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GlassFish Server 3.0.1

# GlassFish Server - Installation Complete

## Register GlassFish Server now

Use the Administration Console to register GlassFish Server now. Registration is optional, but as a registered user you receive benefits such as:

- Patch information and bug updates
- Screencasts and tutorials
- News and events
- Support and training offerings

## Get Oracle GlassFish Server with Premier Support

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## Install and update additional software components

Use the Update Tool to install and update additional technologies and frameworks such as:

- Hibernate JPA
- JRuby runtime
- Jython container

If you are using the web profile, you can also use Update Tool to obtain technologies that are included by default in the full platform, such as:

- Enterprise Java Beans
- Metro
- Jersey

To improve the user experience and optimize offerings to users, Sun collects data about GlassFish Server usage that is transmitted by the Update Tool installer as part of the automatic update processes. No personally identifiable information is collected by this process.

## Join the GlassFish community

Visit the GlassFish Community page for information about how to join the GlassFish community. The GlassFish community is developing an open source, production-quality, enterprise-class application server that implements the newest features of the Java™ Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) platform and related enterprise technologies.

## Try the sample applications

The sample applications that are included with the Java EE 6 SDK demonstrate how to quickly compile, assemble, and deploy small, technology-focused applications.

## Learn more about GlassFish Server

Consult the following resources to learn more about GlassFish Server:

- Quick Start Guide: Start here to learn about the GlassFish Server. The Quick Start Guide explains how to perform basic tasks such as starting the server, accessing the Administration Console, and deploying a sample application.
- Features and resources: Learn more about key features of the GlassFish Server, including what's new; plus additional resources such as forums, mailing lists, support, and how to submit feedback.
- Product documentation: View the online product documentation for complete information about the GlassFish Server, including up-to-date release notes.
- Your First Cup: An Introduction to the Java EE Platform: Follow this short tutorial for beginning Java EE programmers that shows how to develop a simple enterprise application from scratch. The sample application is a web application that consists of an Enterprise JavaBean™, a JAX-RS web service, and a JavaServer Faces™ Facelet web front end.
- The Java EE Tutorial: Learn more about the Java EE standards by following this beginner's guide to developing enterprise applications for the GlassFish Server. It includes working examples and step-by-step instructions for creating Java EE applications with these technologies: Web services, Java Servlets, JavaServer Pages (JSP), JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL), Enterprise JavaBeans, Java Message Service, and Java EE Connector Architecture.
- Java™ Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) API online documentation (only in SDK bundle): View the API reference documentation for the GlassFish Server packages and related APIs. This documentation is generated from the source code by the Javadoc™ tool.

  Note — The preceding link to the Java EE API online documentation is valid only if you obtained GlassFish Server through the Java EE SDK. If necessary, you can browse the Java EE API documentation online.

- Java BluePrints: Obtain practical design advice on enterprise and wireless Java applications for developers who have mastered basic Java EE concepts.

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