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This documentation is part of the Java Enterprise Edition contribution to the Eclipse Foundation and is not intended for use in relation to Java Enterprise Edition or Orace GlassFish. The documentation is in the process of being revised to reflect the new Jakarta EE branding. Additional changes will be made as requirements and procedures evolve for Jakarta EE. Where applicable, references to Jakarta EE or Java Enterprise Edition should be considered references to Jakarta EE. Please see the Title page for additional license information. |
This document contains instructions for installing and uninstalling {productName}.
This preface contains information about and conventions for the entire {productName} ({productName}) documentation set.
{productName} 7 is developed through the GlassFish project open-source community at https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/glassfish. The GlassFish project provides a structured process for developing the {productName} platform that makes the new features of the Jakarta EE platform available faster, while maintaining the most important feature of Jakarta EE: compatibility. It enables Java developers to access the {productName} source code and to contribute to the development of the {productName}.
The following topics are addressed here:
The {productName} documentation set describes deployment planning and system installation. For an introduction to {productName}, refer to the books in the order in which they are listed in the following table.
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Provides late-breaking information about the software and the documentation and includes a comprehensive, table-based summary of the supported hardware, operating system, Java Development Kit (JDK), and database drivers. |
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Explains how to get started with the {productName} product. |
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Explains how to install the software and its components. |
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Explains how to upgrade to the latest version of {productName}. This guide also describes differences between adjacent product releases and configuration options that can result in incompatibility with the product specifications. |
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Explains how to build a production deployment of {productName} that meets the requirements of your system and enterprise. |
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Explains how to configure, monitor, and manage {productName} subsystems and components
from the command line by using the |
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Provides instructions for configuring and administering {productName} security. |
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Explains how to assemble and deploy applications to the {productName} and provides information about deployment descriptors. |
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Explains how to create and implement Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Jakarta EE platform) applications that are intended to run on the {productName}. These applications follow the open Java standards model for Jakarta EE components and application programmer interfaces (APIs). This guide provides information about developer tools, security, and debugging. |
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Explains how to use published interfaces of {productName} to develop add-on components for {productName}. This document explains how to perform only those tasks that ensure that the add-on component is suitable for {productName}. |
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Explains how to run applications in embedded {productName} and to develop applications in which {productName} is embedded. |
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Explains how to configure {productName} to provide higher availability and scalability through failover and load balancing. |
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Explains how to optimize the performance of {productName}. |
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Describes common problems that you might encounter when using {productName} and explains how to solve them. |
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Describes error messages that you might encounter when using {productName}. |
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Provides reference information in man page format for {productName} administration commands, utility commands, and related concepts. |
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Describes new features, compatibility issues, and existing bugs for Open Message Queue. |
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Provides an introduction to the technology, concepts, architecture, capabilities, and features of the Message Queue messaging service. |
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Explains how to set up and manage a Message Queue messaging system. |
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Describes the application programming interface in Message Queue for programmatically configuring and monitoring Message Queue resources in conformance with the Java Management Extensions (JMX). |
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Provides information about concepts and procedures for developing Java messaging applications (Java clients) that work with {productName}. |
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Provides programming and reference information for developers working with Message Queue who want to use the C language binding to the Message Queue messaging service to send, receive, and process Message Queue messages. |
The following tutorials explain how to develop Jakarta EE applications:
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Your First Cup: An Introduction to the Jakarta EE Platform. For beginning Jakarta EE programmers, this short tutorial explains the entire process for developing a simple enterprise application. The sample application is a web application that consists of a component that is based on the Enterprise JavaBeans specification, a JAX-RS web service, and a JavaServer Faces component for the web front end.
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The Jakarta EE Tutorial. This comprehensive tutorial explains how to use Jakarta EE platform technologies and APIs to develop Jakarta EE applications.
Javadoc tool reference documentation for packages that are provided with {productName} is available as follows.
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The Jakarta EE specifications and API specification is located at https://jakarta.ee/specifications/.
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The API specification for {productName} 7, including Jakarta EE platform packages and nonplatform packages that are specific to the {productName} product, is located at https://glassfish.org/docs/.
For information about creating enterprise applications in the NetBeans Integrated Development Environment (IDE), see the NetBeans Documentation, Training & Support page.
For information about the Derby database for use with the {productName}, see the Derby page.
The Jakarta EE Samples project is a collection of sample applications that
demonstrate a broad range of Jakarta EE technologies. The Jakarta EE Samples
are bundled with the Jakarta EE Software Development Kit (SDK) and are also
available from the repository
(https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/glassfish-samples
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The following table describes the typographic changes that are used in this book.
Typeface | Meaning | Example |
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The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output |
Edit your Use
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What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output |
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AaBbCc123 |
A placeholder to be replaced with a real name or value |
The command to remove a file is |
AaBbCc123 |
Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized (note that some emphasized items appear bold online) |
Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. |
The following table explains symbols that might be used in this book.
Symbol | Description | Example | Meaning |
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Contains optional arguments and command options. |
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The |
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Contains a set of choices for a required command option. |
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The |
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Indicates a variable reference. |
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References the value of the |
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Joins simultaneous multiple keystrokes. |
Control-A |
Press the Control key while you press the A key. |
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Joins consecutive multiple keystrokes. |
Ctrl+A+N |
Press the Control key, release it, and then press the subsequent keys. |
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Indicates menu item selection in a graphical user interface. |
File > New > Templates |
From the File menu, choose New. From the New submenu, choose Templates. |
The following table describes the default paths and file names that are used in this book.
Placeholder | Description | Default Value |
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as-install |
Represents the base installation directory for {productName}.
In configuration files, as-install is represented as follows:
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as-install-parent |
Represents the parent of the base installation directory for {productName}. |
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domain-root-dir |
Represents the directory in which a domain is created by default. |
as-install |
domain-dir |
Represents the directory in which a domain’s configuration is stored.
In configuration files, domain-dir is represented as follows:
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domain-root-dir/domain-name |
instance-dir |
Represents the directory for a server instance. |
domain-dir/instance-name |