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Why is exploded deployment not recommended in production?

From: Weden Jason-RWC467 <jweden_at_motorola.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:48:06 -0400

In the official glassfish docs, it says the following about the
"deploydir" command which is used for directory-based (exploded)
deployment:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/820-4278/deploydir-1?l=en&a=view
<http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/820-4278/deploydir-1?l=en&a=view>
 
"Directory deployment is for advanced developers only. Do not use it in
production environments. In production environments, use the deploy
command."
 
Why is this not recommended for production? Is there a performance
penalty?
 
Regards,
 
Jason Weden
FTTP AXSVision Software Development
Access Networks, Home and Networks Mobility
Motorola, Inc.
978-614-3182