Preface

The Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8.1 software includes the following:

Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8.1 integrated development environment (the IDE)

Sun Java System Application Server 8.2 Platform Edition

Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8.1 Collaboration Runtime

This installation guide for the Java Studio Enterprise software provides instructions for installing, setting up, and starting the software. This book is designed to aid both system administrators and developers who install this software.

You must be familiar with installing and uninstalling software products on the platforms you choose to use with this software.

Using the Java Studio Enterprise IDE successfully requires knowledge of J2EE concepts, as described in the following resources:

Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition Blueprints
http://java.sun.com/blueprints/enterprise/index.html

Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition Specification
http://java.sun.com/javaee/downloads/previous/

The J2EE Tutorial
http://java.sun.com/j2ee/1.4/docs/#tutorials

Java Servlet Specification Version 2.3
http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/download.html#specs

JavaServer Pages Specification Version 1.2
http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/reference/api/index.html

Familiarity with the Java API for XML-Based RPC (JAX-RPC) is helpful. For more information, see this web page:

http://java.sun.com/webservices/jaxrpc/index.jsp

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Typographic Conventions

Typeface	Meaning	Examples
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your `.cvspass` file. Use `DIR` to list all files. `Search is complete.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output	`>` `login` `:`
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. You must save your changes.
AaBbCc123	Command-line variable; replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type `DEL` filename.

Related Documentation

The Java Studio Enterprise documentation includes books delivered in Acrobat Reader (PDF) format, release notes, online help, and tutorials delivered in HTML format.

Documentation Available Online

The documents described in this section are available from the docs.sun.com^SM web site (http://docs.sun.com) and from the Reference tab on the Sun Java Studio Enterprise page of the Sun Developer Network portal (http://developers.sun.com/jsenterprise).

Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8.1 Release Notes

Describes last-minute release changes and technical notes.

Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8.1 Installation Guide

This book.

Tutorials

Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8.1 tutorials help you understand the features of the IDE. Each tutorial provides techniques and code samples that you can use or modify in developing more substantial applications.

All tutorials are available from the Sun Developer Network portal, which you can access from within the IDE by choosing Help right arrow Tutorials or by clicking the Tutorials link under Documentation in the Welcome page.

Online Help

Online help is available in the Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8.1 IDE. You can open help by pressing the F1 key in Microsoft Windows environments, the Help key in the Solaris environment, or by choosing Help right arrow Help Contents. Either action displays a list of help topics and a search facility.

Documentation in Accessible Formats

The documentation is provided in accessible formats that are readable by assistive technologies for users with disabilities. You can find accessible versions of documentation as described in the following table.

Type of Documentation	Format and Location of Accessible Version
Books	HTML at `http://docs.sun.com`
Tutorials	HTML from the Sun Developer Network portal at `http://developers.sun.com/jsenterprise`
Release notes	HTML at `http://docs.sun.com`

Contacting Sun Technical Support

If you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in this document, go to:

http://www.sun.com/service/contacting

Sun Welcomes Your Comments

Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions. Email your comments to Sun at this address:

docfeedback@sun.com

Please include the part number (819-8012-10) of your document in the subject line of your email.