About the Application Servers Update 2.0 for Mac OS X Server 10.3

This document contains an overview and download information for the Application Servers Update 2.0. Apple recommends this update to deployers of applications on WebObjects, JBoss, or Tomcat on Mac OS X Server 10.3. The update also includes WebObjects 5.2.3, which has formal support for Java 1.4.2.
This update upgrades various Java application server components shipped in Mac OS X Server 10.3. WebObjects 5.2.3 deployment, which contains many important fixes and is qualified on the Java 1.4.2 platform. JBoss is upgraded to version 3.2.3 and contains new security features and fixes. Tomcat has been updated to version 4.1.29 and is fully integrated with the JBoss distribution.

Installing Application Servers Update on Mac OS X Server 10.3

The update requires:
Follow these steps:
  1. Install Mac OS X Server 10.3, and update to 10.3.3 via Software Update.
  2. Install the Applications Server Update via Software Update or manual download.

Important: For JBoss deployers who have customized their /Library/JBoss/3.2/bin/run.conf file: This update installs a new /Library/JBoss/3.2/bin/run.conf file. The original file will be renamed to run.conf.applesaved. It is up to the administrator to merge any customizations back into the new run.conf file.

For more information on WebObjects 5.2.3, see document 107873.

See the JBoss website for more information on JBoss, or the Apache website for more information on Tomcat

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Published Date: Oct 7, 2016