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The library folder of the application server which is shared between all domains that are hosted in the instance and certainly all applications that are deployed inside those domains.

GlassFish uses Open MQ as the default JMS implementation. There are some administration tools for JMS broker administration inside its bin folder.

JMS implementation of GlassFish applicaton server resides in this folder.

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It lets you add or update your application server functionalities.

Inside this folder resides one of the most important features of GlassFish.

asadmin and other commands like wsgen, wsimport, xjc, and jspc reside inside this folder.

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Domain master password which protects domain certification store files, is stored inside this file.

Deployed applications reside in the sub-directory of this directory.

Domain configuration files like domain.xml and default-web.xml are inside this directory.

Scripts to directly start and stop the domain without using asadmin reside inside this folder.

All logs that you may need for troubleshooting are inside this directory.

Copy any deployable package into this folder, and GlassFish will pick it up and deploy it using default configuration.

A designated domain lib folder is where you should put your common libraries like JDBC driver, cache libraries, and web framework library.

Domains parent folder is typically where a created domain will reside.

Figure 1 shows typical content of a GlassFish installation directory.įigure 1: GlassFish installation directory structure. You deploy your applications inside these domains, and the domains are the entities which span your server. GlassFish Directory StructureĮach GlassFish installation can host multiple domains that work independently with independent configuration areas like security, access port, and libraries.

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The first installer will install GlassFish in the developer profile and the second one will setup GlassFish in the enterprise profile, which is a cluster aware configuration. If you do not have ANT in your environment then you can navigate to the extracted GlassFish directory and execute: It will extract the packed file, while vx and bx will be replaced by version and build number.

java -Xmx256m -jar glassfish-installer-vx-bx-osname.jar.

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How to install GlassFish: In order to install GlassFish you will only need to execute the following commands in the console window: Master index for all versions of GlassFish documentation:.GlassFish documentation: There is plenty of documentation which will help you to get started or to continue with using GlassFish. Sun's package comes with an installer, integrated HADB for the enterprise version, an integrated Open ESB, Portlet container, access manager, and some other projects. Sun Microsystems' distribution of GlassFish: Sun Microsystems provides an alternate package of GlassFish application server. Go to to access the GlassFish download page. Each of these packages is suitable for one operating system so you need to ensure to get the package designated for your own OS. Selecting a GlassFish version: There are several downloads available for each version of GlassFish. Glassfish-installer-v2ur2-b04- aix-ml.jar Glassfish-installer-v2ur2-b04- darwin-ml.jar Glassfish-installer-v2ur2-b04- darwin.jar

Glassfish-installer-v2ur2-b04- linux-ml.jar Glassfish-installer-v2ur2-b04- windows-ml.jar Glassfish-installer-v2ur2-b04- windows.jar Glassfish-installer-v2ur2-b04- sunos_x86-ml.jar Glassfish-installer-v2ur2-b04- sunos_x86.jar Glassfish-installer-v2ur2-b04- sunos-ml.jar

ĭistribution packages are available for six different operating systems as follows: Operating Systems The current version of GlassFish is GlassFish Version 2, update release 2, which is available at. Development versions are only suitable for experimental tasks and not for production. And if you have a very mission critical application, but you do not require to have the latest standards, go with the previous stable version. You should choose the current version unless you are looking for a maintenance release for past versions, or you are eager to check out new JSRs or functionalities.ĭownloading the right version of GlassFish: If you are going to deploy some applications in a production environment you should choose a current stable version.

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Usually more than one version of GlassFish is available for download, which includes the current stable version, the previous stable version with all patch and post ported features, and development builds of the next GlassFish version.

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