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2006: GlassFish (Java EE 5) 2007: GF 2 (Java EE 5) 2009: GF 3 (Java EE 6) |
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Oracle
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Jun 2013: GF 4 (Java EE 7) Nov 2013: Oracle dropped support for GF 4 2015: GF 4.1.1 (latest release) ? 2017: GF 5 (Java EE 8) |
Nov 2013: Oracle dropped GF4 support
Oct 2014: Payara Server 4.1.144
Jan 15: Added JCache (Hazelcast)
May 15: Payara Micro
Jul 15: Payara Blue (IBM JDK)
Oct 15: Payara Server based on GF 4.1.1
What is Payara Server?
Derived from GlassFish Server 4
- Backwards compatibility
- Bi-directional merge is a priority
Open-source project
Commercial 24/7 support by Payara Ltd.
Fixing GlassFish bugs
- 89 GlassFish defects so far
- Many stability improvements
- Zero-downtime rolling updates work
New features
- JCache - distributed cache
- Alternative clustering via Hazelcast
- Slow SQL logging and Healthcheck reports
- Improved application classloader isolation
New distributions
- Payara Micro - bundled as executable JAR
- APi to access server internals
- web profile, REST, JCache, autoclustering
- Payara Blue - able to run on IBM JDK
- not using internal OpenJDK classes
Future?
Payara Server 4
- New features - cloud, devops
- Supported at least to 2021
Payara Server 5
- Experimental, targeting Java EE 8
Vision of next generation server
- management of micro-services and cloud deployments
Thank you!
And remember to feed the fish
