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Bug 66670 - Add server wizard should distinguish local and remote server
Summary: Add server wizard should distinguish local and remote server
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: serverplugins
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Sun Appserver 8 (show other bugs)
Version: 5.x
Hardware: All All
: P2 blocker (vote)
Assignee: issues@serverplugins
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Reported: 2005-10-13 00:54 UTC by liwang
Modified: 2006-06-04 23:40 UTC (History)
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Description liwang 2005-10-13 00:54:03 UTC 
In Runtime page, add a server. It bring up a wizard. In step 2, Textfield call
"Installation Location" is only for local server. If user want to add a remote
server, what should user input here. The wizard should be designed to distingush
remote and local server. It is better to provide remote and local options for
user.And the textfields that do not apply to remote server should not be visible.
Comment 1 _ ludo 2005-10-13 06:08:38 UTC 
A local installation is required in order to get the JSR 88 implementation as
well as the J2EE apis necessary for NetBeans to talk to the remote server.
This is a legal requirement (NetBeans cannot ship with the J2EE APIs).
So in order to talk to a remote server, you must first pick a server
installation that will be the 'client' side that will provide the tools to talk
to the remote server.
On a better usability for this dialog, we have already 3 or more bugs filed.
Comment 2 Alexander Kouznetsov 2005-10-18 15:45:51 UTC 
Probably, to reduce the number of questions raised on this question, you need to include a message on the step 2 of the dialog of the following content: "You need to have a local installation of server in order to work with its remote instances".