Related Documentation

Application Server can be purchased by itself or as a component of Sun Java Enterprise System (Java ES), a software infrastructure that supports enterprise applications distributed across a network or Internet environment. If you purchased Application Server as a component of Java ES, you should be familiar with the system documentation at http://docs.sun.com/coll/1286.3. The URL for all documentation about Java ES and its components is http://docs.sun.com/prod/entsys.5.

For documentation about other stand-alone Sun Java System server products, go to the following:

• Message Queue documentation

• Directory Server documentation

• Web Server documentation

A Javadoc^TM tool reference for packages provided with the Application Server is located at http://glassfish.dev.java.net/nonav/javaee5/api/index.html. Additionally, the following resources might be useful:

• The Java EE 5 Specifications

• The Java EE Blueprints

For information on creating enterprise applications in the NetBeans^TM Integrated Development Environment (IDE), see http://www.netbeans.org/kb/55/index.html.

For information about the Java DB database included with the Application Server, see http://developers.sun.com/javadb/.

The GlassFish Samples project is a collection of sample applications that demonstrate a broad range of Java EE technologies. The GlassFish Samples are bundled with the Java EE Software Development Kit (SDK), and are also available from the GlassFish Samples project page at https://glassfish-samples.dev.java.net/.