Sun Microsystems Sun StorageTek 5800 - Manual (Page 25)

Sun StorageTek 5800 System Java Client API
This chapter provides information on the 5800 system Java client API.
The following topics are discussed:
■ “Overview of the 5800 System Java Client API” on page 25
■ “Java Client Application Deployment” on page 27
■ “Java API” on page 27
Note – You can find detailed information on the 5800 system Java client API in the Javadocs,
which are located in the java/doc/htdocs directory.
Overview of the 5800 System Java Client API
This section provides an overview of the 5800 system Java client API. The following topics are
discussed:
■ “Client Library” on page 25
■ “Interfaces” on page 26
■ “Retrying Operations” on page 26
■ “Performance and Scalability” on page 26
■ “Updating Client View of the Schema” on page 27
Client Library
The 5800 system Java client library provides a simple way to communicate with 5800 system
clusters. It provides programmatic access to the 5800 system network protocol, which operates
over HTTP, enabling you to store, retrieve, query, and delete object data and metadata.
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