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Chapter 3 Easy iPlanet Application Server Installations
This chapter describes how to install and configure the iPlanetTM Application Server for the Windows and SolarisTM platforms. It contains the following information
The Easy Installation Options
Read this chapter before using the ezsetup, Typical, or Express iPlanet Application Server installations. For any late breaking updates to these instructions, check the Release Notes at:Using Easy Installation Options on Windows
http://docs.iplanet.com/docs/manuals/ias.html
For more information about configuring your application server after installation, refer to the iPlanet Application Server Administrator's Guide.
The Easy Installation Options
The easiest iPlanet Application Server software installation options are as follows:
ezsetup; at most, a two step installation, which sets port numbers, usernames, and passwords to default values
Express; requires slightly more user input than ezsetup
Typical; requires more user input but yields an installation that is essentially the same as that performed by ezsetup
What You're Installing
The software you're installing for iPlanet Application Server, consists of a group or stack of components, including:
iPlanet Directory Server, Enterprise Edition 4.13
See Chapter 1 "Getting Started", for an overview of the iPlanet Application Server features and components. For more specific information about any of the other server or components, check the iPlanet Web site at:iPlanet Console, which has its own Administration Server
iPlanet Application Server and its subcomponents:
iPlanet Application Server Web Connector Plug-in component
iPlanet Application Server Core Server Component
iPlanet Application Server Administration Tool
iPlanet Application Server Deployment Tool
- Installs the required PointBase files/packages when you select the Application Server core components.
Using Easy Installation Options on Windows
This section describes the easy installation options for Windows NT/2000 platforms.The following topics are included in this section:
Running ezSetup on Windows
Running the Wizard Installation
Running the Express Installation
Running the Typical Installation
Note Meet the Minimum System Requirements and Prerequisites for Installation, as given in "Chapter 2 "Preparing to Install".
Running ezSetup on Windows
The standalone ezsetup application performs an automated iPlanet Application Server installation and sets the default values given in Table 3-1.Ensure you have met all the conditions listed in"Prerequisites for Installation".
From the ezSetup directory, double-click ezSetup.exe.
Click Next at the Welcome Screen.
Click Yes to accept the License Agreement.
Click Continue if you meet the recommendations mentioned in the Pre-requisites screen.
- You must accept the license agreement to continue with the installation.
Click OK to select the default installation path or click the ellipsis (...) to browse through your computers' folders to select another directory.
Enter the product key and Click OK.
- If you have multiple Web server instances running, you will be prompted to select the Web server instance to associate with iPlanet Application Server and click OK.
- iPlanet Application Server installs without any further prompts.
Table 3-1    Default values assigned for username and password
Component
Username
Password
Directory Manager
iPlanet Administration Server
Table 2    Default port number values
Component
Port Number
On Solaris, this port is used for the CGI to Executive Server (KXS) communication.
Running the Wizard Installation
The iPlanet Application Server Installation Wizard's Express and Typical installation options both require very little user input. The first six (6) screens of all the Wizard Installations are the same.
Note A Web server and browser must be installed and running before you begin iPlanet Application Server installation. You can download the iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition 4.1 SP7 from:
http://www.iplanet.com/downloads/download/The web server and browser need not be present on the same machine if you are performing a Webless installation. For more information, see "Webless Installations"
To Start the Wizard Installation
Ensure conditions in "Prerequisites for Installation" on page 34 are met.
Following is a description of the Express installation. For information on Typical installation, see "Running the Typical Installation" on page 68".If you are installing from a CD-ROM, the installation wizard should start automatically when the CD is inserted in the CD-ROM drive. If it does not, browse the CD-ROM drive to locate and launch the file: setup.exe.
Click Next after the Welcome screen appears.
Click Yes to accept the license agreement.
Click Next to install the iPlanet Server and core components.
- You must accept the License agreement to continue.
Choose the type of installation and click Next.
- Select the iPlanet Administration Console to install it as a standalone application. Selecting the iPlanet Server and core components will install the Administration Console by default on the same machine on which you are installing the application server.
For information on Custom installation, see Chapter 5 "Advanced Installations for Windows."
Running the Express Installation
Since the first steps of the Installation wizard are the same for all of its options, execute the steps in, "Running the Wizard Installation" on page 60, before you start the following procedure. Click Next after each step.
Note A Web server and Web browser must be installed and running before you begin iPlanet Application Server installation. You can download iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition 6.0 from:
http://www.iplanet.com/downloads/download/The web server and browser need not be present on the same machine if you are performing a Webless installation. For more information, see "Webless Installations"
To Start the Express Installation
Select Express as the type of installation to perform and click Next.
Within the iPlanet Application Server installation there are several panels pertaining to installing and configuring iPlanet Directory Server 5.0 SP1. The Express Installation Wizard panels set up the following:Click Next on the Location of Installation panel to accept the default pathway, or click the ellipsis (...) to browse through your computers' folders and select another directory. Do not use a directory name that includes spaces.
Click Next to accept the default choices on the Components to Install panel. The default choices indicate those installed during a full installation.
- Click the Change button to further refine your choices. This displays the subcomponents associated with each component selected.
- Your selections at the component level of the Components to Install panel enable you to:
Deselect the Directory Suite component if you already have a directory service available.
Deselect Administration Services if you don't want the iPlanet Administration Console.
Note The nsPerl and PerLDAP components are required by the directory server component.To deselect them, you must first deselect the iPlanet Directory Suite component.
- iPlanet Application Server bundles the PointBase database server, which is installed by default. If you do not want to install PointBase, select iPlanet Application Server 6.0 > Change, and uncheck the box next to PointBase Database Server.
- The Configuration Directory Server is the part of the Directory Server used to store configuration information. The Directory Server also stores directory data. For an overview of the various functions of the Directory Server, see the iPlanet Directory Server Installation Guide.
- The following steps configure the directory server:
Assign the Administrator ID and Password for the configuration directory, on the Directory Server 5.0 panel. Click Next.
An Installation Progress indicator bar appears. After the Installer finishes, reboot the machine so the new settings can take effect.
Enter the Directory Manager DN or keep the default, and click Next.
- The default username is admin.
- For more information about the Configuration Directory Server, see iPlanet Directory Server Deployment Guide, on the Web at: http://docs.iplanet.com/docs/manuals/directory.html
Enter the Directory Manager's password; it must be at least 8 characters long. Click Next.
- The Directory Manager's Distinguished Name is the special directory entry to which access control does not apply. You can think of the Directory Manager as your directory's super user.
- In most cases, it is best to keep the default value, which is set to the common name of Directory Manager, as follows: cn=Directory Manager
Enter the product key and click Next.
Select the type of Web Server installed. If you have multiple Web server instances running, then select one from the drop-down menu to locate an instance to associate with iPlanet Application Server.
- The product key is in the Welcome Letter you received with the iPlanet Application Server CD. You must enter this number correctly for installation to continue.
Enter an Administrator Username and Password. This sets up the user name and password for the iPlanet Administration Server Console.
- Select None if you do not have a Web server installed. This causes iPlanet Application Server Installer to continue without installing the Web Connector plug-in. This is referred to as a "webless" installation. For more information, see "Installing the Web Connector Plug-in" on page 161.
Note The Webless type of installation is necessary if your Web server is installed on a remote machine. After you are finished installing iPlanet Application Server, you must go to that machine and install the Web connector. For more information, see "Installing the Web Connector Plug-in".
Select Yes on the Internationalization panel to enable support for standard Java internationalization. Click Next.
Click Install to complete the installation.
- The Configuration Summary screen with all your settings will now be displayed.
- If you want to change any of the settings, click Back to page back through the panels and correct them.
Running the Typical Installation
As the first steps of the Installation wizard are the same for all of its options, execute the steps in, "Running the Wizard Installation" on page 60, before you start the following procedure. Click Next after each step.
Select Typical as the type of installation to perform.
Within the iPlanet Application Server installation there are several panels pertaining to installing and configuring iPlanet Directory Server 5.0 SP1. These panels and their function are described in the following steps.Click Next on the Location of Installation panel to accept the default pathway, or click the ellipsis (...) to browse through your computers' folders and select another directory. Do not use a directory name that includes spaces.
Click Next to accept the default choices on the Components to Install panel. The default choices indicate those installed during a full installation. Click the Change button to further refine your choices. This displays the subcomponents associated with each component selected.
- Your selections at the component level of the Components to Install panel enable you to:
Select the directory server that will hold the configuration directory.
The Directory Server gives you the option to distribute data amongst multiple Directory Server databases. It does this by using a plug-in that chains together distributed data. For more information, see iPlanet Directory Server Deployment Guide, which is available on the Web at: http://docs.iplanet.com/docs/manuals/directory.html
Select the directory server that will store iPlanet Application Server Data.
- The configuration directory contains the data tree used by the iPlanet Application Server. The Directory Server stores these configuration settings in the data tree: o=NetscapeRoot, under the suffix that you set up to identify your organization. Multiple server installations can store their configuration settings in this configuration directory.
- Choose one of the following options:
Choose one of the following options:
To store directory data in the newly installed Directory Server, select the default option.
These settings consist of an identifier for the Directory Server's host machine, the port number of the LDAP communication port, and the data information tree suffix that is used to identify the root of the database tree for this iPlanet Application Server installation or the Directory Server.To use an existing Directory Server for data storage, select that option and enter its general settings:
Specify the Directory Server's General Settings
The suffix is the entry at the top of the Directory Server data tree, below which iPlanet Application Server data is stored. For more information on standard directory suffixes, see the iPlanet Directory Server Administrator's Guide.
The Server Identifier is set to the local host (the computer on which you are installing the directory server.)
The default Server Port number is 389 (the standard LDAP port number); if the port is in use, a randomly generated number will be used.
The default domain name is set to the computer you're installing the Application Server on.
Set up the directory server's Administration Domain.
To finish, restart your computer so the new settings can take effect.
Enter a Directory Administrator (Manager) user name and password.
- The default is set to the installation computer's domain. If you need to change this value, you should use a name that corresponds to the organizations that control the servers in each domain
- Since a Directory Server may store Configuration information for multiple domains, the Administration Domain is used to keep these separate. For more advanced configurations and information about using the Directory Server to store information about multiple domains, see the iPlanet Directory Server Administrator's Guide.
Click Next to use default Administrator Port Number.
Enter the Directory Manager common name, or keep the default value, which is: cn=Directory Manager.
Enter the Directory Manager's password; it must be at least 8 characters long.
- The Directory Manager's Distinguished Name is the special directory entry to which access control does not apply. You can think of the Directory Manager as your directory's super user. On the Directory Manager Settings panel, enter a Directory Manager DN or keep the default.
Enter the Product Key; it's in the iPlanet Application Server Welcome letter.
Indicate the Web Server type (which has been installed earlier), by choosing one of the following:
iPlanet Web Server
Enter the user name and password for the iPlanet Administration server. Click Next.Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)
None. In this case a Webless installation take place. After you have finished with this installation you must install the Web Connector Plug-in. for more information see, "Installing the Web Connector Plug-in".
Choose to either install or not install support for Internationalization, and click Next.
- The Internationalization panel appears.
Click Install to complete the installation.
- The Configuration Summary panel appears.
- If you want to change any of the settings, click Back to page back through the panels and correct them.
You can use a pre-installed application to verify that the iPlanet Application Server is running. For more information see, "Verifying Installation" on page 88.
Using the Easy Installation Options for Solaris
Before you begin installing check to see that you satisfy the system requirements. Once these are satisfied, you can follow your choice of the various installation procedures.This section includes the following topics:
Running ezSetup on Solaris
Starting Solaris Installations
Running the Express Installation
Running the Typical Installation
Note Meet the Minimum System Requirements and Prerequisites for Installation, as given in "Chapter 2 "Preparing to Install".
Running ezSetup on Solaris
The ezSetup application requires almost no user input because it assigns default values for the iPlanet Application Server's component's usernames and passwords.The standalone ezSetup application performs an automated iPlanet Application Server installation and sets the default values given in Table 3-3.
Ensure you have met all the conditions listed in"Prerequisites for Installation".
Note This installation is not intended for working developers or production environments.
Before you start the ezSetup installation program, make sure that the Web server is installed and running.
Log in as root.
Mount the CD-ROM on, for example, /cdrom/cdrom0
At the shell prompt, run the following command:
Enter y and press Enter to accept the License Agreement. You must accept the license agreement to continue with the installation.
- /cdrom/cdrom0/solaris/ezSetup
- If you have downloaded the tar file, untar the file and in the temporary directory you have created, type:
- ./ezSetup
You will be prompted to install the required patch level for the version of Solaris you are running. Enter y and press Enter.
Enter the iPlanet Application Server installation directory.
- For more information on the required patches, see "Minimum System Requirements". For any updates to the patch requirements, see the Release Notes at http://docs.iplanet.com/docs/manuals/ias.html
When prompted for the web server's installation location, enter the full path where the Web server is installed.
Type-in the product key and press Enter
Go to the installation directory and execute the startconsole -a http://<servername>:<port_number> command (printed at the end of the port number report) to start the iPlanet Administration Console.
- The server files will now be extracted to the installation directory you have specified. After all the files have been extracted, the installer generates a report of the port numbers assigned.
Note Record or print the port number report as the port numbers are required to administer the iPlanet Application Server.
Table 3-3    Default values assigned for username and password
Component
username
password
Directory manager
iPlanet Application Server Administration Server
Starting Solaris Installations
During iPlanet Application Server installation on the Solaris platform, use the following keystroke commands:
Enter key; accepts that screen's default setting and goes to next screen.
CTL+B; goes back to the previous screen within an installation section, as defined by the title at the top of the screen. You cannot use CTL+B to go back to a screen in a different section.
CTL+C; exits the installation. Once exited, the installer starts over at the beginning.
Comma (,) delineated list; specifies more than one item.
Note A Web server and Web browser must be installed and running before you begin iPlanet Application Server installation. You can download iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition 4.13 from:
http://www.iplanet.com/downloads/download/
To Begin Installation
The following six steps are common to all the Solaris installations.
Login as root.
The next screen allows you to choose the installation type. The Express Installation is described next. For a description of the typical installer, see "Running the Typical Installation" on page 82.Insert the product CD in the CD-ROM drive.
Mount the CD-ROM on, for example, /cdrom/cdrom0
At the shell prompt, run the following command:
Press Enter.
- /cdrom/cdrom0/solaris/setup
- If you have downloaded the tar file, untar the file and in the temporary directory you have created, type:
- ./setup
- The Tips screen appears.
You must enter y to continue.
- The License Agreement screen appears.
Press Enter to accept the default; install the iPlanet Servers group unless you select the iPlanet Console instead.
- If you select iPlanet Console (formerly Netscape Console), the iPlanet Console is installed as a standalone application, which can be used from any machine to administer your iPlanet Application Server configuration.
Running the Express Installation
Before you begin installing iPlanet Application Server, ensure you have met all the conditions listed in"Prerequisites for Installation".
Enter 1 to select Express Installation.
Within iPlanet Application Server installation, there are several panels pertaining to installing and configuring the Directory Suite. The Express Installation Wizard panels set up the:Press Enter to accept the default installation directory: /usr/iplanet/ias6
On the iPlanet Server Products Components panel, the default choice of [All] indicates which components are installed during a full install of iPlanet Application Server. You may choose to:
- If you enter a different location, do not include spaces in the path name.
Note You must have at least 400 MB available on this drive to install. All components are installed in this directory
Keep the default selection. If you choose [All], the sub-components of the selected components are listed in subsequent screens, so that you can further refine your choices.
Type in the system user and group names.Enter 1,3,4 to not install the Directory Suite component if you already have a directory service available.
Note The Directory Component should not be selected if you intend to install multiple instances of iPlanet Application Server. For more information, see "Installing Multiple Instances on Solaris".
If you don't install Directory Server with iPlanet Application Server, you must designate an existing Directory Server as the configuration directory. The Directory Server you designate as the configuration directory must contain the data tree: o=NetscapeRoot.
Enter 1,2,4 to not install the Administration Services component if you don't want the iPlanet Administration Console.
Enter 4 to install only the iPlanet Application Server.
- This user and group should be set up prior to running the installation program. Typically, this user and group should be the same as the user and group used for the web server installation.
- Specify a user that has no privileges elsewhere on the system to avoid access to restricted servers, such as the configuration Directory Server.
Administrator for the Configuration Directory Server
These panels and their function are described in the following procedures.Administrator for the Directory Server directory data; this "superuser" is identified by the Directory Manager Distinguished Name (DN)
Assign the Administrator ID and password for the configuration directory.
- Press Enter to accept default username as admin,or type in a username and press Enter. Enter a password: it can contain letters and numbers.
- The Configuration Directory Server is the part of the Directory Server used to store configuration information. The Directory Server also stores directory
data.
Note This ID and password is used to login to the iPlanet Administration Console and to uninstall iPlanet Application Server and the Directory Server.
To learn more about the Directory Server, see iPlanet Directory Server Deployment Guide, on the Web at: http://docs.iplanet.com/docs/manuals/directory.html
Assign the Directory Manager's Distinguished Name.
- Keep the default DN value Directory Manager, which is set to the common name of Directory Manager (cn=Directory Manager). Or, if necessary, enter a different Directory Manager name. Enter a password for the Directory Manager that is at least 8 characters long.
- The Directory Manager's Distinguished Name is the special directory entry for the administrator of the Directory Server. Access control does not apply to the Directory Manager.
- The Directory Server is now configured for installation.
Enter the Product Key; it's is in the Welcome letter you received with iPlanet Application Server.
Enter the full path to your running Web server instance.
- You must enter this number correctly for installation to continue.
Enter a user name and password for the iPlanet Application Server's Administration Server.
- The iPlanet Application Server Web Connector Plug-in will now be installed and configured to the Web Server instance that is identified here.
Note Record the username and password. After installation, you'll need them to register iPlanet Application Server with the iPlanet Application Server Administration Tool.
Enter Y to enable standard Java internationalization for iPlanet Application Server applications, otherwise accept the default.
Press Enter to extract the components to install.
- The iPlanet Application Server installation is now ready to extract the required files and installs them in your system.
To start the iPlanet Administration Console, go to the installation directory and execute the command (printed at the end of the port number report):
- Here, you may be prompted to change the ownership of iPlanet Application Server files if the owner and group are different.
- Type Y and press Enter if you want to change the group permission of iPlanet Application Server files to that of the user you are installing as. You must be the super user or logged in as that user to change permissions.
- After all the files have been extracted, the installer generates a report of the port numbers assigned.
Note Record or print the port number report as the port numbers are required to administer iPlanet Application Server.
- startconsole -a http://<servername>:<port_number> command
Running the Typical Installation
Before beginning iPlanet Application Server installation:
Ensure that all requirement in "Prerequisites for Installation" on page 34 are met.
Perform the procedure in "Starting Solaris Installations" on page 77.
Enter 2 to select the Typical Installation type.
Within the iPlanet Application Server installation there are several panels pertaining to installing and configuring the Directory Suite. The Typical Installation Wizard panels set up the:Press Enter to accept the default installation directory: /usr/iplanet/ias6
On the iPlanet Server Products Components panel, the default choice of [All] indicates which components are installed during a full installation of iPlanet Application Server. You may choose to:
- If you enter a different location, do not include spaces in the path name.
Note You must have at least 400 MB available on this drive to install. All components are installed in this directory
Keep the default selection. If you choose [All], the sub-components of the selected components are listed in subsequent screens, so that you can further refine your choices.
Press Enter in each subsequent screen to accept the default sub-components.Enter 1,3,4 to not install the Directory Suite component if you already have a directory service available.
Note The Directory Server Component should not be selected if you intend to install multiple instances of iPlanet Application Server. For more information, see "Installing Multiple Instances on Solaris".
If you don't install Directory Server with iPlanet Application Server, you must designate an existing Directory Server as the configuration directory. The Directory Server you designate as the configuration directory must contain the data tree: o=NetscapeRoot.
Enter 1,2,4 to not install the Administration Services component if you don't want the iPlanet Administration Console.
Enter 4 to install only the iPlanet Application Server.
- The components selected here have multiple sub-components. Press Enter in each screen to accept the default sub-components.
Press Enter to accept the default name of the computer you are installing on.
Type in the system user and group names.
- This user and group should be set up prior to running the installation program. Typically, this user and group should be the same as that which installed the web server.
- Specify a user that has no privileges elsewhere on the system to avoid access to restricted servers, such as the configuration Directory Server.
Administrator for the Configuration Directory Server
Administrator for the Directory Server directory data; this "superuser" is identified by the Directory Manager Distinguished Name (DN).
Press Enter to register iPlanet Application Server's configuration information with the directory server instance that you are installing.
- These panels and their function are described in the following procedures.
Press Enter to register iPlanet Application Server's data storage, such as user and group information, with the Directory Server instance installed with this installation of iPlanet Application Server.
- The default choice is No, so that the Directory Server instance being installed currently is registered for use by iPlanet Application Server.
- Enter Yes if you want to specify an existing directory server to hold the configuration information. You must provide the fully qualified domain name (hostname.domain.com) and the port number of the directory server.
Tip The Configuration Directory Server is the part of the Directory Server used to store configuration information. The Directory Server also stores directory data.
Press Enter to set the listener port for the Directory Server by default to the standard port number: 389. For more information, see "Configuring Port Numbers" on page 154, in Appendix A.
- Enter Yes to register with an existing directory server. You will be prompted for the host, port, suffix, and bind DN to use for that directory server.
Press Enter to set the unique identifier for the Directory Server by default to the name of the computer it's being installed on.
Assign the Administrator ID and password for the configuration directory.
- To enter a different name type the name and press Enter.
Press Enter to accept default username as admin,or type in a username and press Enter.
Enter the data information tree suffix for your organization.Enter a password; it can contain letters and numbers.
Enter a distinguished name (DN) for the directory server's administrator. The default value is Directory Manager (cn=Directory Manager).
- For example, if an organization uses the distinguished name service (DNS) of sales.sun.com, then a reasonable suffix for identifying that organizations' data is: dc=sales, dc=sun, dc=com.
Enter the directory server's Administration Domain.
- Enter a password for the Directory Manager that is at least 8 characters long.
- The Directory Manager's Distinguished Name is the special directory entry for the administrator of the Directory Server. Access control does not apply to the Directory Manager.
Set the port number of the iPlanet Administration Console's administration server. By default it is set to a random unused port number between 1024 and 65535. For more information, see "Configuring Port Numbers" on page 154, in Appendix A.
- The default is set to the installation computer's domain. If you need to change this value, you should use a name that corresponds to the organizations that control the servers in each domain.
- As a Directory Server may store Configuration information for multiple domains, the Administration Domain is used to keep these separate. Enter an administration domain to use for keeping software configuration information stored in the Configuration Directory Server distinct from other such information.
- The Directory Server is now configured for installation.
Enter the name of the user who will have the privilege to write configuration information to the Directory Server using iPlanet Console. By default, this is set to: root
Enter the product key at the prompt.
Enter the full path of the Web server instance that is already installed and running.
- The Product Key is in the welcome letter you received with iPlanet Application Server. You must enter this number correctly for installation to continue.
Enter the username and password to use for the iPlanet Application Server Administration Tool.
- The iPlanet Application Server Web connector will be installed and configured to the Web Server instance that is identified here.
Note Record the username and password. After installation, you'll need them to register iPlanet Application Server with the iPlanet Application Server Administration Tool.
Enter Y to enable standard Java internationalization for iPlanet Application Server applications, otherwise accept the default.
Press Enter to start copying the installation files.
- The iPlanet Application Server installation is now ready to complete the installation.
To start the iPlanet Administration Console, go to the installation directory and execute the command (printed at the end of the port number report):
- Here, you may be prompted to change the ownership of iPlanet Application Server files if the owner and group are different.
- Type Y and press Enter if you want to change the group permission of iPlanet Application Server files to that of the user you are installing as. You must be the superuser or logged in as that user to change permissions.
- After all the files have been extracted, the installer generates a report of the port numbers assigned.
Note Record or print the port number report as the port numbers are required to administer the iPlanet Application Server.
- startconsole -a http://<servername>:<port_number>
Verifying Installation
The iPlanet Web site provides an application that verifies connectivity of your iPlanet Application Server installation. Since this basic application, which uses servlets and JSPs, does not rely on a database, it runs without any extra setup.To Verify Installation, perform the following steps:
Open your browser enter the following URL, and then click Enter:
Click the Quick Test link, under Sample Applications.
- http://<yourwebserver>:<portnumber>/ias-samples/index.html
Press the shift key and click on the browser's Reload button to ensure the application repeatedly returns a new HTML stream.
Using the Sample Applications
To better understand specific technology features provided by iPlanet Application Server, run the iPlanet Application Server Technology Samples.To use the sample applications, perform the following steps:
Start iPlanet Application Server.
After you become familiar with the iPlanet Application Server sample applications, run the Sun Samples, which are applications based on those found at http://www.java.sun.com. The Java Pet Store example in particular demonstrates how a popular J2EE application is deployed to iPlanet Application Server.Open your browser, enter the following URL, and press Enter:
Select the iPlanet Application Server J2EE Application Samples link and select a specific sample application. Follow the application-specific setup instructions to establish the necessary database settings and to run the application.
- http://<yourwebserver>:<portnumber>/ias-samples/index.html
You can review the source code of the sample applications and associated J2EE XML Deployment Descriptors by browsing in the following location:
You can also find compile scripts at this site for experimenting with the sample code.
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