0.3.1: Server terminology
This section defines a few frequently confused terms:
- WebSphere Application Server
-
An IBM product providing one or more application servers for deploying enterprise
applications.
To support the application servers, it provides a complete environment,
including an administrative server and clients, tracing and debugging, performance
monitoring, and many additional features.
- WebSphere application server
-
One of possibly several application server processes within the WebSphere
Application Server product. Its parts include an EJB server-container runtime
and servlet engine support. Advanced Edition supports multiple application
servers on a machine.
- EJB server
- A generic term for a server that handles components coded to the
Enterprise JavaBeans specification. This functionality comprises part of
an Advanced Edition WebSphere application server.
- EJB server
- A generic term for a server that handles components coded to the
Enterprise JavaBeans specification.
- WebSphere administrative server
- The server that handles administrative data for the WebSphere
Application Server product. It is not the same thing as an application
server. Rather, it maintains data about the configurations of
application servers and their contents.
Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.