This guide explains how to install Sun GlassFish Mobility Platform 1.1 Gateway software and how to run a simple application to verify that installation succeeded.
This guide is intended for users who will install the Sun GlassFish Mobility Platform software on systems running Sun Solaris, Linux, and Windows operating systems.
Before reading this guide, you should be familiar with installing applications on systems running Sun Solaris, Linux, and Windows operating systems, be able to create and configure databases, database users, and tables with MySQL and Oracle databases. It also helps to have some familiarity with the Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server as well as mobile devices that run Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME).
The Sun GlassFish Mobility Platform 1.1 documentation set will be available at http://docs.sun.com/coll/1918.1. To learn about Sun GlassFish Mobility Platform, refer to the books listed in the following table.
Table P–1 Books in the Sun GlassFish Mobility Platform Documentation Set
Book Title |
Description |
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Late-breaking information about the software and the documentation. Includes a comprehensive summary of the supported hardware, operating systems, application server, JavaTM Development Kit (JDKTM), databases, and EIS/EAI systems. |
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Introduction to the architecture of Sun GlassFish Mobility Platform. |
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Installing the software and its components, configuration, and running a simple application to verify that installation succeeded. |
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Deployment of applications and application components to Sun GlassFish Mobility Platform. |
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System administration for Sun GlassFish Mobility Platform, focusing on the use of the Sun GlassFish Mobility Platform Administration Console. |
For up-to-the-minute information about Sun GlassFish Mobility Platform from the Sun GlassFish Mobility Platform technical team at Sun, see the Enterprise Mobility Blog at http://blogs.sun.com/mobility/.
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The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.
Table P–2 Typographic Conventions
Typeface |
Meaning |
Example |
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AaBbCc123 |
The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output |
Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
AaBbCc123 |
What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output |
machine_name% su Password: |
aabbcc123 |
Placeholder: replace with a real name or value |
The command to remove a file is rm filename. |
AaBbCc123 |
Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized |
Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online. |
The following table shows the default UNIX® system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P–3 Shell Prompts
Shell |
Prompt |
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C shell |
machine_name% |
C shell for superuser |
machine_name# |
Bourne shell and Korn shell |
$ |
Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser |
# |