Appendix B.3 Main updates in the functionality of 08-53

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

(1) Simplifying implementation and setup

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

Table B-11 Changes made for simplifying implementation and setup

ItemOverview of changesReference manualReference location
Configuring a virtual environment supporting various hypervisorsChanges have been made such that Application Server can also be configured on virtual servers that are implemented by using various Hypervisors. Also, the environment including a mix of multiple hypervisors is now supported.Virtual System Setup and Operation GuideChapter 2, 3, 5

(2) Supporting standard and existing functionality

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

Table B-12 Changes made for supporting standard and existing functionality

ItemOverview of changesReference manualReference location
Invocation from OpenTP1 supporting integration of transactionsChanges have been made to enable transaction integration when invoking Message-driven Beans operating on Application Server from OpenTP1.Common Container Functionality GuideChapter 4
JavaMailChanges have been made to enable the use of the Receive mail functionality that uses Javamail 1.3 compliant API by integrating with a POP3 compliant mail server.Common Container Functionality GuideChapter 8

(3) Maintenance and improvement of reliability

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

Table B-13 Changes made for maintaining and improving reliability

ItemOverview of changesReference manualReference location
Improving JavaVM troubleshooting functionalityChanges have been made to enable the use of the following functionalities as JavaVM troubleshooting functionalities:
  • The operations when an OutOfMemoryError occurs can be changed.
  • The upper limit of the C heap allocated volume can be set when compiling JIT.
  • The upper limit of the number of threads can be set.
  • Extended the output items of extended verbosegc information.
Maintenance and Migration GuideChapter 4,Chapter5,
Chapter 9

(4) Maintaining and improving the operation performance

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

Table B-14 Changes made for maintaining and improving operation performance

ItemOverview of changesReference manualReference location
Support to JP1/ITRMJP1/ITRM that is a product to centrally manage the IT resource is now supported.Virtual System Configuration and Operation Guide1.3, 2.1

(5) Other purposes

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

Table B-15 Changes made for other purposes

ItemOverview of changesReference manualReference location
Support for Microsoft IIS 7.0 and Microsoft IS 7.5Microsoft IIS 7.0 and Microsoft IIS 7.5 is now supported as Web server.----
Support for HiRDB Version 9 and SQL Server 2008The following products are now supported as Database.
  • HiRDB Server Version 9
  • HiRDB/Developer's Kit
  • Version 9
  • HiRDB/Run Time Version 9
  • SQL Server 2008
Also, SQL Server JDBC Driver is now supported as SQL Server 2008 compliant JDBC driver.
Common Container Functionality GuideChapter 3
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