Overview Guide: Preface

The Overview Guide provides background information about the product components, features, and system architecture of Netscape Application Server (NAS).

The Overview Guide is only one of several documents that help you develop, deploy, and manage web-based enterprise applications. The following table lists the tasks and concepts that are described in the Netscape Application Server (NAS) and Netscape Application Builder (NAB) printed manuals and online readme file. If you are trying to accomplish a specific task or learn more about a specific concept, refer to the appropriate manual.

Note that the printed manuals are also available as online files in PDF and HTML format.


For information about	See the following	Shipped with
Late-breaking information about the software and the documentation	readme.htm	NAS 4.0, NAS 4.0 Developer Edition (Solaris), NAB 4.0
Installing Netscape Application Server and its various components (Web Connector plug-in, Netscape Application Server Administrator), and configuring the sample applications	Installation Guide	NAS 4.0 Developer Edition (Solaris), NAS 4.0
Installing Netscape Application Builder	install.htm	NAB 4.0
Basic features of NAS, such as its software components, general capabilities, and system architecture	Overview	NAS 4.0, NAS 4.0 Developer Edition (Solaris), NAB 4.0
Deploying Netscape Application Server at your site, by performing the following tasks: Planning your Netscape Application Server environment Integrating the product within your existing enterprise and network topology Developing server capacity and performance goals Running stress tests to measure server performance Fine-tuning the server to improve performance	Deployment Guide	NAS 4.0
Administering one or more application servers using the Netscape Application Server Administrator tool to perform the following tasks: Deploying applications with the Deployment Manager tool Monitoring and logging server activity Setting up users and groups Administering database connectivity Administering transactions Load balancing servers Managing distributed data synchronization	Administration Guide	NAS 4.0
Migrating your applications to the new Netscape Application Server 4.0 programming model from version 2.1, including a sample migration of an Online Bank application provided with Netscape Application Server	Migration Guide	NAS 4.0, NAS 4.0 Developer Edition (Solaris), NAB 4.0
Creating NAS 4.0 applications within an integrated development environment by performing the following tasks: Creating and managing projects Using wizards Creating data-access logic Creating presentation logic and layout Creating business logic Compiling, testing, and debugging applications Deploying and downloading applications Working with source control Using third-party tools	User's Guide	NAB 4.0
Creating NAS 4.0 applications that follow the new open Java standards model (Servlets, EJBs, JSPs, and JDBC), by performing the following tasks: Creating the presentation and execution layers of an application Placing discrete pieces of business logic and entities into Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) components Using JDBC to communicate with databases Using iterative testing, debugging, and application fine-tuning procedures to generate applications that execute correctly and quickly	Programmer's Guide (Java)	NAS 4.0 Developer Edition (Solaris), NAB 4.0
Using the public classes and interfaces, and their methods in the Netscape Application Server class library to write Java applications	Server Founda-tion Class Reference (Java)	NAS 4.0 Developer Edition (Solaris), NAB 4.0
Creating NAS C++ applications using the NAS class library by performing the following tasks: Designing applications Writing AppLogics. Creating HTML templates Creating queries Running and debugging applications	Programmer's Guide (C++)	Order separately
Using the public classes and interfaces, and their methods in the Netscape Application Server class library to write C++ applications	Server Founda-tion Class Reference (C++)	Order separately