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uCosminexus Application Server Maintenance and Migration Guide


D.9 Main functionality changes in 08-50

Organization of this subsection

(1) Simplifying implementation and setup

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

Table D‒31: Changes made for simplifying implementation and setup

Item

Overview of changes

Reference

Section

Changing the mandatory tag for specifying web.xml in the Web service provider

The specification of the listener tag, servlet tag, and servlet-mapping tag was changed from mandatory to optional in web.xml in the Web service provider.

Definition Reference Guide

2.2.3

Using the network resources of the logical server

The functionality for accessing the network resources and network drive existing on another host from the J2EE applications was added.

Operation, Monitoring, and Linkage Guide

1.2.3, 5.2, 5.7

Simplifying the execution procedure of the sample program

The procedure of executing the sample program was simplified by providing a part of the sample program in the EAR format.

First Step Guide

3.5

System Setup and Operation Guide

Appendix L

Improving the operations in the management portal window

The default update interval of the window was changed from "Do not update" to "3 seconds".

Management Portal User Guide

7.4.1

Improving the Setup Wizard completion window

The Easy Setup definition file and Connector property file used for setup are now displayed on the window for Setup Wizard completion.

System Setup and Operation Guide

2.2.6

Setting up the virtual environment

The procedure of setting up Application Server on the virtual server, implemented by using a hypervisor, has been added.#

Virtual System Setup and Operation Guide

Chapter 3, Chapter 5

#

To set up in the 08-50 mode, see Appendix D Settings to use the virtual server manager in the 08-50 mode in the manual uCosminexus Application Server Virtual System Setup and Operation Guide.

(2) Supporting standard and existing functionality

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

Table D‒32: Changes made for supporting standard and existing functionality

Item

Overview of changes

Reference

Section

Supporting invocation from OpenTP1

The Message-driven Bean running on Application Server can now be invoked from OpenTP1.

Common Container Functionality Guide

Chapter 4

Supporting JMS

The Cosminexus JMS Provider functionality conforming to the JMS 1.1 specifications can now be used.

Common Container Functionality Guide

Chapter 6

Supporting Java SE 6

The Java SE 6 functionality can now be used.

This manual

5.5, 5.8.1

Supporting the use of generics

Generics can now be used with EJB.

EJB Container Functionality Guide

4.2.18

(3) Maintaining and improving reliability

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

Table D‒33: Changes made for maintaining and improving reliability

Item

Overview of changes

Reference

Section

Improving the usability of the Explicit Memory Management functionality

The Explicit Memory Management functionality can now be used easily by using the automatic allocation configuration file.

System Design Guide

7.2, 7.7.3, 7.11.4, 7.12.1

Expansion Guide

Chapter 7

Controlling the database session failover functionality for URIs

When using the database session failover functionality, you can now specify the requests that will be outside the scope of the functionality for URIs.

Expansion Guide

5.6.1

Monitoring errors in the virtual environment

In a virtual system, the virtual server is now monitored and the occurrence of errors can be detected.

Virtual System Setup and Operation Guide

Appendix D

(4) Maintaining and improving operability

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

Table D‒34: Changes made for maintaining and improving operability

Item

Overview of changes

Reference

Section

Omitting the management user account

The login ID and password of the user can now be omitted in the management portal, Management Server commands, or Smart Composer functionality commands.

System Setup and Operation Guide

4.1.15

Management Portal User Guide

2.2, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.3, 8.1, 8.2.1, Appendix F.2

Command Reference Guide

1.4, mngsvrctl (Starting/ stopping/ setting up Management Server), mngsvrutil (Management Server management commands), 8.3, cmx_admin_passwd (Setting up the management user account of Management Server)

Virtual environment operations

The procedure of executing batch start, batch stop, scale in, and scale out for multiple virtual servers has been added in the virtual system. #

Virtual System Setup and Operation Guide

Chapter 4, Chapter 6

#

To operate in the 08-50 mode, see Appendix D Settings to use the virtual server manager in the 08-50 mode in the manual uCosminexus Application Server Virtual System Setup and Operation Guide.

(5) Other purposes

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

Table D‒35: Changes due to other purposes

Item

Overview of changes

Reference

Section

Unused objects statistical functionality in the Tenured area

Only the unused objects can now be identified in the Tenured area.

This manual

9.8

Base object list output functionality for Tenured augmentation factors

The information of the objects that form the base of unused objects, identified by using the unused objects statistical functionality in the Tenured area, can now be output.

9.9

Class-wise statistical information analysis functionality

The class-wise statistical information can now be output in the CSV format.

9.10

Cluster node switching based on the detection of the exceeding of the auto-restart frequency of the logical server

Node switching can now be executed when the logical server is in an abnormally stopped state (state in which the auto-restart count is exceeded, or state in which an error is detected when the auto-restart count is set to 0) in a cluster configuration wherein Management Server is to be monitored for node switching.

Operation, Monitoring, and Linkage Guide

16.2.2, 16.3.3, 16.3.4, 18.4.3, 18.5.3

Node switching system for the host unit management model

Node switching can now be executed for the host unit management model in the system operations integrated with the cluster software.

Chapter 16

Supporting ACOS (AX2000, BS320)

ACOS (AX2000, BS320) was added to the types of load balancers that are available.

System Setup and Operation Guide

4.7.2, 4.7.3, 4.7.5, 4.7.6, Appendix J, Appendix J.2

Definition Reference Guide

4.2.4, 4.3.2, 4.3.4, 4.3.5, 4.3.6, 4.7.1

Transaction attributes that can be specified in the Stateful Session Bean (SessionSynchronization) when transactions are managed with CMT, have been added

Supports, NotSupported, and Never can now be specified as the transaction attributes in the Stateful Session Bean (SessionSynchronization), when transactions are managed with CMT.

EJB Container Functionality Guide

2.7.3

Forcibly terminating Administration Agent when OutOfMemoryError occurs

Administration Agent is now forcibly terminated when OutOfMemoryError occurs in JavaVM.

This manual

2.5.5

Asynchronous parallel processing of threads

Asynchronous timer processing and asynchronous thread processing can now be implemented by using TimerManager and WorkManager.

Expansion Guide

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