Appendix D.1 Main functionality changes in 09-00

Organization of this subsection
(1) Simplifying implementation and setup
(2) Supporting standard and existing functionality
(3) Maintaining and improving reliability
(4) Maintaining and improving operation performance
(5) Other purposes

(1) Simplifying implementation and setup

The following table describes the items that were changed to simplify implementation and setup:

Table D-1 Changes made for simplifying implementation and setup

ItemOverview of changesReference manualReference
Changed the unit of the setup and operation target in the virtual environmentThe units to be operated when you set up and operate the virtual environment have been changed from the virtual server to the virtual server group. You can now define the information of a virtual server group in a file and register multiple virtual servers to a management unit in a batch.Virtual System Setup and Operation Guide1.1.2
Removed the restrictions on environments that can be built by using the Setup WizardRemoved the restrictions on the environment that can be built by using the Setup Wizard. You can now unset up and set up any of the existing environments set up with a different functionality, by using the Setup Wizard.System Setup and Operation Guide2.2.3
Simplification of the procedure for removing an installed environmentAdded functionality (mngunsetup command) for removing the system environment that is set up by using Management Server, thereby simplifying the removal procedure.System Setup and Operation Guide4.1.37
Management Portal User Guide3.6, 5.4
Command Reference Guidemngunsetup (Deleting the Management Server configuration environment
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(2) Supporting standard and existing functionality

The following table describes the items that were changed to support standard and existing functionality:

Table D-2 Changes made for supporting standard and existing functionality

ItemOverview of changesReference manualReference
Supporting Servlet 3.0Servlet 3.0 is now supported.This manualChapter 6
Supporting EJB 3.1EJB 3.1 is now supported.EJB Container Functionality GuideChapter 2
Supporting JSF 2.1JSF 2.1 is now supported.This manualChapter 3
Supporting JSTL 1.2JSTL 1.2 is now supported.This manualChapter 3
Supporting CDI 1.0CDI 1.0 is now supported.Common Container Functionality GuideChapter 9
Using Portable Global JNDI namesYou can now look up objects for which Portable Global JNDI names are used.Common Container Functionality Guide2.4
Supporting JAX-WS 2.2JAX-WS 2.2 is now supported.Web Service Development Guide1.1, 16.1.5, 16.1.7, 16.2.1, 16.2.6, 16.2.10, 16.2.12, 16.2.13, 16.2.14, 16.2.16, 16.2.17, 16.2.18, 16.2.20, 16.2.22, 19.1, 19.2.3, 37.2, 37.6.1, 37.6.2, 37.6.3
Supporting JAX-RS 1.1JAX-RS 1.1 is now supported.Web Service Development Guide1.1, 1.2.2, 1.3.2, 1.4.2, 1.5.1, 1.6, 2.3, Chapter 11, Chapter 12, Chapter 13, Chapter 17, Chapter 24, Chapter 39

(3) Maintaining and improving reliability

The following table describes the items that were changed for maintaining and improving reliability:

Table D-3 Changes for maintaining and improving reliability

ItemOverview of changesReference manualReference
Using TLSv1.2 for SSL/TLS communicationYou can now use RSA BSAFE SSL-J to execute the SSL/TLS communication with a security protocol containing TLSv1.2.Security Management Guide7.3

(4) Maintaining and improving operation performance

The following table describes the items that were changed for maintaining and improving operation performance:

Table D-4 Changes for maintaining and improving operation performance

ItemOverview of changesReference manualReference
Monitoring the total pending queues of the entire Web containerYou can now monitor the total pending queues of the entire Web container when the total is output to the operation information.Operation, Monitoring, and Linkage GuideChapter 3
Output of the trace based performance analysis for applications (user extended trace)The trace based performance analysis used for analyzing the processing performance of user-developed applications can now be output without changing the applications.Maintenance and Migration GuideChapter 7
Operations performed by using the user script in a virtual environmentThe user-created script (user script) can now be executed on a virtual server at any timeVirtual System Setup and Operation Guide7.8
Improving the management portalChanges have been made so that the messages describing the procedure are now displayed on the following management portal windows:
  • Deploy the preference information window
  • Start window for the Web server, J2EE server, and SFO server
  • Batch start, batch restart, and startup windows for Web server cluster and J2EE server cluster
Management Portal User Guide10.11.1, 11.9.2, 11.10.2, 11.11.2, 11.11.4, 11.11.6, 11.12.2, 11.13.2, 11.13.4, 11.13.6
Adding restart functionality for operation management functionalityYou can now set the automatic restart in the operation management functionality (Management Server and Administration Agent). Due to the automatic restart functionality, it is now possible to continue operations even if an error occurs in the operation management functionality. The procedure for automatic start setting has also been changed.Operation, Monitoring, and Linkage Guide2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4
Command Reference Guidemngautorun (Set up/canceling the set up of autostart and autorestart)

(5) Other purposes

The following table describes the items that were changed for other purposes:

Table D-5 Changes due to other purposes

ItemOverview of changesReference manualReference
Changing the unit for switching log output filesYou can now change log output files by date.Maintenance and Migration Guide3.2.1
Changing the Web server nameThe name of the Web server included in Application Server has been changed to uCosminexus HTTP Server.HTTP Server User Guide--
Supporting a direct connection with the API (SOAP architecture) in BIG-IPDirect connection is now supported by using APIs (SOAP architecture) in BIG-IP (load balancer).
Note that the procedure for setting up the connection environment of the load balancer has been changed for using a direct connection through APIs.
System Setup and Operation Guide4.7.3, Appendix K
Virtual System Setup and Operation Guide2.1, Appendix C
Security Management Guide8.2, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 18.2, 18.3, 18.4
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--: Reference the entire manual.