Overview

GlassFish is an open source application server based on the source code for Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 9 (from Sun Microsystems), and on the source code for TopLink (from Oracle). GlassFish supports all Java platform Enterprise Edition API specifications such as JDBC, RMI, e-mail, JMS, web services and XML, and details how to make them work with one another.

The GlassFish discovery process enables the user to discover a full topology, including J2EE applications, JDBC and JMS resources.