Using the Server Administration API

The Server Administration API allows you to programmatically configure and manage a Novell exteNd Application Server. Applications written with this API can be deployed as Java applications running on the server or as Java clients, such as SilverJ2EEClient. The application server's SMC (which uses a Java client) is built with this API. You can use the Server Administration API to programmatically handle these tasks:

Load balancing configuration
Set security on objects
Manage deployed J2EE archives
Manage server sessions
Manage certificates
Manage threads
Manage statistics

This chapter has the following sections:

Status of the Server Administration API

The Server Administration API will likely be replaced in the future by the J2EE Management API.

The J2EE Management API will result from JSR-77 and be part of J2EE 1.4. It will provide a standard model for managing J2EE environments.

For more information about the J2EE Management API, see http://jcp.org/jsr/detail/77.jsp.

For information about the Server Administration API

To obtain the Server Administration API documentation, contact Novell exteNd Technical Support.