Preface
This Administration Reference provides information about
the Sun Java System Application Server configuration file, domain.xml.
This file contains most of the Application Server configuration.
This preface contains information about and conventions for
the entire Sun JavaTM System Application Server documentation
set.
Application Server Documentation Set
The Application Server documentation set describes deployment planning
and system installation. The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for stand-alone Application Server documentation
is http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/1310.4. The URL for Sun Java Enterprise System (Java ES) Application Server documentation
is http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/1310.3. For an introduction to Application Server,
refer to the books in the order in which they are listed in the following
table.
Table P–1 Books in the Application Server Documentation
Set
|
Book Title
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Description
|
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Release Notes
|
Late-breaking information about the software and the documentation.
Includes a comprehensive, table-based summary of the supported hardware,
operating system, Java Development Kit (JDKTM), and database drivers.
|
|
Quick Start Guide
|
How to get started with the Application Server product.
|
|
Installation Guide
|
Installing the software and its components.
|
|
Deployment Planning Guide
|
Evaluating your system needs and enterprise to ensure that you
deploy the Application Server in a manner that best suits your site. General
issues and concerns that you must be aware of when deploying the server
are also discussed.
|
|
Developer’s Guide
|
Creating and implementing Java 2 Platform,
Enterprise Edition (J2EETM platform) applications
intended to run on the Application Server that follow the open Java standards
model for J2EE components and APIs. Includes information about developer
tools, security, debugging, deployment, and creating lifecycle modules.
|
|
J2EE 1.4 Tutorial
|
Using J2EE 1.4 platform technologies and APIs to develop J2EE
applications.
|
|
Administration Guide
|
Configuring, managing, and deploying Application Server subsystems
and components from the Administration Console.
|
|
High Availability Administration Guide
|
Post-installation configuration and administration instructions
for the high-availability database.
|
|
Administration Reference
|
Editing the Application Server configuration file, domain.xml.
|
|
Upgrade and Migration Guide
|
Migrating your applications to the new Application Server programming
model, specifically from Application Server 6.x and 7. This guide also
describes differences between adjacent product releases and configuration
options that can result in incompatibility with the product specifications.
|
|
Performance Tuning Guide
|
Tuning the Application Server to improve performance.
|
|
Troubleshooting Guide
|
Solving Application Server problems.
|
|
Error Message Reference
|
Solving Application Server error messages.
|
|
Reference Manual
|
Utility commands available with the Application Server; written in
man page style. Includes the asadmin command line
interface.
|
Related Documentation
Application Server can
be purchased by itself or as a component of Java ES, a software infrastructure that supports enterprise applications
distributed across a network or Internet environment. If you purchased Application Server as
a component of Java ES, you should be familiar with the
system documentation at http://docs.sun.com/coll/1286.3. The URL for all documentation
about Java ES and its components is http://docs.sun.com/prod/entsys.5.
For other Sun Java System server documentation, go to the following:
Additionally, the following resources might be useful:
Default Paths and File Names
The following table describes the default paths and file names
that are used in this book.
Table P–2 Default
Paths and File Names
|
Placeholder
|
Description
|
Default Value
|
|
install-dir
|
Represents the base installation directory for Application Server.
|
Sun Java Enterprise System (Java ES) installations on the SolarisTM platform:
/opt/SUNWappserver/appserver
Java ES installations on the Linux platform:
/opt/sun/appserver/
Other Solaris and Linux installations, non-root user:
user’s home directory/SUNWappserver
Other Solaris and Linux installations, root user:
/opt/SUNWappserver
Windows, all installations:
SystemDrive:\Sun\AppServer
|
|
domain-root-dir
|
Represents the directory containing all domains.
|
Java ES installations on the Solaris platform:
/var/opt/SUNWappserver/domains/
Java ES installations on the Linux platform:
/var/opt/sun/appserver/domains/
All other installations:
install-dir/domains/
|
|
domain-dir
|
Represents the directory for a domain.
In configuration files, you might see domain-dir represented
as follows:
${com.sun.aas.instanceRoot}
|
domain-root-dir/domain-dir
|
|
instance-dir
|
Represents the directory for a server instance.
|
domain-dir/instance-dir
|
Typographic Conventions
The following table describes the typographic changes that are used
in this book.
Table P–3 Typographic Conventions
|
Typeface
|
Meaning
|
Example
|
|
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.
|
Symbol Conventions
The following table explains symbols that might be used in this book.
Table P–4 Symbol Conventions
|
Symbol
|
Description
|
Example
|
Meaning
|
|
[ ]
|
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.
|
Documentation, Support, and Training
The Sun web site provides information about the following additional
resources:
Searching Sun Product
Documentation
Besides searching Sun product documentation from the docs.sun.comSM web site, you can use a search
engine by typing the following syntax in the search field:
search-term site:docs.sun.com
|
For example, to search for “broker,” type the following:
To include other Sun web sites in your search (for example, java.sun.com, www.sun.com, and developers.sun.com),
use sun.com in place of docs.sun.com in
the search field.
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