NonStop Server for Java 6.0 Programmer's Reference

Feature Changes
NonStop Server for Java 6.0 supports the following features:
• Non-Blocking I/O for OSS regular files feature in Java applications. By default, this feature
is enabled on NSJ6.0. It allows performing regular I/O operations on multiple OSS files
simultaneously, thereby enhancing the performance of standard I/O operations on OSS
regular files. To disable this feature, use the -Dnsk.java.nonblocking=false option.
• Java Programming Language and Tools API
Framework for compiling source files from within an application.◦
◦ Standardized capabilities of the existing annotation processing tool.
• Security and Networking
XML digital signatures.◦
◦ Smart Card I/O API.
◦ Default cookie manager implementation.
◦ Internationalization of domain names and resource identifiers.
◦ Programmatic access to network parameters.
• Java Management Extensions (JMX)
Improved JMX Monitor API using a thread pool.◦
◦ MBean descriptor support beyond Model MBean.
◦ User-defined MBeans for applications.
• Serviceability
Continued investment on diagnosing, monitoring, and management.◦
◦ Improved monitor and diagnostics for locks.
◦ Improved diagnosing of java.lang.OutOfMemoryError
◦ Improved thread dumps of running applications.
◦ JVM TI and JPDA improvements.
• Includes all -X options supported in earlier versions of Java.
• Supports APIs that are core to the Java SE platform, among them Remote Method Invocation
(RMI), Non-Blocking I/O (NIO) APIs and the Collections Framework. For information on Java
SE 6 API Specification, see the Java™ Platform, Standard Edition 6 API Specification.
• Uses headless mode. For more information, see the Using Headless Mode in the Java SE
Platform.
• Supports JavaTM Platform, Standard Edition 6 JDK. For information on JDK, see the JDK 6
Documentation.
For information about Java SE 6 features, see Features and Enhancements.
The NSJ6 HotSpot JVM (NSJ6 JRE) provides the following functionalities:
◦ Improved performance.
◦ Java Platform Debugger Architecture (JPDA)
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