Glassfish Web Stack 1.4
Jyri J. Virkki
Web Stack Architect
February 10, 2009

Overview
Introducing Glassfish Web Stack
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A collection of the most popular open source web tier
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components
A superset of 'AMP' (Apache+MySQL+PHP)
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Optimized for performance and Solaris feature
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compatibility
A fully supported Sun product
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Brief Historical Background
OpenSolaris Web Stack project
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Ongoing since August 2007
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Formally integrate all interesting web tier open source projects
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into OpenSolaris (via native IPS packages)
CoolStack project
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Used to publish Solaris 10 packages of common web tier open
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source components
Community effort, not a Sun product, no support
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Today: Glassfish Web Stack 1.4
Glassfish Web Stack unifies Sun product offering of open
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source web tier components under one umbrella
A supported Sun product
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Available on both OpenSolaris and Solaris 10
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Replaces CoolStack
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The version number reflects continuity from CoolStack 1.3
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And also available on RedHat Enterprise Linux
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Same components; One product; Three platforms; Fully
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Supported!

Supported Components
Today Glassfish Web Stack 1.4 includes:
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Apache httpd 2.2.11
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APR 1.3.3
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mod_dtrace 0.3
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mod_fcgid 2.2
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mod_jk 1.2.25
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mod_perl 2.0.2
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mod_ruby 1.2.6
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(and numerous supported built-in modules)
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Supported Components
PHP 5.2.6
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Additional PHP extensions include:
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APC 3.0.19
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dtrace 1.0.3
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idn 0.1
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memcache 2.2.3
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suhosin 0.9.27
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tcpwrap 1.1.3
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xdebug 2.0.3
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(and numerous supported built-in extensions)
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Ruby 1.8.6
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Supported Components
Python 2.5.2
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Squid 2.6
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Tomcat 5.5.27
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memcached 1.2.5
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MySQL 5.0.67
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lighttpd 1.4.19
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Platform Notes: OpenSolaris 2008.11
Available via native IPS
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No separate install required
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Install most components in one go:
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% pfexec pkg install amp
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Or handpick individual favorite components:
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% pfexec pkg install SUNWphp52 SUNWruby18
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Fully integrated with smf
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% pfexec svcadm enable apache22
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dtrace support included
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In Apache httpd, Ruby, PHP
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Platform Notes: Solaris 10
Same components, same versions as OpenSolaris
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Available as SVR4 packages
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Go to www.sun.com/software/webstack and click on “Get
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It!”
Unpack the downloaded file into a new directory
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# ./install amp
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(installs typical components)
Integrated with smf
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dtrace support included
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In Apache httpd, Ruby, PHP
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Platform Notes: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Again same components, same versions as OpenSolaris
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Available as rpm packages
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As with Solaris 10, download from
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www.sun.com/software/webstack
Unpack the downloaded file into a new directory
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# ./install amp
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(installs typical components)
Full feature parity with OpenSolaris/Solaris10
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Except for features which are not available on Linux:
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No smf, no dtrace support
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Future Directions
Continue updating component versions to stay as current
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as release cycle permits
Releases are approximately aligned with OpenSolaris releases
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Add selected components based on customer value
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(feedback welcome!)
Working towards integration with Glassfish Update Center
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Focusing on performance and scalability improvements at
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the moment
And enhancing unique features...
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e.g. much more dtrace support coming soon
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More Info...
Glassfish Web Stack product page:
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http://www.sun.com/software/webstack/
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Solaris 10/RHEL download page:
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http://www.sun.com/software/webstack/ and click on “Get It!”
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Web Stack forum:
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http://forums.sun.com/forum.jspa?forumID=980
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OpenSolaris Web Stack Project:
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http://opensolaris.org/os/project/webstack/
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OpenSolaris Web Stack discussion:
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webstack-discuss@opensolaris.org
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