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uCosminexus Application Server Operation, Monitoring, and Linkage Guide


D.6 Main updates in the functionality of 09-00

Organization of this subsection

(1) Simplifying implementation and setup

The following table lists the items that are changed for simplifying the implementation and setup.

Table D‒16: Changes for simplifying implementation and setup

Item

Overview of changes

Reference manual

Reference location

Changing the units to be set up and operated in the virtual environment

The units to be operated when you set up and operate the virtual environment were changed from the virtual server to the virtual server group. You can now use the file in which the virtual server group is defined, and register multiple virtual servers to a management unit in a batch.

Virtual System Setup and Operation Guide

1.1.2

Canceling the restrictions on the environment setup by using Setup Wizard

The restrictions on the environments that can be set up with Setup Wizard were removed. Even if an environment has been set up with another functionality, you can now unset up the environment and use Setup Wizard for setup.

System Setup and Operation Guide

2.2.7

Simplifying the procedure for deleting the setup environment

The deletion procedure has now been simplified by adding the functionality to delete a system environment set up by using Management Server (mngunsetup command).

System Setup and Operation Guide

4.1.37

Management Portal User Guide

3.6, 5.4

Command Reference Guide

mngunsetup (Deleting the setup environment of Management Server)

(2) Supporting standard and existing functionality

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

Table D‒17: Changes for supporting the standard and the existing functionality

Item

Overview of changes

Reference manual

Reference location

Supporting Servlet 3.0

Servlet 3.0 is now supported.

Web Container Functionality Guide

Chapter 7

Supporting EJB 3.1

EJB 3.1 is now supported.

EJB Container Functionality Guide

Chapter 2

Supporting JSF 2.1

JSF 2.1 is now supported.

Web Container Functionality Guide

Chapter 3

Supporting JSTL 1.2

JSTL 1.2 is now supported.

Web Container Functionality Guide

Chapter 3

Supporting CDI 1.0

CDI 1.0 is now supported.

Common Container Functionality Guide

Chapter 8

Using the Portable Global JNDI name

You can now look up objects for which Portable Global JNDI names are used.

Common Container Functionality Guide

2.4

Supporting JAX-WS 2.2

JAX-WS 2.2 is now supported.

Web Service Development Guide

1.1, 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 1.1

JAX-RS 1.1 is now supported.

Web Service Development Guide

1.1, 1.2.2, 1.3.2, 1.4.2, 1.5.1, 1.6, 2.3,Chapter 11, Chapter12, Chapter 13, Chapter 17, Chapter 24, Chapter 39

(3) Maintaining and improving reliability

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

Table D‒18: Changes for maintaining and improving the reliability

Item

Overview of changes

Reference manual

Reference location

Using TLSv1.2 in the SSL/TLS communication

You can now use RSA BSAFE SSL-J to execute the SSL/TLS communication with a security protocol containing TLSv 1.2.

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(4) Maintaining and improving operational performance

The following table lists the items that are changed for maintaining and improving operational performance.

Table D‒19: Changes for maintaining and improving operational performance

Item

Overview of changes

Reference manual

Reference location

Monitoring the total pending queues of the entire Web container

You can now output the total pending queues of the entire Web container in the operation information and monitor the number of queues.

This manual

Chapter 3

Output of performance analysis trace for applications (user-extended trace)

The performance analysis trace used for analyzing the processing performance of user-developed applications can now be output without changing the applications.

Maintenance and Migration Guide

Chapter 7

Operations performed by using the user script in a virtual environment

The user-created script (user script) can now be executed on a virtual server at any timing

Virtual System Setup and Operation Guide

7.8

Improving the management portal

Changes were made so that the messages describing the procedure are displayed on the following management portal windows:

  • Distribution of setup information window

  • Start windows for the Web server, J2EE server, and SFO server

  • Batch start, batch restart, and start windows for Web server cluster and J2EE server cluster

Management Portal User Guide

10.10.1, 11.9.2, 11.10.2, 11.10.4, 11.10.6, 11.11.2, 11.12.2, 11.12.4, 11.12.6

Adding the restart functionality of the management functionality

You can now specify the settings for automatic restart by the management functionality (Management Server and Administration Agent), and continue operations even when an error occurs in the management functionality. The procedure for automatic start settings was also changed.

This manual

2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4

Command Reference Guide

mngautorun (Set up and unset up of automatic start and automatic restart)

(5) Other purposes

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

Table D‒20: Changes for other purposes

Item

Overview of changes

Reference manual

Reference location

Changing the file switching units when log is output

The output destination files are now switched by the date when the log is output.

Maintenance and Migration Guide

3.2.1

Changing the Web server name

The name of the Web server included in Application Server is changed to HTTP Server.

HTTP Server User Guide

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Supporting the direct connection that uses BIG-IP APIs (SOAP architecture)

The direct connection that uses APIs (SOAP architecture) in BIG-IP (load balancer) is now supported.

Also, the procedure for setting up the connection environment of the load balancer was changed for using the direct connection that uses APIs.

System Setup and Operation Guide

4.7.3, Appendix J

Virtual System Setup and Operation Guide

2.1, Appendix C

Security Management Guide

8.2, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 18.2.1, 18.2.2, 18.2.3

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