In this section, we will get familiar with the GlassFish Server's overall directory structure, and then dive into the administrative domain to explore the GlassFish configuration files.
The essential directory structure of a GlassFish installation is illustrated in the following screenshot. The purpose and content of these directories are discussed in the following section.
Note
The installer-based GlassFish distribution also creates several additional directories and files such as the uninstaller. We do not discuss this content in this chapter. You can find more information on them in the GlassFish documentation.
The bin directory contains important executable scripts for the GlassFish. For example, the asadmin
script is the primary command line (CLI) administrative tools for GlassFish. You have used asadmin
to start and stop the GlassFish Server earlier in the chapter, and a detailed discussion of the capability...