Tutorial for Beginners Possessing Basics on Web Development
Learn how to create a simple web application that connects to a MySQL database server in a tutorial authored by Troy Giunipero, who also covers other web development technologies in his piece, such as JavaServer Pages (JSP), JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library (JSTL), the Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) API, and two-tier, client-server architecture.
This blog post presents the detailed procedure for upgrading Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) and/or Solaris using Live Upgrade. Gerry Haskins explains that Solaris Live Upgrade is the feature that performs an operating system upgrade with no downtime. The upgrade is done on an alternate disk using the current boot environment (BE). After the Live Upgrade, the alternate disk has all the information from the current BE and just one reboot will bring the system up on the alternate disk with the upgraded Solaris Version.
A recent blog from Giri Mandalika shows readers how to go about “Accessing MySQL Database(s) from StarOffice/OpenOffice.org Suite of Applications”. In the course of this how-to, Mandalika has readers create a MySQL database with read-only access for the user.
For VMware ESX on the Sun Fire X4150 and Unified Storage 7000 Series
If you are interested in getting started using VMware on Sun servers, then a quick start guide by Ron Graham is certainly a resource worth reading. This document goes through the basic steps of setting up VMware Infrastructure 3 functionality on the Sun Fire X4150 with the Sun Storage 7210 Unified Storage System as shared storage.
Creating Projects from Scratch or Joining Projects Already in Progress
Developers in search of an integrated development environment that offers an opportunity for working as part of a team should have a look at “A Guide to Using NetBeans IDE with Kenai Projects.” This tutorial demonstrates how the collaborative tools in the IDE enable users to take advantage of the services offered by the Kenai.com infrastructure and facilitate communication and sharing among developers who are working on a project hosted on Kenai.com. The combination of Kenai services and the integrated support in NetBeans IDE provides a complete development environment.
Zone and Crossbow Deliver a Higher Level of Security
Chrooting, a technique commonly used with MySQL at the file system level, is typically achieved by creating a separated and minimal operating system disk-image to improve system and application security by providing them with a higher degree of isolation. Thierry Manfe has written a how-to that goes a step farther, utilizing the zone and Crossbow virtualization technologies that come with OpenSolaris to get to the next level in terms of isolation.
Instructions on Submitting Applications and Purchasing Available Products
A three-part video deep dives into the Java Store and the Java Warehouse. The Java Store is a JavaFX-powered storefront that provides an easy and secure way to discover and acquire compelling Java and JavaFX applications. The Java Warehouse is the repository for applications submitted for distribution through the Java Store. Bernard Traversat, director of Engineering for the Java Store at Sun, discusses and demonstrates how to use the two with Sun Senior Information Engineer Ed Ort.
Information on Latest Update Along With a Beginner’s Guide
Sun Grid Engine is a distributed resources management (DRM) system that maximizes resource utilization and workload throughput while adhering to resource allocation policies and business rules. Sun Grid Engine 6.2 Update 4 release is the latest available version. It is a bug fix update release and delivers no new features. Anyone interested in the DRM system may want to read a blog entry authored by Dan Templeton that provides the basics on the Sun Grid Engine to help new users get started.
If you’ve been interested in trying out OpenSolaris but aren’t sure where to begin, take some time to read a Sun Developer Network article that shows you how to give it a try via a Live CD, and move on to actually installing the open source OS if long-term use is preferred.
With 11 Lessons, the tutorial, first in the series, provides the basics for learning the JavaFX Script programming language. Focusing on the fundamentals of non-visual, core constructs that are common to all FX applications, learners, when finished with this tutorial will be ready for Building GUI Applications with JavaFX, the second tutorial in this series.
