Preface
This guide provides an introduction to the architecture of Sun Java System Mobile Enterprise Platform 1.0 (MEP).
MEP is a comprehensive mobility solution that enables offline data access,
data synchronization, and secure access to EIS/EAI applications,
such as Siebel and SAP.
MEP is based entirely upon open standards, including the following:
Who Should Use This Book
This guide is intended for customers, developers, and administrators
who will use MEP.
Before You Read This Book
This book has no prerequisites.
How This Book Is Organized
This book contains the following chapter:
Mobile Enterprise Platform Documentation Set
The Mobile Enterprise Platform documentation set is available at http://docs.sun.com/coll/1780.1.
To learn about Mobile Enterprise Platform, refer to the books listed in the following table.
Table P–1 Books in the Mobile Enterprise Platform Documentation
Set
Application Server Documentation Set
When you install MEP, it is deployed
to Sun Java System Application Server 9.1 Update 1.
The Application Server documentation
set describes deployment planning and system installation. The Uniform Resource
Locator (URL) for Application Server documentation is http://docs.sun.com/coll/1343.5. For
an introduction to Application Server, refer to the books in the order in which
they are listed in the following table.
Table P–2 Books in the Application Server Documentation
Set
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Book Title
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Description
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Documentation Center
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Application Server documentation topics organized by task and subject.
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Release Notes
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Late-breaking information about the software and the documentation.
Includes a comprehensive, table-based summary of the supported hardware, operating
system, Java Development Kit (JDK),
and database drivers.
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Quick Start Guide
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How to get started with the Application Server product.
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Installation Guide
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Installing the software and its components.
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Deployment Planning Guide
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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.
|
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Application Deployment Guide
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Deployment of applications and application components to the Application Server.
Includes information about deployment descriptors.
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Developer’s Guide
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Creating and implementing Java Platform, Enterprise
Edition (Java EE platform) applications intended to
run on the Application Server that follow the open Java standards model for Java
EE components and APIs. Includes information about developer tools, security,
debugging, and creating lifecycle modules.
|
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Java EE 5 Tutorial
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Using Java EE 5 platform technologies and APIs to develop Java EE applications.
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WSIT Tutorial
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Developing web applications using the Web Service Interoperability Technologies
(WSIT). Describes how, when, and why to use the WSIT technologies and the
features and options that each technology supports.
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Administration Guide
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System administration for the Application Server, including configuration,
monitoring, security, resource management, and web services management.
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High Availability Administration Guide
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Post-installation configuration and administration instructions for
the high-availability database.
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Administration Reference
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Editing the Application Server configuration file, domain.xml.
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Upgrade and Migration Guide
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Upgrading from an older version of Application Server or migrating Java EE
applications from competitive application servers. 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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Performance Tuning Guide
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Tuning the Application Server to improve performance.
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Troubleshooting Guide
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Solving Application Server problems.
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Error Message Reference
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Solving Application Server error messages.
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Reference Manual
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Utility commands available with the Application Server; written
in man page style. Includes the asadmin command line interface.
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Typographic Conventions
The following table describes the typographic changes that are used
in this book.
Table P–3 Typographic Conventions
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Typeface
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Meaning
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Example
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AaBbCc123
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The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer
output
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Edit your .login file.
Use ls -a to list all files.
machine_name% you have mail.
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AaBbCc123
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What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output
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machine_name% su
Password:
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AaBbCc123
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A placeholder to be replaced with a real name or value
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The command to remove a file is rm filename.
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AaBbCc123
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Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized (note that some emphasized
items appear bold online)
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Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide.
A cache is a copy that is stored locally.
Do not save the file.
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Symbol Conventions
The following table explains symbols that might be used in this book.
Table P–4 Symbol Conventions
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Symbol
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Description
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Example
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Meaning
|
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[ ]
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Contains optional arguments and command options.
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ls [-l]
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The -l option is not required.
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{ | }
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Contains a set of choices for a required command option.
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-d {y|n}
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The -d option requires that you use either the y argument or the n argument.
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${ }
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Indicates a variable reference.
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${com.sun.javaRoot}
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References the value of the com.sun.javaRoot variable.
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-
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Joins simultaneous multiple keystrokes.
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Control-A
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Press the Control key while you press the A key.
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+
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Joins consecutive multiple keystrokes.
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Ctrl+A+N
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Press the Control key, release it, and then press the subsequent keys.
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->
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Indicates menu item selection in a graphical user interface.
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File -> New -> Templates
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From the File menu, choose New. From the New submenu, choose Templates.
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