Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Documentation Center

Web Server documentation topics organized by tasks and subject 

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Release Notes

• Late-breaking information about the software and documentation

• Supported platforms and patch requirements for installing Web Server

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Installation and Migration Guide

Performing installation and migration tasks: 

• Installing Web Server and its various components

• Migrating data from Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 or 6.1 to Sun Java System Web Server 7.0

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Administrator’s Guide

Performing the following administration tasks: 

• Using the Administration and command-line interfaces

• Configuring server preferences

• Using server instances

• Monitoring and logging server activity

• Using certificates and public key cryptography to secure the server

• Configuring access control to secure the server

• Using Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE^TM) security features

• Deploying applications

• Managing virtual servers

• Defining server workload and sizing the system to meet performance needs

• Searching the contents and attributes of server documents, and creating a text search interface

• Configuring the server for content compression

• Configuring the server for web publishing and content authoring using WebDAV

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Developer's Guide

Using programming technologies and APIs to do the following: 

• Extend and modify Sun Java System Web Server

• Dynamically generate content in response to client requests and modify the content of the server

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 NSAPI Developer's Guide

Creating custom Netscape^TM Server Application Programmer’s Interface (NSAPI) plug-ins

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Developer's Guide to Java Web Applications

Implementing Java Servlets and JavaServer Pages^TM (JSP^TM) technology in Sun Java System Web Server

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Administrator’s Configuration File Reference

Editing configuration files 

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Performance Tuning, Sizing, and Scaling Guide

Tuning Sun Java System Web Server to optimize performance 

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Troubleshooting Guide

Troubleshooting Web Server 

install_dir

Represents the base installation directory for Web Server. 

Sun Java Enterprise System (Java ES) installations on the Solaris^TM platform:

/opt/SUNWwbserver7

Java ES installations on the Linux and HP-UX platforms: 

/opt/sun/webserver/

Java ES installations on the Windows platform: 

System Drive:\Program Files\Sun\JavaES5\WebServer7

Other Solaris, Linux, and HP-UX installations, non-root user: 

user’s home directory/sun/webserver7

Other Solaris, Linux, and HP-UX installations, root user: 

/sun/webserver7

Windows, all installations: 

System Drive:\Program Files\Sun\WebServer7

instance_root

Directory that contains the instance— specific subdirectories. 

For Java ES installations, the default location for instances on Solaris^TM:

/var/opt/SUNWwbsvr7

For Java ES installations,the default location for instances on Linux and HP-UX: 

/var/opt/sun/webserver7

For Java ES installations, the default location for instance on Windows: 

System Drive:\Program Files\Sun\JavaES5\WebServer7

For stand-alone installations, the default location for instance on Solaris, Linux, and HP-UX: 

install_dir

For stand-alone installations, the default location for instance on Windows:  

System Drive:\Program Files\sun\WebServer7

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

A placeholder to be replaced 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 (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.

[ ]

Contains optional arguments and command options. 

ls [-l]

The -l option is not required.

{ | }

Contains a set of choices for a required command option. 

-d {y|n}

The -d option requires that you use either the y argument or the n argument.

${ }

Indicates a variable reference. 

${com.sun.javaRoot}

References the value of the com.sun.javaRoot variable.

— 

Joins simultaneous multiple keystrokes. 

Control-A 

Press the Control key while you press the A key. 

+ 

Joins consecutive multiple keystrokes. 

Ctrl+A+N 

Press the Control key, release it, and then press the subsequent keys. 

—> 

Indicates menu item selection in a graphical user interface. 

File -> New -> Templates 

From the File menu, choose New. From the New submenu, choose Templates.