How to install GlassFish 3.1

Step 1

Go to the Glassfish download page: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javaee/downloads/index.html

Step 2

Download the Java EE 6 Development Kit Bundles with JDK Java EE 6 SDK Update 2 which includes:

• JDK 6 Update 24
• GlassFish Server Open Source Edition 3.1
• Java EE 6 Code Samples
• Java EE 6 API Documentation
• Java EE 6 Tutorial
• Your First Cup: An Introduction to the Java EE Platform

When download is done, run the installation file

Step 6

You may just go with the defaul parameters, which will install GlassFish in c:\glassfish3

Step 7

You will see a summary page when the installation is done

Step 8

Point your browser at http://localhost:8080

You should see a page that says "Your Application Server is now running"

Step 9

Download hello.war into the C:\glassfish3\glassfish\domains\domain1\autodeploy folder (it will be referred to as the autodeploy folder from now on). If your browser changes the extension from .war to .zip - that's OK for an autodeployed web application and is less likely to happen - do NOT change the extension (past experience is that changing the file extension in the autodeploy folder confuses GlassFish).

After the hello.war_deployed or hello.zip_deployed file appears in the autodeploy folder, point your browser at http://localhost:8080/hello/

You should see the "Hi, my name is Duke" page 

Alternatively, you may use the Administration Console to deloy this sample app:

• Launch the Administration Console by typing the following URL in your browser: http://localhost:4848
• Click the Applications node in the tree on the left. The Applications page is displayed.
• Click the Deploy button. The Deploy Applications or Modules page is displayed.
• Select Packaged File to be Uploaded to the Server, and click Browse.
• Navigate to the location in which you saved the hello.war sample, select the ile, and click Open. You are returned to the Deploy Applications or Modules page.
• Specify a description in the Description field, for example: hello
• Accept the other default settings, and click OK. You are returned to the Applications page.
• Select the check box next to the hello application and click the Launch link to run the application. The default URL for the application is: http://localhost:8080/hello/