Preface

This documentation will help users get started with GraalVM Enterprise, acquaint them with the available features, supply them with a comprehensive list of command line options, and describe potential usage scenarios. It also provides a rich set of developer guides, code snippets, example applications, security guidelines, and API documentation - everything neccesary to start developing on top of Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition.

Content Navigation

This GraalVM Enterprise documentation is chapter-based and meets the standards defined by Oracle’s Accessibility Program. For information about Oracle’s commitment to accessibility, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program website. The main sections herein are:

• Solutions and Architecture Overview - for users new to GraalVM Enterprise, or solutions architects and application developers seeking to estimate its buiness value and explore the solutions it has to offer.

• Get Started with GraalVM Enterprise - for users already familiar with GraalVM Enterprise but with little experience using it, or any others looking to start from scratch.

• Reference Manuals - for users who have experience managing or developing applications and are looking for the in-depth documentation of GraalVM Enterprise technologies.

• Monitoring and Debugging Tools - for developers who already work with the GraalVM Enterprise platform and seek to optimize their existing Java workloads, or would like to move from single to multilingual programming.

• GraalVM Enterprise as a Platform - for users who are considering GraalVM Enterprise as a platform upon which to implement their own custom language or tool.

• Security Guide - for security researchers, developers, and embedders already familiar with GraalVM Enterprise architecture who are searching for information on GraalVM Enterprise’s security model.

• GraalVM Enterprise SDK Javadoc - for application developers, or those who write Java compatibility tests or seek to re-implement the GraalVM Enterprise platform.

Access to Oracle Support

Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition is available:

• for testing, evaluation, or for developing non-production applications under the Oracle Technology Network License Agreement for GraalVM Enterprise Edition.

• for production use, GraalVM Enterprise is available as part of the Oracle Java SE Subscription which includes 24x7x365 Oracle premier support and the access to My Oracle Support (MOS).

For Oracle Cloud customers, GraalVM Enterprise support is included in the Oracle Cloud subscription.

June 2023