WA1364 Administration of JBoss Application Server V4 (Windows) Training and Courseware

This course teaches the basics of the deployment and administration of web applications to a JBoss Application Server V4 environment. This course concentrates on providing best-practice solutions to handle common problems that occur in a JBoss environment so students will have a high-level of skill with regard to JBoss administration.

The labs for this course use the freely available JBoss Eclipse IDE.  Even though Eclipse is not required to administer a JBoss environment, our experience has shown that administering JBoss environments is more difficult than other application servers on the market.  This is mainly because most of the JBoss configuration is done by editing XML files and it is difficult to tell which configuration files have been customized and which files are the standard JBoss files.  Using the JBoss Eclipse IDE would help you more effectively manage JBoss configurations and prevent simple syntax errors from preventing the JBoss server from starting since Eclipse contains tools to edit and validate XML files.  Eclipse can even integrate with source code control systems like CVS that would allow you to version your custom configuration files, something JBoss will not do for you.  Even though you can administer JBoss with a simple text editor and copying files, our experience has shown that using the JBoss Eclipse IDE is one way to make administering complex JBoss environments easier and our course is designed to pass this knowledge on to you.
Topics
  • Installing and Configuring JBoss Application Server
  • Installing J2EE Enterprise Applications
  • J2EE Components and Services
  • JBoss Application Server Architecture
  • JBoss Logging Tools
  • Database Connectivity (JDBC)
  • JBoss Security Configuration
  • JBoss Messaging (JMS)
  • Monitoring JBoss Performance
  • JBoss Clustering
  • Integrating JBoss with Apache Web Server
  • Impact of Clustering on Various Services
What you will learn
After completing this course students will be able to:
  • Install JBoss Application Server
  • Install and configure J2EE applications
  • Use various tools to solve several types of problems
  • Configure various application resources
  • Modify logging properties of JBoss Application Server
  • Configure JBoss Security
  • Administer the environment using the web-based Admin Console or command line tools
  • Monitor JBoss performance
  • Use various techniques to create a more robust environment and avoid common problems
  • Maintain a cluster of JBoss Application Servers
Audience

Webmasters and System Administrators who install, configure, and maintain J2EE Applications on JBoss Application Server V4.
Prerequisites
The student should have a familiarity with basic Windows operational skills like running commands from a command prompt and networking. Although not required, familiarity with web-based applications, web servers, and Java is suggested.
Delivery

Instructor-led classroom training
Hands-On
This course contains extensive hands-on labs. Rather than simply “walking through” the various features of JBoss these exercises are designed to enhance the educational experience. There is additional information and tips provided within the context of the labs that reinforce topics presented in lectures and focus on other aspects that can only be discussed while a student performs certain tasks.
Skill Level
Intermediate
Duration
Five days.
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