| [[instance-5asc]][[GSRFM00269]][[instance]] |
| an instance in \{product---name} has its own Java EE configuration, Java |
| EE resources, application deployment areas, and server configuration |
| \{product---name} creates one server instance, called `server` at the |
| time of installation. You can delete the server instance and create a |
| new instance with a different name. |
| For many users, one server instance meets their needs. However, |
| depending upon your environment, you might want to create additional |
| server instances. For example, in a development environment you can use |
| different server instances to test different \{product---name} |
| configurations, or to compare and test different application |
| deployments. Because you can easily add or delete a server instance, you |
| can use them to create temporary "sandbox" areas to experiment with |
