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uCosminexus Application Server Compatibility Guide


H.6 Main functionality changes in 09-00

Organization of this subsection

(1) Simplifying implementation and setup

The following table shows the items that were changed to simplify implementation and setup.

Table H‒16: Changes made for simplifying implementation and setup

Item

Overview of changes

Reference manual

Reference

Changed the unit of the setup and operation target in the virtual environment

The units to be operated when you set up and operate the virtual environment have been changed from the virtual server to the virtual server group. You can now define the information of a virtual server group in a file and register multiple virtual servers to a management unit in a batch.

Virtual System Setup and Operation Guide

1.1.2

Removed the restrictions on environments that can be built by using the Setup Wizard

Removed the restrictions on the environment that can be built by using the Setup Wizard. You can now unset up and set up any of the existing environments set up with a different functionality, by using the Setup Wizard.

System Setup and Operation Guide

2.2.7

Simplification of the procedure for removing an installed environment

Added functionality (mngunsetup command) for removing the system environment that is set up by using Management Server, thereby simplifying the removal procedure.

System Setup and Operation Guide

4.1.37

Management Portal User Guide

3.6, 5.4

Command Reference Guide

mngunsetup (Deleting the Management Server configuration environment

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(2) Supporting the standard and existing functionality

The following table shows the items that were changed to support the standard and existing functionality.

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

Item

Overview of changes

Reference manual

Reference

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 Portable Global JNDI names

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, Chapter 12, Chapter 13, Chapter 17, Chapter 24, Chapter 39

(3) Maintaining and improving reliability

The following table shows the items that were changed to maintain and improve reliability.

Table H‒18: Changes made for maintaining and improving reliability

Item

Overview of changes

Reference manual

Reference

Using TLSv1.2 for SSL/TLS communication

You can now use RSA BSAFE SSL-J to execute the SSL/TLS communication with a security protocol containing TLSv1.2.

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(4) Maintaining and improving operability

The following table shows the items that were changed to maintain and improve operability.

Table H‒19: Changes made for maintaining and improving operability

Item

Overview of changes

Reference manual

Reference

Monitoring the total pending queues of the entire Web container

You can now monitor the total pending queues of the entire Web container when the total is output to the operation information.

Operation, Monitoring, and Linkage Guide

Chapter 3

Output of the trace based performance analysis for applications (user extended trace)

The trace based performance analysis 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 time

Virtual System Setup and Operation Guide

7.8

Improving the management portal

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

  • Deploy the preference information window

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

  • Batch start, batch restart, and startup 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 restart functionality for operation management functionality

You can now set the automatic restart in the operation management functionality (Management Server and Administration Agent). Due to the automatic restart functionality, it is now possible to continue operations even if an error occurs in the operation management functionality. The procedure for automatic start setting has also been changed.

Operation, Monitoring, and Linkage Guide

2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4

Command Reference Guide

mngautorun (Set up/canceling the set up of autostart and autorestart)

(5) Other purposes

The following table shows the items that were changed for other purposes.

Table H‒20: Changes made for other purposes

Item

Overview of changes

Reference manual

Reference

Changing the unit for switching log output files

You can now change log output files by date.

Maintenance and Migration Guide

3.2.1

Changing the Web server name

The name of the Web server included in Application Server has been changed to uCosminexus HTTP Server.

HTTP Server User Guide

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Supporting a direct connection with the API (SOAP architecture) in BIG-IP

Direct connection is now supported by using APIs (SOAP architecture) in BIG-IP (load balancer).

Note that the procedure for setting up the connection environment of the load balancer has been changed for using a direct connection through 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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