Shared Libraries; Jbi Descriptors - Sun Microsystems GlassFish Enterprise Server 2.1 Administration Manual

JBI Environment

Shared Libraries

A Shared Library provides Java classes that are not private to a single component and is typically
shared by more than one JBI Component. For example, the Java EE Service Engine requires the
WSDL Shared Library.
You can do the following operations on Shared Libraries. For detailed steps, log on to the
Admin Console, navigate to the JBI node, click Shared Libraries and then click Online Help.
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JBI Descriptors

The descriptor file (jbi.xml) for Service Assemblies, JBI Components, and Shared Libraries
provides the following information:
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View all Shared Libraries.
Install Shared Libraries.
View General Properties of a Shared Library.
View the descriptor for a Shared Library.
Uninstall a Shared Library.
Service Assemblies: Lists the Service Units contained in the Service Assembly and the target
for each Service Unit. Some Service Units may also show information on connection
endpoints.
JBI Components: Lists the type of the JBI Component (Binding Component or Service
Engine), a description of the component, information about relevant classpaths for the
component, and the name of any Shared Library upon which it depends.
Shared Libraries: Lists the name of the shared library, and the names of the archive files
(.jar files) or class file subdirectories it contains.