Curious about the Sun GlassFish Web Space Server? A Sun white paper provides a brief technical overview of this next-generation portal server platform, as well as the steps to install and configure it. The 44-page PDF details the features and benefits of the GlassFish Web Space Server, highlights its architecture, and then describes the installation and configuration process.

Introduced as a new class of portal functionality where users can create their own Web spaces and define the access and functionality within their enterprise and social networks, the white paper states the GlassFish Web Space Server offers comprehensive functionality, with built-in content and document management, human workflow development tools, enterprise identity integration, and social networking features. Rapid rollout of next generation Web capabilities for users is noted as a highlight for system administrators and application developers. Enterprises and other organizations may find preference for the solution's ability to simplify the development of web content and collaboration by enabling end users to define their own web spaces among their social network.

Features and benefits covered include:

• Web Aggregation
• Identity-based content delivery (IDBC)
• User generated/managed communities
• User/role-based content management
• Human workflow application development tools and rules engine integration
• Content staging and workflow
• Flexible identity and authentication integration
• Web site branding
• Secure Remote Access
• SharePoint Integration
• Presence feature
• GlassFish Web Space server samples
• Portal Coordination Service
• Developer tools

The installation and configuration sections are summarized in the following topics:

• Installation Requirements
• Product Versions
• Installation Overview
• Create a node agent on “sweep”
• Create an instance “sweep1” on node agent sweep
• Start node agent “sweep”
• Installing GlassFish Web Space Server to the DAS
• Installing the GlassFish Web Space Server patch from the command line
• Show the current version of GlassFish Web Space Server
• Show the available version of GlassFish Web Space Server
• Install the patch for GlassFish Web Space Server
• Run the installer after applying the patch
• Start the GlassFish DAS Server
• Security policy for GlassFish Enterprise Server
• Deploy webspacewar and tunnel-webwar to GlassFish cluster
• Configure the GlassFish Web Space Server for the cluster
• Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC)
• Load Balancer
• EhCache/Hibernate
• Document library/Jackrabbit
• Search
• Deploying plugins (portlets, themes, hooks) to the cluster
• Customizing the GlassFish Web Space Server configuration
• Installation of the node agent “slog”
• Installation of the load balancer plugin for GlassFish Web Space Server
• Configure the load balancer for each context root

More Information

Deploying Sun GlassFish Web Space Server 10.0 For High Availability and Scalability - the Sun white paper

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