The document provides a quick guide for using GlassFish 4.0, detailing steps to start and stop the server, and deploy applications. It includes terminology related to installation directories, domain management, and specific commands for deploying and undeploying applications such as using the 'asadmin' command. Additionally, it outlines an automatic deployment process by copying the WAR file to the appropriate directory.

1. GlassFish 4.0
Quickguide: Start server, stop, deploy applications [HOW-TO]
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2. Conventions
 Following slides describes paths and filenames usually used in
books and tutorials about Glassfish Server.

3. as-install
[Windows]
Represents the base installation directory for GlassFish Server.

4. as-install-parent
Represents the parent of the base installation directory for
GlassFish Server.

5. domain-root-dir
Represents the directory in which a domain is created by
default.

6. domain-dir
Represents the directory in which a domain's configuration
is stored.

7. Default
Administration
Values

8. Starting a
domain
[Only one
domain
present]
Need to add which domain in case of additional existing domain
in the domain-root-dir

10. Stopping a
domain
Check if the domain is running:

11. Deploy an app
 Download the hello.war sample:
 http://glassfish.java.net/downloads/quickstart/hello.war

12.  Domain should be started first ( asadmin start-domain )
Deploy an app
Or through the adminsitration Interface

14. Check
deployed
apps

15. Undeploy
an app
Notice hello without the .war extension!

16. Deploying
automatically
 Copy the war file into domain-dir/auto-deploy , Done!

17. Undeploying
automatically
 Through the command line: del hello.war , Done!