Java Server

Release Notes (Beta)


Documentation

Supported Environments

To use Java Server, you need a server environment (to run the server itself) as well as a client environment (from which to run administrative tools).

Server Environment

To run the server, you need a Java runtime environment that conforms with the JDK 1.1 FCS interfaces in order to run Java Server Beta. For many platforms, you can download a version from java.sun.com.

Note that on UNIX, you will probably want some special support to automatically run Java Server as the default web server, and to run it as some user other than "root". At this time, we provide this support only for Solaris SPARC platforms. However, we do provide Posix-compatible sources for the native code needed to provide this functionality on other UNIXes.

Java Server is not currently supported on the Macintosh for lack of JDK 1.1 support on that platform. Until JDK 1.1 is available, Macintosh will only run the Alpha2 version of the Java Server.

Client Environment

The administration applet may not work on all web browsers. It depends on the browser being JDK 1.0.2 compatible (which most browsers are). For the Beta release, JDK 1.1 compatible browsers will not work.

Current versions of Netscape Navigator (3.0), Microsoft Internet Explorer (3.0), and 1.0.2 AppletViewer are known to work. You may not be able to use the administrative tools to administer Java Server if you use older web browsers.

Known Bugs

There is a list of known bugs and their workarounds. Please look at these (on the Java Server web site) before you report a bug. The list will be updated as problems are discovered.

Frequently Asked Questions

There is a list of frequently asked questions, which you should consult to learn about parts of Java Server, including particularly the Java Server programming interfaces.

New Features Since Alpha3

The Java Server has added several new features since the Alpha3 release. These are:

For a high-level overview of servlets, see the Beta version of the Servlet API White Paper.

Java Server Features Not Fully Supported for Beta

In the Beta version of the Java Server, the following features are not yet fully supported:


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