To start Appserver:
  % cd /home/thava/SUNWappserver/bin
  % asadmin start-domain domain1

What does appserver contain ? 

- Web Container - i.e. httpd logic, servlet/jsp engine, 
- Ejb Container

- The asadmin script invokes Java process which in turn invokes
  "lib/appserv" sparc binary which links with libjvm.so -- is it a
  java code which has been converted to native code ? 

following command can create a new domain :

# /opt/SUNWappserver/bin/asadmin create-domain --domaindir /var/webconsole/domains --template /var/webconsole/tmp/console_domain.xml --adminuser admin --passwordfile /var/webconsole/tmp/pswdfile.tmp --adminport 6787 --instanceport 6788 --domainproperties http.ssl.port=6789:domain.jmxPort=6786 console 

contents of passwd file:
AS_ADMIN_USERNAME=user
AS_ADMIN_USERPSWD=passwd

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- What does glassfish include other than appserver ?
      - Java Tech Object Persistence (JSR220)
      - streaming API for XML. staX: JSR 173.
      - JSF -- java server faces -- is it part of glass fish ?
      - updates to servlets, jsp and javamail APIs -- are these part of this ?
      - Async web services ? JAX WS 2.0: JSR 224
- JCP still controls specs -- explain. 
- what is AJAX ? - blue prints to develop web 2.0 applications?