Enterprise Server Overview
SunGlassFish Enterprise Server administration includes many tasks such as deploying
applications,creating and conguring domains, server instances and resources; controlling
(startingand stopping) domains and server instances, managing proles and clusters,
monitoringand managing performance, and diagnosing and troubleshooting problems.
EnterpriseServer provides a Java EE compatible server for the development and deployment of
JavaEE applications and Java Web Services. Key features include scalable transaction
management,container-managed persistence runtime, performant web services, clustering,
highavailability, security, and integration capabilities.

Enterprise Server Overview and Concepts

Thissection contains the following topics:
■“EnterpriseServer Overview” on page 23
■“Toolsfor Administration” on page 24

EnterpriseS erver Overview

Youcan congure and monitor Enterprise Server instances and clusters securely and remotely,
froma web-based central administration console. The command line interface (CLI) can be
usedto script and automate processes. A stable JMX API is made available to programmatically
monitorthe server, query conguration and change conguration data. Monitoring is
supportedthrough JMX and SNMP interfaces. Monitoring level may be varied dynamically
fromOFF to LOW and high, changing the amount of information that is collected.
Youcan congure and optimize Enterprise Server for a particular type of use by specifying the
appropriateprole when you create the application server domain.
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