1. State of the Union
Introduction to Professional Open Source methodology and to JBoss Inc.'s role in
leading the innovation of Open Source middleware development. Short introduction
to JBoss Inc. service offerings, current product roadmaps, JBoss Enterprise
Middleware System (JEMS), and the road ahead.
2. JBoss Application Server (AS) Architecture
Explore application servers, including why application servers are used as part
of the enterprise infrastructure, what a typical server side application might
look like, and what the points of interest are for an administrator to tune and
configure in a typical application server scenario. Define J2EE, Servlets and
EJBs, JCA, and JBoss Microkernel. A good introduction for systems administrators
who have no prior experience with application servers.
3. Installing JBoss AS
Walk through a basic JBoss installation scenario. Learn to find the correct
JBoss distribution for your needs, considerations needed to be taken into
account when choosing a Java virtual machine for your JBoss AS, operating system
and hardware considerations, and to set up the JBoss AS environment. Get
familiar with the default JBoss AS directory structure to quickly find the
correct locations for different service configuration files, log directories,
library directories, etc. This chapter will help you get a JBoss installation up
and running quickly.
4. JBoss Basic Deployments
Start off with simple application deployments to JBoss AS. Explore different
J2EE and JBoss package types, different deployment options, basic
hot-deployment, redeployment, and undeployment. Learn how applications and
services are added and removed to and from the application server and where
different package configuration files are located.
5. JBoss Production Installation
Delve deeper into JBoss installation issues, focusing on items you need to be
aware of when installing the application server for full production usage.
Explore the different physical socket ports opened by the default JBoss services
and learn how to change them or disable unused service access points. Cover
topics such as running your JBoss AS behind a firewall, Apache web servers, and
the issues you have to consider in these installation topologies.
6. JBoss Production Deployments
In this chapter, further prepare your JBoss installation for production usage.
Learn to configure production grade databases as the back end for your JBoss
instance and to deal with several deployment scenarios. Learn how to order JBoss
service deployments, how deploy applications in a JBoss cluster, and how to
configure multiple instances of JBoss AS to run on a single physical machine.
7. Tuning and Monitoring
Look at the different layers of the middleware stack and tune them for
production set ups. Explore tuning both the front end on HTTP access and the
back end for database access, and explore tuning at the Java virtual machine
level and the tools available to monitor the application server process.
8. Introduction to JBoss and J2EE Security Concepts
Learn common security implementation models in J2EE applications and JBoss AS.
Discover basic concepts, relevant configuration files to create security
domains, and tools to create security certificates for secure socket
communication. Essential information for anyone to get started on JBoss AS
security-related topics.
9. Securing JBoss Services
Look deeper into the JBoss service configuration to ensure your JBoss server
instance is running securely. Enable HTTPS access to the web tier, authenticate
access to data sources from within the application server, and encrypt,
authenticate, and authorize messaging and EJB communication across public
networks. Critical information for any administrator before JBoss AS production
deployment.
10. Middleware Clustering
Learn the concepts and technologies used in JBoss AS to achieve load balancing
and failover functionality. Explore how JBoss provides high-availability
features at the different layers of the middleware stack and relevant system
administration configuration options. Look at the cluster topologies including
native web server nodes and mod_jk connectivity to JBoss AS instances.
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