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uCosminexus Application Server Operation, Monitoring, and Linkage Guide


D.7 Main updates in the functionality of 08-70

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‒21: Changes for simplifying implementation and setup

Item

Overview of changes

Reference manual

Section

Improving the management portal

Changes have been made to enable the user to set up the property (settings of the Connector property file) for defining resource adapter attributes and performing the connection test, using 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 User Guide

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Adding the import attribute implicit import functionality of the page/tag directive

The import attribute implicit import functionality of the page/tag directive can now be used.

Web Container Functionality Guide

2.3.7

Supporting the automatic environment settings for the 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 the JP1 products can be automatically set up 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, the database can now be connected by using the JDBC driver of the database products. The database connection through the JDBC driver of Cosminexus DABroker Library is not supported anymore.

You can now set up the integrated user management functionality using the Easy Setup definition file and the management portal window.

Active Directory now supports double byte characters such as Japanese language in DN.

Security Management Guide

Chapter 5, 14.2.2

Management Portal User Guide

3.5, 10.8.1

Enhancing HTTP Server settings

You can now directly set up the directives (settings of httpsd.conf) that define the operation environment of HTTP Server using the Easy Setup definition file and the management portal window.

System Setup and Operation Guide

4.1.21

Management Portal User Guide

10.9.1

Definition Reference Guide

4.10

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(2) Supporting standard and existing functionality

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

Table D‒22: Changes for supporting the standard and the existing functionality

Item

Overview of changes

Reference manual

Section

Adding items to be specified in ejb-jar.xml

The class level and method level interceptors 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

14.5

Supporting the global transaction of the Inbound resource adapters conforming to the Connector 1.5 specifications

Transacted Delivery can now be used with the resource adapters conforming to the Connector 1.5 specifications. This enables participation of EIS invoking Message-driven Beans in the global transaction.

Common Container Functionality Guide

3.16.3

Supporting MHP of TP1 inbound adapters

MHP can now be used as an OpenTP1client that invokes Application Server by using TP1 inbound adapters.

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

(3) Maintaining and improving reliability

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

Table D‒23: Changes for maintaining and improving the reliability

Item

Overview of changes

Reference manual

Section

Improving the database session failover functionality

The user can now select a mode that does not acquire 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

Expanding a process for the

OutOfMemory handling functionality

A process for the OutOfMemory handling functionality has been added.

Maintenance and Migration Guide

2.5.4

Definition Reference Guide

14.2

Adding the memory saving functionality for the Explicit heap used in an HTTP session

The functionality to minimize the amount of the Explicit heap memory used in an HTTP session has been added.

Expansion Guide

7.11

(4) Maintaining and improving the operational performance

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

Table D‒24: Changes for maintaining and improving the operational performance

Item

Overview of changes

Reference manual

Section

Supporting user authentication using JP1 products in a virtual environment (handling cloud operations)

The administration and the authentication of the users using a virtual server manager can now be performed by using the authentication server of the JP1 products when integrating JP1.

Virtual System Setup and Operation Guide

1.2.2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, 7.9

(5) Other purposes

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

Table D‒25: Changes for other purposes

Item

Overview of changes

Reference manual

Section

Supporting the direct connection using APIs (REST architecture) to the load balancing functionality

The direct connection using APIs (REST architecture) is now supported as a method to connect to the load balancing functionality.

ACOS (AX2500) is added to the types of the 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

4.2.4

Improving the response timeout when collecting the snapshot logs and the collection targets

You can now stop the snapshot log collection (timeout) at a specified time. The contents collected as the primary delivery data have been changed.

Maintenance and Migration Guide

Appendix A