and view the documentation, including installation instructions and Quick Start Guides.