The development teams for NetBeans and GlassFish have worked together to create a development environment for Java EE developers since day one of the GlassFish Project.

The currently shipping release of NetBeans is NetBeans 6.1. It includes support for servers based on the GlassFish V2 codebase, out of the box. There is a suite of modules from the Beta update center that allow user to experiment with the GlassFish V3 TP2 release, also.

The next release of NetBeans (NetBeans 6.5) will include support for servers based on the GlassFish V2 and GlassFish V3 code bases out of the box.

There are a number of resources available that describe Web and Java EE development in NetBeans. Many of the samples, tutorials and articles use servers, based on the GlassFish Project codebase, as their deployment target.

The following table summarizes the integration features available in NetBeans for Java EE developers using GlassFish servers as their deployment platform.

Features	GlassFish V2	GlassFish V3
Start and stop the server (local)
Deployment and redeployment
Remote deployment
Undeployment
Remote Undeployment
Fast directory-based deployment	WAR, EJB JAR, EAR	WAR
Java debugging
JSP source level debugging
J2EE Profiling (via Profiler cluster)
View console output (for local server)
View log files
Edit server's conf file (via Favorites tab, then xml editor)	-
List deployed applications
List sub elements in deployed applications, and display properties
List/Edit registered server resources (R/W mode)
Admin UI laucher
HTTP monitoring
Generate server-specific CMP and JNDI data (no manual steps needed)		N/A
Visual editing of server-specific data
View servlet generated from JSPs
Complete Web Services support
Complete EJB CMP Mapping tool		N/A
Zero config support (auto creation/registration of resources)
Out of the box Blueprints solutions working
Single bundle, easy to install with NetBeans
Server JVM options configuration
Selection of target JVM
Server specific DD XML code completion/validation
J2EE Verification (only when AS8.1, 8.2 or GlassFish server is registered)
Server specific Resource creation wizards and registration
Secure Server (HTTPS) admin access and certificate validation		?
JSR 88 graphical configBeans implementation
Complete support for server specific ANT tasks OOB
OOB JSF support (faces xml code completion/validation, lib registration from app server area,...)
Pointbase DB integration (start/stop menu, driver, samples, ...) (Only when AS8.1 is installed and registered, not for GlassFish)
Pointbase driver pre-configure for AS 8.x Server runtime		N/A
AVK (application Verification Kit) ready (via extra AVK plugin on Auto Update Center)