[...]... brand name WebSphere Application Server This section focuses on WebSphere Application Server and details the differences between the various editions All of the editions provide the functionality of an application server This term does not have a precise definition, but in this context it refers to a server that extends the functionality of a Web server A traditional Web server is a server capable of... 2-10: Starting the WebSphere Application Server (Windows) Figure 2-11: Starting the WebSphere Application Server (UNIX) Testing the HTTP Server The most common way to invoke the WebSphere Application Server is via HTTP access Such access is made from a common Web browser and depends heavily on the HTTP server installed This step is important if you've installed IBM HTTP Server It is also worthwhile... WebSphere 4.0 does not require a Web server Version 4.0 comes with a built-in, fully functional Web server, which runs on port 9080 It is not recommended for production use, but it does allow a user to test a WebSphere Application Server (WAS) installation without installing a Web server For a production environment, we suggest you install a Web server (or an HTTP server) to work with, such as Microsoft... information and exploring the WebSphere Application Server Figure 2-9: First Steps window The first thing you can do to check whether the installation was successful is to start the application server To do this, just select the corresponding entry from the First Steps window The server window will appear, as shown in Figure 2-10 (for Windows) The application server window for UNIX is shown in Figure... offers a richer deployment environment than the Single Server Edition It allows you to run several application server instances (possibly on different hosts), while providing the illusion of a single virtual server This means that you can bring up a set of servers that work cooperatively as one server This feature allows you to seamlessly tie up a set of servers, boosting both the performance and the reliability... servlet A servlet is a piece of Java code running on the server side (Servlets are discussed in detail later in Part V.) A servlet can generate dynamic content, and that is the main difference between the WebSphere Application Server and the underlying HTTP server In other words, the Web server can return only "static" content, whereas the application server can invoke servlets and other mechanisms to generate... § Oracle § Informix § Sybase § SQL Server For more details on supported products, see the following Web site: http://www-4.ibm.com/ software/webservers/ appserv/doc/v40/ prereqs/ae_v401.htm The WebSphere Family of Products This section reviews the WebSphere family of products beyond the Application Server 6 WebSphere Studio Application Developer WebSphere Studio Application Developer (WSAD) is a new... you with the capability to reformat and adapt your data on the server side, according to your needs WebSphere Voice Server A recent venue of expansion for Internet applications is the realm of voice services, via call centers and voice portals IBM has moved into this domain with the WebSphere Voice Server This server builds on the WebSphere server and VoiceXML (a special variant of XML for voice-based... traditional Web server is a server capable of responding to HTTP protocol requests An application server provides the ability to execute Java server- side code, allowing for the generation of dynamic content and the implementation of complex enterprise applications WebSphere Advanced Single Server Edition The Single Server Edition of WebSphere, new in version 4.0, is the entry-level product Before version... you should start the server using the startserver.bat file, as shown in Figure 2-19 27 Figure 2-19: Starting the server using startserver.bat When you do this, you should always look at the log files to make sure that the server has started correctly It's important to do this, because the message on the console doesn't help much All it says (and it always says this) is that the server launch was completed . WebSphere Application Server. WebSphere Application Server is an application deployment environment for applications implemented as Java server- side code. WebSphere Application Server comes. IBM WebSphere Application Server, SG24-5423-00 IBM WebSphere and VisualAge for Java Database Integration with DB2, Oracle, and SQL Server, SG24-5471-00 WebSphere Application Server: Standard. WebSphere Application ServerPlus for Tivoli product documentation IBM WebSphere Application Server Online Documentation Center (Part of the product distribution) Redbooks Java Application