JBoss Application Server v5.x Administration and Clustering (Linux)

Chapter 1 - JBoss Introduction

• Goals of Enterprise Applications
• What is Java?
• What is Java EE?
• The Java EE Specifications
• Role of Application Server
• What is a Servlet?
• Servlet Execution
• What is a JSP?
• JSP Code Sample
• What is an EJB?
• EJB Types
• EJB Examples
• Model-View-Controller Architecture
• MVC – An Example
• JBoss Family
• JBoss Application Server
• Relation to JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
• Differences Between JBoss AS and JBoss EAP
• JBoss Support and Documentation
• Summary
• Reference

Chapter 2 - What's New in JBoss Application Server v5.x

• JBoss History (or "What Took So Long?")
• Project Structure
• Microcontainer
• Deployers
• Changes You Will Notice
• JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
• Java EE 5 Certification
• New Administration Console
• Using Java 6
• Directory Structure Changes
• New Configurations
• JBoss Messaging
• ServiceBindingManager
• Using JBoss 5.x With Eclipse
• JBoss Seam
• Alternatives to JBoss
• Summary

Chapter 3 - Installing JBoss

• Installation Prerequisites
• Java Version
• JBoss Installation
• JBoss Installer
• Starting and Stopping JBoss
• Network Binding Behavior
• JBoss Admin Consoles - JMX
• JBoss Admin Consoles - Web Console
• JBoss Admin Consoles - Administration Console
• JBoss Configurations
• Issues in Managing JBoss Configurations
• Updating JBoss Version
• Other Common Components
• Summary
• Reference

Chapter 4 - Java EE Overview for Administrators

• Java EE Components
• Java EE Vendor Specifications
• Containers
• Java EE Blueprint
• Services
• JDBC
• Data Sources
• Java Naming and Directory Interface
• Java Message Service
• JavaMail
• Java EE Connector Architecture
• Java Transaction API
• Security
• Lifecycle Management
• Application Server Architecture
• Java EE Application Structure
• EAR File
• What are Modules?
• Java EE Deployment Descriptors
• Web Module
• EJB Module
• Client Module
• JBoss Deployment Descriptors
• Code Annotations
• JBoss Default EJB Deployment
• JBoss Application Deployment
• Updating an Application
• Applications in Administration Console
• Summary

Chapter 5 - Using Ant and Eclipse to Simplify JBoss Administration

• Ant
• Sample Ant buildfile
• Common Ant Tasks
• Eclipse
• Managing JBoss Configuration Files with Eclipse
• XML in Eclipse
• Ant Features in Eclipse
• Exporting JBoss Configurations
• File Versioning with Eclipse
• Perspectives and Views
• Eclipse Tips
• Using Ant and Eclipse to Simplify JBoss Configuration
• Summary
• Reference

Chapter 6 - Connecting to a Database

• What is JDBC?
• JDBC Driver
• Typical JDBC Use
• Problems to Address
• Data Source Architecture
• JDBC Data Sources
• Typical Use of Data Source
• JPA and Data Source
• Hypersonic Database
• Examining the Hypersonic Database
• Types of JBoss Data Sources
• Adding JDBC Drivers
• Adding JDBC Drivers
• Configure Data Source
• Common Data Source Properties
• Connection Pool Properties
• Monitor Connection Pool
• Data Source Failover
• Managing Datasources in the Administration Console
• Summary
• Reference

Chapter 7 - JBoss Logging

• Log4j
• Configuring Log4j in JBoss
• Log Output
• Standard Appenders
• Appender Example
• Log Categories
• Category Example
• Appender References
• Logging Code
• Adjusting Log Threshold
• Adjusting Log Threshold from the Consoles
• Common Tasks for Log4j
• Logging in JBoss EAP Production Configuration
• HTTP Access Logs
• JBoss HTTP Access Log
• Summary
• Reference

Chapter 8 - JNDI & Naming Services

• Naming Service
• Phone Number Example
• Objects in Namespace
• What is JNDI?
• Using JNDI
• NameNotFoundException
• JNDI References
• JNDI Binding in JBoss
• JNDIView MBean
• Binding JNDI References
• Summary

Chapter 9 - JBoss Internal Architecture

• JMX Intro
• JBoss Microcontainer
• POJO Services
• Defining Custom JBoss Services
• JBoss "Bootstrapping"
• Deployers
• Invokers and Remoting
• Summary
• Reference

Chapter 10 - JMS Messaging

• Messaging Intro
• Messaging Example
• Messaging Components
• Messaging Types
• JMS (Java Messaging Service)
• JMS Resources
• Message Driven Beans (MDB)
• JBoss Messaging
• Differences with JBossMQ
• Configuring JMS
• MDB Destinations
• Sucker Password
• Summary

Chapter 11 - Monitoring and Tuning JBoss

• Monitoring Tools
• JBoss Consoles
• MBean Attributes
• Live Graphs and Snapshots
• Monitors
• Monitor Configuration
• Email Monitor Configuration
• Command Line Queries
• Common Performance Tuning
• JBoss Web Thread Pools
• Summary

Chapter 12 - Java Memory Management

• Java Heap Space
• Heap Size Limits
• Default Size Limits
• Garbage Collection Basics
• Allocation Failure (AF)
• Free Space Threshold
• Garbage Collection Mechanism
• GC Performance Improvements
• Generational Garbage Collection
• Thread Local Heap (TLH)
• Memory Tuning Goals
• Steady State Heap Size
• Analyzing Steady State Behavior
• Effect of Initial Heap Size on GC
• Optimizing GC Duration
• Summary

Chapter 13 - Sun HotSpot 6.0 JDK Memory Management

• Generational GC
• Sizing the Generations
• Heap Growth and Shrinkage
• Client and Server JVM Modes
• GC Collector Option
• GC Ergonomics
• Summary

Chapter 14 - Java EE Security in JBoss

• Authentication and Authorization
• Challenge Mechanism
• Java EE Security Roles
• JBoss Security Domain
• Login Modules
• Using a Database for Authentication
• Using an LDAP Server
• Chaining Multiple Login Modules
• Chaining Multiple Login Modules - Example
• Stacking Login Modules
• Stacking Login Modules - Example
• Hashed Passwords
• Testing Security
• Summary
• Reference

Chapter 15 - JBoss Security

• Securing JBoss Configurations
• Security of Administrative Applications
• Securing the JMX Console
• Securing the Administration Console
• Securing the Web Console
• Securing the JBoss Web Service Management Application
• Securing JBoss Invokers
• Security Differences with JBoss EAP
• Providing Security for Binary Commands
• Encrypting Data Source Passwords
• Digital Certificates
• Creating Self-Signed Certificate
• SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
• Enabling SSL on JBoss Web Container
• Summary

Chapter 16 - Introduction to Web Services

• A Conceptual Look at Services
• Defining Services
• Service Communication Analogy
• Three Key Service Questions
• Connecting the Dots
• SOA – Runtime Implementation
• What is a Web Service?
• Enterprise Assets as Services
• Advantages of Web Services
• Web Service Business Models
• Binding via SOAP
• SOAP in Protocol Stack
• SOAP Structure
• Interface via WSDL
• WSDL Structure
• Locating a Service
• UDDI Overview
• UDDI Terminology
• UDDI Structure
• WS-I Overview
• WS-I Deliverables
• JBoss Web Service Deployment
• Routing Web Service Requests
• Writing Portable Web Service Clients for JBoss
• JBoss @WebServiceRef Customization
• JBoss Web Service Tools
• Reference

Chapter 17 - Overview of Clustered Architecture

• Clusters
• Horizontal Scaling
• Vertical Scaling
• Clustering Terminology
• Clustering in JBoss
• Running Multiple Instances of JBoss on Single Machine
• Adding JBoss Instances to a Cluster
• Clusters on the Same Network
• Viewing JBoss Cluster Information
• Summary

Chapter 18 - JGroups Network Communication

• Introduction to JGroups
• Group Coordinator
• Joining the Group
• JGroups Layering
• Sample JGroups Layers
• Transport Protocols
• Network Impact
• Discovery Protocols
• Merging Groups
• Failure Detection Protocols
• Group Membership Service
• State Transfer
• Summary
• Reference

Chapter 19 - Clustered Deployment

• Deployment Options
• Regular Deployment
• HA-Singleton Deployment
• Farming Deployment
• Farming Deployment
• Issues of Farm Deployment
• Summary
• Reference

Chapter 20 - Load Balancing with Apache and mod_jk

• Role of Web Server
• Supported Web Servers
• Using Apache with JBoss
• Configuring mod_jk
• Adding mod_jk Module
• Configure mod_jk
• Configure mod_jk
• Configure workers.properties
• mod_jk Load Balancing
• Example workers.properties
• Configure uriworkermap.properties
• Configure JBoss
• Apache mod_jk Status
• Enabling Apache mod_jk Status
• Summary
• Reference

Chapter 21 - Distributed Applications

• Application State
• Distributed Failover
• HTTP Session State Replication
• JBossCache
• JBoss Cache Configuration
• Utilizing Session Replication
• Clustered Session EJBs
• Clustering Stateless Session Beans (EJB 3.x)
• Clustering Stateful Session Beans (EJB 3.x)
• Clustering Stateless Session Beans (EJB 2.x)
• Clustering Stateful Session Beans (EJB 2.x)
• Problems Deploying to “default” Configuration
• Summary
• Reference

Chapter 22 - Hibernate JPA Caching

• Need for Caching
• Factors Involved in Caching
• Using Hibernate to Cache JPA Entities
• Types of Hibernate JPA Cached Data
• Steps to Configure Hibernate Second Level Cache
• Decide JBoss Cache Configuration
• Standard JBoss Cache Configurations
• Configure JPA Persistence Caching Properties
• Sample persistence.xml with Hibernate Caching
• Configure JPA Entities to Allow Caching
• Configure JPA Queries to Allow Caching
• Tuning Cache Eviction
• JBoss Cache EvictionRegionConfig
• Summary

Chapter 23 - Clustered Services

• Introduction
• Clustered Services
• Clustered JBoss Messaging
• Assign a Unique ServerPeerID
• Configure Clustered JBoss Messaging
• Clustered JBoss Messaging Destinations
• Clustered JNDI Services
• HA-JNDI Clients
• Access HA-JNDI in Java Code
• Access HA-JNDI by Modifying jndi.properties File
• Properties in jndi.properties File
• HA-JNDI With EJBs
• Summary

Chapter 24 - Rolling Out JBoss to Production

• Securing Management Functions
• Removing Hypersonic
• Configuring JBoss with Firewalls
• Configuring JBoss with Firewalls
• Setting a Root Web Application
• Summary

Chapter 25 - JBoss Operations Network

• JBoss Operations Network
• JBoss ON Features
• JBoss ON Architecture
• JBoss ON Server
• JBoss ON Agent
• Supported Platforms
• JBoss ON Console
• Dashboard
• Browse Resources
• Resource Detail
• Monitoring
• Metric Summary
• Metric Detail Chart
• Inventory
• Control
• Configuration
• Alerts
• Console Users
• Command Line
• Summary
• Reference