The following table describes the items that are changed to simplify installation and setup.

Table E-6 Changes made for simplifying implementation and setup

Item	Overview of changes	Reference	Section
Improving the Management portal	Changes have been made to enable the user to set the property (settings of the Connector property file) for defining the resource adapter attributes and perform the connection test in the management portal window. Also, J2EE applications (ear file and zip file) can now be uploaded on Management Server using the Management portal window.	First Step Guide	3.5
		Management Portal Operation Guide	--
Adding functionality for implicitly importing the import property for the page/tag directive	The functionality for implicitly importing the import property of the page/tag directive can now be used.	Web Container Functionality Guide	2.3.7
Support for automating the environment settings corresponding to JP1 products in a virtual environment	Changes have been made so that when Application Server is set up on a virtual server, the environment settings of JP1 products can be automatically set for the virtual server by using the hook script.	Virtual System Setup and Operation Guide	7.7.2
Improving the Integrated user management functionality	When using a database in a user information repository, you can now connect to the database by using the JDBC driver of database products. The database connection through the JDBC driver of Cosminexus DABroker Library is not supported anymore. You can now set the integrated user management functionality using the Easy Setup definition file and the management portal windows. Active Directory now supports double byte characters such as Japanese language in DN.	Security Management Guide	Chapter 5, 14.3
		Management Portal Operation Guide	3.5, 10.9.1
Enhancing HTTP Server settings	You can now directly set the directive (settings of httpsd.conf) that defines the operation environment of HTTP Server using the Easy Setup definition file and the management portal windows.	System Setup and Operation Guide	4.1.21
		Management Portal Operation Guide	10.10.1
		Definition Reference Guide	4.13

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

Table E-7 Changes made for supporting standard and existing functionality

Item	Overview of changes	Reference	Section
Adding items to be specified in ejb-jar.xml	A class level interceptor and a method level interceptor can now be specified in ejb-jar.xml.	EJB Container Functionality Guide	2.15
Supporting the parallel copy garbage collection	The parallel copy garbage collection can now be selected.	Definition Reference Guide	16.5
Supporting the global transaction of the Inbound resource adapter conforming to Connector 1.5 specifications	Transacted Delivery can now be used in the resource adapters conforming to Connector 1.5 specifications. This enables participation of EIS invoking the Message-driven Bean in the global transaction.	Common Container Functionality Guide	3.16.3
Supporting MHP of a TP1 inbound adapter	MHP can now be used as the OpenTP1client that invokes Application Server by using the TP1 inbound adapter.	Common Container Functionality Guide	Chapter 4
Supporting the FTP inbound adapter of the cjrarupdate command	An FTP inbound adapter has been added to the resource adapters that can be upgraded by using the cjrarupdate command.	Command Reference Guide	2.2

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

Table E-8 Changes for maintaining and improving reliability

Item	Overview of changes	Reference	Section
Improving the database session failover functionality	The user can now select a mode that does not obtain the lock of the database in which the global session information is stored in a performance-centric system. Also, exclusive requests for references can now be defined without updating the database.	Expansion Guide	Chapter 6
Expansion of a process for the OutOfMemory handling functionality	A process for the OutOfMemory handling functionality has been added.	This manual	2.5.7
		Definition Reference Guide	16.2
Adding the memory saving functionality for the Explicit heap used in an HTTP session	A functionality to minimize the amount of the Explicit heap memory used in the HTTP session has been added.	Expansion Guide	8.11

The following table describes the items that are changed with the purpose of maintaining and improving operability.

Table E-9 Changes with the purpose of maintaining and improving operability

Item	Overview of changes	Reference	Section
Supporting user authentication using JP1 products in the virtual environment (handling cloud operations)	The administration and authentication of users using a virtual server manager can now be performed by using the authentication server of JP1 products when integrating JP1.	Virtual System Setup and Operation Guide	1.2.2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, 7.9

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

Table E-10 Changes due to other purposes

Item	Overview of changes	Reference	Section
Supporting the direct connection using APIs (REST Architecture) to the load balancing functionality	Direct connection using APIs (REST architecture) is now supported as a method to connect to the Load balancing functionality. ACOS (AX2500) is added in the types of available load balancing functions.	System Setup and Operation Guide	4.7.2, 4.7.3
		Virtual System Setup and Operation Guide	2.1
		Definition Reference Guide	4.5
Improving response timeout when collecting snapshot logs and collection targets	You can now stop snapshot log collection (timeout) at a specified time. The contents collected as primary delivery data have been changed.	This manual	Appendix A