WSO2 Carbon Kernel 5.0.0-alpha
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Welcome to the WSO2 Carbon Kernel 5.0.0-alpha release

Carbon Kernel 5 is the next generation of WSO2 Carbon kernel, re-architected from the ground up with the latest
technologies and patterns to overcome the existing architectural limitations. Additionally, the Carbon Kernel
is now a lightweight, general-purpose OSGi runtime specializing in hosting servers, providing key functionality
for server developers. The result is a streamlined and even more powerful middleware platform than ever before.

What's New In This Release
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1. Upgrade to Eclipse Luna SR2 OSGi Framework.
2. Pax Exam OSGi Test Framework Support.
3. Carbon Feature Plugin 2.0 integration.
4. Logging framework backend upgraded to log4j 2.0 support.

Installation & Running
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1. Extract the downloaded zip file.
2. Run the wso2server.sh or wso2server.bat file in the bin directory.
3. You can enable/disable OSGi Console by un-commenting the osgi.console property in
   CARBON_HOME/repository/cont/osgi/launch.properties file.
4. You can enable OSGi debug logs by un-commenting the osgi.debug property in
   CARBON_HOME/repository/cont/osgi/launch.properties file.

Hardware Requirements
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1. Minimum memory - 512MB
2. Processor      - Pentium 800MHz or equivalent at minimum

Software Requirements
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1. Java SE Development Kit - 1.8

All known issues have been recorded at https://wso2.org/jira/browse/CARBON

Carbon Binary Distribution Directory Structure
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     CARBON_HOME
        |-- bin <directory>
        |-- lib <directory>
        |-- repository <directory>
        |   |-- components <directory>
        |   |-- conf <directory>
        |   |-- deployment <directory>
        |   |-- logs <directory>
            |-- README.txt <file>
        |-- tmp <directory>
        |-- LICENSE.txt <file>
        |-- README.txt <file>
        |-- INSTALL.txt <file>
        |-- release-notes.html <file>

    - bin
      Contains various scripts .sh & .bat scripts.

    - lib
      Contains the basic set of libraries required to startup Carbon.

    - repository
      The repository where artifacts which are deployed in WSO2 Carbon based products are stored.

    	- components
          Contains all OSGi related libraries and configurations.

        - conf
          Contains server configuration files. Ex: carbon.xml

        - deployment
	      All deployment artifacts should go into this directory.

        - logs
          Contains all log files created during execution.

    - tmp
      Used for storing temporary files, and is pointed to by the
      java.io.tmpdir System property.

    - LICENSE.txt
      Apache License 2.0 under which WSO2 Carbon is distributed.

    - README.txt
      This document.

    - INSTALL.txt
      This document contains information on installing WSO2 Carbon.

    - release-notes.html
      Release information for WSO2 Carbon Kernel 5.0.0-alpha.

Support
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WSO2 Inc. offers a variety of development and production support
programs, ranging from Web-based support up through normal business
hours, to premium 24x7 phone support.

For additional support information please refer to http://wso2.com/support/

For more information on WSO2 Carbon, visit WSO2 Carbon Home Page (http://wso2.com/products/carbon)


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