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Learn the Basics of Sun ONE Application
Server 7
All new users should follow the Getting
Started Guide to spend time exploring the basic operational
and development features of Sun ONE Application Server 7.
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Try Sun ONE Studio 4, Enterprise Edition
for Java
Developers interested in using the latest in development tool
technology should follow the Using Sun ONE Studio 4, Enterprise
Edition for Java with Application Server 7 tutorial. This
tutorial leads developers through the basic steps of using
the Studio IDE in conjunction with Sun ONE Application Server
7 to quickly develop web applications and EJB components.
This tutorial is located at the following location in your
application server installation:
<install_dir>/docs/studio-tutorial/index.html
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Become Familiar with Samples
All developers should become familiar with the range of sample
applications contained in the product by reviewing the Samples
page. Samples forming the underpinnings of both the Getting
Started Guides and the tutorials as well as other samples
are included in the application server installation. The samples
demonstrate use of command line facilities and Ant to quickly
recompile, reassemble and redeploy small scale, technology
focused applications.
You can view the samples documentation by accessing the following
link on the initially configured application server instance:
http://<host_name>:<port>/samples
Alternatively, you can access both the samples source and
documentation at the following location in your application
server installation:
<install_dir>/samples/index.html
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Learn About Best Practices for Designing
J2EE Applications
Upon mastering basic J2EE concepts, the Java
BluePrints series provides practical design advice
for designers of enterprise and wireless Java applications.
The Java BluePrints' Java Pet Store and Smart Ticket
sample applications are included as part of the Sun ONE Application
Server 7 sample applications. See the samples documentation
for details on running these popular applications on Sun ONE
Application Server 7.
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Learn About Migrating Existing
J2EE Applications
Learn the basics of migrating J2EE applications from earlier
versions of the application server and from other application
server platforms to Sun ONE Application Server 7. (See online
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What's New |
Latest Java Specification
Support
Sun ONE Application Server 7 is compatible with the latest J2EE
1.3 specifications and leverages performance enhancements and
features of the latest release of the Java 2 Platform, Standard
Edition (J2SE) 1.4. |
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Integrated Web Services
Support
Java-based Web services support is built into Sun ONE Application
Server 7. Out of the box, developers can take advantage of a
deployment ready Web services platform based on the new Java
APIs for XML-based RPC (JAX-RPC), XML Messaging (JAXM), XML
Parsing (JAXP) and Registry (JAXR) that support the popular
SOAP and UDDI standards. |
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Integrated HTTP and
Messaging Services
The high performance HTTP engine from the Sun ONE Web Server
has been integrated into with the J2EE Web and EJB containers.
This integration yields both a streamlined runtime configuration
and performance gains for demanding Web services.
The proven Java Message Service (JMS) technology from Sun ONE
Message Queue has also been integrated into Sun ONE Application
Server 7. Applications built using Message Driven Beans and
the JMS API are able to leverage this commercial grade technology. |
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Enhanced Developer Features
Updated Sun ONE Studio Integration: An updated version
of the Forte for Java Plugin supports J2EE 1.3 development
in conjunction with Sun ONE Application Server 7 and Sun ONE
Studio 4, Enterprise Edition.
Hot Deployment and Redeployment: To minimize development
cycle times, dynamic updates can now be made to application
files during development without requiring a restart of the
application server.
Sophisticated CMP Support: Capabilities that are expected
of a commercial CMP implementation are now included in Sun
ONE Application Server 7.
New XML-based Server Configuration: Developers can
take advantage of the new file-based configuration approach
to easily understand server settings and to quickly make configuration
changes.
New Lifecycle Listener Classes: Going beyond simple
startup and shutdown classes, Lifecycle Listener Classes enable
developers to extend the services provided by Sun ONE Application
Server 7.
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Improved Installation
and Administration
Streamlined Installation
Installation of Sun ONE Application Server 7 has been dramatically
simplified by minimizing the need for additional components.
Separate Web and directory servers are no longer required
for developer environments.
New Administrative User Interfaces: Sun ONE Application
Server 7 includes a new Web-based administrative console that
exposes all of the underlying server configuration settings.
A companion command line interface introduces scripting, remote
management and remote monitoring capabilities.
Pluggable Authentication: Administrators can now plug
in either one of several pre-built authentication modules
or their own custom authentication modules.
Enhanced Log Messages: Each message contains a unique
log message ID that can be used to filter events of interest
and to quickly look up the cause of error conditions.
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