Preface

The Sun^TM Java^TM Enterprise System 5 Update 1 Upgrade Guide for Microsoft Windows contains the information you need to upgrade Sun Java Enterprise System (Java ES) software in a Windows Operating System. The Guide covers upgrade from Java ES 5 (Release 5) to Java ES 5U1 (Release 5U1).

This preface contains the following sections:

Who Should Use This Book

This book is intended for system administrators, or software technicians who wants to upgrade Java ES software. This guide assumes you are familiar with the following:

Installation of enterprise-level software products
Java ES components currently deployed in your environment
System administration and networking on your supported Java ES platform

How This Book Is Organized

This guide includes the following chapters:

Chapter 1, Planning for Upgrades provides information for planning the upgrade of the Java ES software to Java ES 5U1.
Chapter 2, Upgrading Java ES Shared Components provides information on upgrading Java ES shared components to Java ES 5 (Release 5U1).
Chapter 3, Directory Server provides information for upgrading Directory Server.
Chapter 4, Directory Proxy Server provides information for upgrading Directory Proxy Server.
Chapter 5, Web Server provides information for upgrading Web Server.
Chapter 6, Java DB provides information for upgrading Java DB.
Chapter 7, High Availability Session Store
Chapter 8, Message Queue provides information for upgrading Message Queue.
Chapter 9, Application Server provides information for upgrading Application Server.
Chapter 10, Service Registry provides information for upgrading Service Registry.
Chapter 11, Web Proxy Server provides information for upgrading Web Proxy Server.
Chapter 12, Access Manager provides information for upgrading Access Manager
Chapter 13, Monitoring Console provides information for upgrading Access Manager.
Chapter 14, Portal Server provides information for upgrading Portal Server.

Related Books

The http://docs.sun.com web site enables you to access the Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the archive or search for a specific book title or subject.

Books in This Documentation Set

The Sun Java Enterprise System manuals are available as online files in Portable Document Format (PDF) and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) formats. Both formats are readable by assistive technologies for users with disabilities.

The Sun Java Enterprise System documentation includes information about the system as a whole and information about its components. This documentation can be accessed at http://docs.sun.com/coll/1286.3.

The following table lists the system-level manuals in the Sun Java Enterprise System documentation set. The left column provides the name and part number location of each document and the right column describes the general contents of the document.

Table P–1 Java ES Documentation


Document Title	Contents
Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Update 1 Release Notes	Contains the latest information about Java ES, including known problems. In addition, components have their own release notes listed in the Release Notes Collection(`http://docs.sun.com/coll/1315.2`)
Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Technical Overview	Introduces the technical and conceptual foundations of Java ES. Describes components, the architecture, processes, and features.
Sun Java Enterprise System Deployment Planning Guide	Provides an introduction to planning and designing enterprise deployment solutions based on Java ES. Presents basic concepts and principles of deployment planning and design, discusses the solution life cycle, and provides high-level examples and strategies to use when planning solutions based on Java ES.
Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Installation Planning Guide	Helps you develop the implementation specifications for the hardware, operating system, and network aspects of your Java ES deployment. Describes issues such as component dependencies to address in your installation and configuration plan.
Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Update 1 Installation Guide for UNIX	Guides you through the process of installing Java ES. Also shows how to configure components after installation, and verify that they function properly.
Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Update 1 Installation Reference for UNIX	Gives additional information about configuration parameters, provides worksheets to use in your configuration planning, and lists reference material such as default directories and port numbers.
Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Update 1 Upgrade Guide for UNIX Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Update 1 Upgrade Guide for Microsoft Windows	Provides instructions for upgrading to Java ES 5 Update 1 from previously installed versions.
Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Update 1 Monitoring Guide	Provides instructions for setting up the Monitoring Framework for each product component and using the Monitoring Console to view real-time data and create monitoring rules.
Sun Java Enterprise System Glossary	Defines terms that are used in Java ES documentation.

Accessing Sun Documentation

For product downloads, professional services, service packs and support, and additional developer information, refer to the following online resources:

The following location contains information about Sun Java Enterprise System and its components:

http://www.sun.com/software/learnabout/enterprisesystem/

You can view, print, or purchase a broad selection of Sun documentation, including localized versions, at http://www.sun.com/documentation.

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Searching Sun Product Documentation

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For example, to search for “broker,” type the following:

broker site:docs.sun.com

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.

Documentation, Support, and Training

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Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P–2 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`	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.

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