Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.1 2005Q2 Update 2 Quick Start Guide

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## General Conventions

The following general conventions are used in this guide:

- File and directory paths are given in UNIX® format (with forward slashes separating directory names). For Windows versions, the directory paths are the same, except that backslashes are used to separate directories.

- URLs are given in the format:

  `http:`/server`.`domain`/`path`/`file`.html`

  In these URLs, server is the server name where applications are run; domain is your Internet domain name; path is the server’s directory structure; and file is an individual filename. Emphasis items in URLs are placeholders.

- Font conventions include:

  - The `monospace` font is used for sample code and code listings, API and language elements (such as function names and class names), file names, path names, directory names, and HTML tags.

  - Emphasis type is used for code variables.

  - Emphasis type is also used for book titles, emphasis, variables and placeholders, and words used in the literal sense.

  - Bold type is used as either a paragraph lead-in or to indicate words used in the literal sense.

- Installation root directories for most platforms are indicated by install_dir in this document.

  By default, the location of install_dir on most platforms is:

  - Solaris and Linux file-based installations, non-root user:

    user’s home directory`/SUNWappserver`

  - Solaris and Linux file-based installations, root user:

    `/opt/SUNWappserver`

  - Windows, all installations:

    system drive`:\\Sun\\AppServer`

- Domain root directories are indicated by domain_dir in this document, which by default is an abbreviation for the following:

      install_dir/domains/

  However, for package-based installations, the directory containing all the domains can be changed from install_dir`/domains/` to another directory during installation. In configuration files, you may see domain_dir represented as follows:

      ${com.sun.aas.instanceRoot}

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