Chapter 1 New Features in Sun Java System Web Server 6.1

Sun Java System Web Server is a multi-process, multi-threaded, secure web server built on open standards. It provides high performance, reliability, scalability, and manageability for an enterprise of any size.

Sun Java System Web Server Features

The version 6.1 release of Sun Java System Web Server provides the following new features:

• Enhanced Security—New functionality in Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 allows you to restrict access using flat file authentication. Unlike previous versions of the Web Server, Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 also supports the Java Security Manager. The Java Security Manager is disabled by default when you install the product.

• Servlet 2.3 Support—Support for the Java^TM Servlet 2.3 specification. For more information, see the following:

  Java Servlets:

  http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/index.jsp

  Java Servlet 2.3 specification:

  http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/download.html

  For information about developing servlets and JSPs in Sun Java System Web Server, see the Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP12 Programmer’s Guide to Web Applications.

• JSP 1.2 Support—Support for JavaServer Pages^TM (JSP^TM)1.2. For more information about this specification, see:

  http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/index.jsp

• JDK 1.4.2_13 Support—Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 supports the Java Developer's Kit (JDK^TM) 1.4.2_13. This JDK is bundled with the Web Server and installed during installation (if you choose to install it). You can also install your own JDK at a later time, after you install the Web Server.

• Easy Migration—Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 allows easy migration from iPlanet Web Server versions 4.1 and 6.0.

• WebDAV Support—Sun Java System Web Server supports the Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) protocol, which enables in-place collaborative web publishing with the following features:

  • compliance with RFC 2518, and interoperability with RFC 2518 clients

  • security and access control for web publishing

  • basic publishing operations on file system-based WebDAV collections and resources

    For more information, see the Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP12 Administrator’s Guide.

  NSAPI Filters Support— Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 extends the Netscape Server Application Programmer’s Interface (NSAPI) to support NSAPI filters. Filters enable the custom processing of HTTP request and response streams, allowing a function to intercept and potentially modify the content presented to or generated by another function. For example, a plugin could install an NSAPI filter to intercept an XML page generated by another plugin’s Server Application Function (SAF), then transform that XML page into an HTML, XHTML, or WAP page appropriate for the client. Alternatively, an NSAPI filter could decompress data received from a client before presenting it to another plugin.

  For more information, see the Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP12 NSAPI Programmer’s Guide.

  Compression Support— Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 supports content compression, which allows you to increase delivery speed to clients and serve higher content volumes without incurring a corresponding increase in hardware expenses. Content compression reduces content download time, a benefit most apparent to users of dial-up and high-traffic connections.

  For more information, see the Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP12 Administrator’s Guide.

• JNDI Support— Sun Java System Web Server supports the Java Naming and Directory Interface^TM (JNDI) API, which provides seamless connectivity to heterogeneous enterprise naming and directory services.

  For more information, see the Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP12 Administrator’s Guide.

• JDBC Support— Sun Java System Web Server provides out-of-the-box seamless Java Database Connectivity (JDBC^TM) and supports a wide range of industry-standard and customized JDBC drivers.

  For more information, see the Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP12 Administrator’s Guide.

• NSS 3.3.5 and NSPR 4.1.5 Support— Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 supports Network Security Services (NSS) 3.3.5 and Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) 4.1.5.

• New Search Engine Support— Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 supports a new Java-based search engine that provides full-text search indexing and retrieval. The search feature allows you to search documents on the server and display results on a web page. Server administrators create the indexes of documents against which users will search, and can customize the search interface to meet specific needs.

  For more information, see the Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP12 Administrator’s Guide.

• Sun Java Studio 8 Support — Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 supports Sun^TM Java Studio 8. Sun Java Studio technology is Sun's powerful, extensible, integrated development environment (IDE) for Java technology developers. It is based on NetBeans^TM software, and integrated with the Sun Java System platform.

  Sun Java Studio support is available on all platforms supported by Sun Java System Web Server 6.1. The plugin for the Web Server can be obtained in the following ways:

  • From the Companion CD in the Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 media kit

  • By using the AutoUpdate feature of Sun Java Studio

  • From the download center for Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 at:

    http://www.sun.com/download/index.jsp

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    Note –

    The Sun Java Studio 8 plugin for Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 works only with a local Web Server (that is, with the IDE and the Web Server on the same machine).

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    It is important to note that

    The behavior of the Sun Java Studio 8 plug-in for Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 is the same as that for Sun ONE Application Server 7. For information about using the web application features in Sun Java Studio 8, see

    http://developers.sun.com/prodtech/javatools/

    For more information about Sun Java Studio, visit

    http://developers.sun.com/prodtech/javatools/jsenterprise/index.jsp

  Sun Java System ASP Support— Sun Java System Web Server now supports Sun Java System Active Server Pages 4.0.1 on the Windows, AIX and HP-UX platforms. Sun Java System Active Server Pages software is a server-side scripting and runtime environment for the cross-platform deployment of Active Server Pages (ASP or .asp) Web sites and Web applications.

• PHP Compatibility— Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 is compatible with PHP, the versatile and widely-used open source web scripting language. PHP runs on all major operating systems.

  PHP version 4.3.2 is recommended for use with Sun Java System Web Server 6.1. For PHP-related installation and configuration information specific to Sun Java System Web Server, see

  http://us2.php.net/manual/en/install.php

• Enhanced Hardware Accelerator Encryption Support— Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 provides hardware accelerator support for Sun Crypto Accelerator 500 and 1000, a cryptographic accelerator board that enhances the performance of SSL on the Web Server.

• Start on Boot Option— On UNIX platforms, Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 introduces the Start on Boot option, which allows you to configure the Web Server to be started automatically when the system boots. To use this feature, you must install the Web Server as root (superuser) and select Start on Boot during installation. For more information, see Chapter 3, Installing Sun Java System Web Server on UNIX