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title: Introduction to Java Application Server Guide
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# Introduction to Java Application Server Guide

Explains J2EE and JBoss development on OS X Server.

## Organization of This Document

This document has the following chapters:

- [Application Server Overview](../Overview/Overview.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40002323-CH214-BBCBEBGA) provides an overview of JBoss for OS X Server. - [Configuring Applications](../ConfiguringApplications/ConfiguringApplications.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40002323-CH215-BAJEHIGD) explains how to perform certain tasks with the deployment tool, such as opening, configuring, and saving application archives. - [Configuring and Deploying Sun’s Pet Store](../ConfiguringPetStore/ConfiguringPetStore.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40002323-CH216-BCIGCDAB) walks you through configuring and deploying Sun’s Pet Store application in OS X Server. - [Administering Application Servers](../AdministeringAppServers/AdministeringAppServers.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40002323-CH217-CJBCFBJG) teaches you how to manage application servers, which are JBoss instances running on one or more computers. - [Balancing User Load and Replicating Sessions](../LoadBalance/LoadBalance.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40002323-CH218-BAJJGGGC) explains how to enable an application to be distributable among cluster nodes and walks you through configuring HTTP load balancing for Pet Store using three computers.

This document also contains a revision history, a glossary, and an index.

## See Also

To use this document to its fullest, you should download its companion files, which are packaged in `Application_Server_companion.zip`, located in the same webpage from which you obtained this document.

For an introduction to J2EE, visit [http://java.sun.com/j2ee](http://java.sun.com/j2ee) . You can get detailed information on JBoss at [http://jboss.org](http://jboss.org) .

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