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Application Server documentation topics organized by task and subject.

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 (JDK), 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.

Application Deployment Guide

Deployment of applications and application components to the Application Server. Includes information about deployment descriptors.

Developer’s Guide

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.

Java EE 5 Tutorial

Using Java EE 5 platform technologies and APIs to develop Java EE applications.

Java WSIT Tutorial

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.

Administration Guide

System administration for the Application Server, including configuration, monitoring, security, resource management, and web services management.

High Availability Administration Guide

Setting up clusters, working with node agents, and using load balancers.

Administration Reference

Editing the Application Server configuration file, domain.xml.

Upgrade and Migration Guide

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.

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.