title: GlassFish 4.1 & NetBeans 8.0.2
body: <p>I'm an eclipse(Luna) user. My OS is  Windows 8.1, 64x, and I'm using Java SE 8.  I'm trying to to gain familiarity with the Netbeans IDE, among other Java related technologies that are new to me.</p>
  
  <p>I recently DL NetBeans 8.0.2, with all of the possible plugins/add-ons &amp; started working through some of the Netbeans tutorials.  I have been working through this tutorial currently.  It's one application but build over two sections.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://netbeans.org/kb/docs/ide/mysql.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://netbeans.org/kb/docs/ide/mysql.html</a></p>
  
  <p><a href="https://netbeans.org/kb/docs/web/mysql-webapp.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://netbeans.org/kb/docs/web/mysql-webapp.html</a></p>
  
  <p>In the second section GlassFish server is used.</p>
  
  <p>I DL GlassFish 4.1, installed it, but could not get the server to start.</p>
  
  <p>That problem is detailed here.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29616668/can-not-start-glassfish-4-1-server-download-unzip-install-windows-8-1?noredirect=1#comment47438028_29616668">https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29616668/can-not-start-glassfish-4-1-server-download-unzip-install-windows-8-1?noredirect=1#comment47438028_29616668</a></p>
  
  <p>I still have not gotten the GlassFish Sever which I DL to start, though, admittedly I have been busy with a lot of other things.</p>
  
  <p>Questions:</p>
  
  <p>1) Since I have DL Netbeans with all plugins, do I need this separate GlassFish DL?  From my readings it would seem, it has already been DL with NetBeans.</p>
  
  <p>2) If it is the case that I do not 'need' the separate GlassFish DL, is there any advantages to having it, reason I should try to get it working vs uninstalling/deleting?</p>
  
  <p>Clearly this is new territory for me, and I'm here to learn so feel free to give me lesson on these technologies &amp; how they work/relate to each other.</p>
  
  <p>Thank you.</p>