iPlanet Application Server: Designing and Building J2EE Solutions [Paperback]

David Ogren (Author), Martin Gee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 8, 2002 | ISBN-10: 076454909X | ISBN-13: 978-0764549090

Your insider's guide to iAS, from a systems engineer on the iPlanet team and one of the leading independent iAS implementation consultants

In this first-ever guide to iAS, iPlanet insiders show you how to master the ins and outs of this leading J2EE application server, build Java enterprise applications that harness its full power, and manage application deployments for peak performance. You'll find out how to customize an iAS development environment, optimize application design for iAS architecture, and tackle administration tasks such as clustering and registry tuneups. Throughout, the authors explain quirks and undocumented features, demonstrate time-saving tricks, and pinpoint best practices for a host of mission-critical iAS issues.

You'll learn how to:
* Install iAS and set up a development environment
* Take advantage of the way iAS handles servlets, JSPs, and EJBs
* Package applications to make the most of iAS
* Integrate Forte for Java and other IDEs
* Manage application deployment, load balancing, and failover
* Save time and trouble with iAS registry secrets and logging tricks
* Harness the power of SOAP and Web services
* Make the most of RMI/IIOP
* Implement best practices for everything from automated builds to high availability architectures

The CD-ROM features:
* Code examples from the book
* Forte for Java, release 3.0, Community Edition
* Java 2 Software Development Kit, Standard Edition version 1.4 for Windows
* ICSynergy iPlanet ANT Extensions

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Your insider's guide to iAS, from a systems engineer on the iPlanet team and one of the leading independent iAS implementation consultants

In this first-ever guide to iAS, iPlanet insiders show you how to master the ins and outs of this leading J2EE application server, build Java enterprise applications that harness its full power, and manage application deployments for peak performance. You'll find out how to customize an iAS development environment, optimize application design for iAS architecture, and tackle administration tasks such as clustering and registry tuneups. Throughout, the authors explain quirks and undocumented features, demonstrate time-saving tricks, and pinpoint best practices for a host of mission-critical iAS issues.

You'll learn how to:
* Install iAS and set up a development environment
* Take advantage of the way iAS handles servlets, JSPs, and EJBs
* Package applications to make the most of iAS
* Integrate Forte for Java and other IDEs
* Manage application deployment, load balancing, and failover
* Save time and trouble with iAS registry secrets and logging tricks
* Harness the power of SOAP and Web services
* Make the most of RMI/IIOP
* Implement best practices for everything from automated builds to high availability architectures

The CD-ROM features:
* Code examples from the book
* Forte for Java, release 3.0, Community Edition
* Java 2 Software Development Kit, Standard Edition version 1.4 for Windows
* ICSynergy iPlanet ANT Extensions

About the Author

David F. Ogren is a systems engineer and application server specialist at the iPlanet division of Sun Microsystems. He has been designing and building Java systems for five years and has been working with iPlanet Application Server since 1999.
Martin Gee is the principal owner and Chief Technology officer for ICSynergy. Over the last five years, he has architected and developed many J2EE and iPlanet solutions. He also teaches Sun Education iPlanet courses and is a Sun Certified Programmer and Developer.

Product Details

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (July 8, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076454909X
• ISBN-13: 978-0764549090
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,568,951 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A book for iAS Developer, May 16, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: iPlanet Application Server: Designing and Building J2EE Solutions (Paperback)

The use of design patterns in J2EE applications is an exciting new field, adding to the existing wealth of software designs pattern.
This book is a for how to:
* Install iAS and set up a development environment
* Take advantage of the way iAS handles servlets, JSP, and EJBs.
* Package applications to make the most of iAS.
* Integrate Forte for Java and other IDEs.
* Manage application deployment, load balancing, and failover.
* Save time and trouble with iAS registry secrets and logging tricks.
* Harness the power of SOAP and Web Services.
* Make the most of RMI/IIOP.
* Implement best practices for everything from automated builds to high availability architectures.

This book contains CD-ROM, which features:
* Code example from book
* Forte for Java, release 3.0.
* J2SE 1.4
* ICSynergy iPlanet ANT Extensions.

4.0 out of 5 stars Much better than the help files, but what's not?, March 14, 2003

By 

Douglas Rowe (the Columbia Java Users Group, Columbia, SC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: iPlanet Application Server: Designing and Building J2EE Solutions (Paperback)

I found this book comprehensive in it's treatment of installing the server, integrating your IDE, deploying servlets, JSP's and EJB's. Implementing SOAP and what's happening behind the scenes. All the things that help a developer new to this server to be successful.

Unfortunately, most of that could be found (though not nearly as quickly) by diligently searching the awful iPlanet server help documentation. The information this book lacks is the information I wanted from a manual. The down-in-the-trenches advanced help with implementing alternative session control, external load balancing, real-time debugging and the specifics of automated builds. The book briefly discusses these things to indicate they are there, but never gives you the real solutions.