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Course Outline
Introduction to Tomcat
- Quick overview of Apache
- The Apache Software Foundation
- The Jakarta Project
- Tomcat Licensing
- J2EE Technologies
- Java Web Development
- Servlet and JSP Containers
Java Web Applications
- Overview of Servlets
- Advantages of Servlets and Their Lifecycle
- JavaServer Pages (JSP)
- JSP, JavaBeans, and JSP Tag Libraries
- MVC Frameworks
Installing Tomcat
- Downloading and Installing Apache Tomcat
- Downloading and installing a JVM, Tomcat, and Ant
- Using the Windows installer
- Java memory management and tweaking the JVM for optimal performance
Understanding Tomcat Directories
- Tomcat Installation Directories, Directory Structure, The bin Directory, and Common/Shared Directories
- The conf Directory, logs Directory, server directory, work Directory, temp Directory, and webapps Directory
- Structure of the Web Application Directory
- Deploying HTML and JSP Pages and Web Context
- JSP Pages and the Generated Code
- Deploying a Web Application
Configuring Tomcat
- Tomcat Configuration and Overview of Techniques
- Tomcat's Component Architecture
- The <Server> Element, <Service> Element, <Connector> Element, <Engine> Element, <Host> Element, <Context> Element, <Realm> Element, <Valve> Element, <Listener> Element, <Loader> Element, <Manager> Element
- Understanding the Server.xml File
- Modifying server.xml
Web Applications
- Web Application Administration and Deployment
- Directory Structure of a Web App
- web.xml configuration file
- Deployment Descriptors
- The <web-app></web-app> Element
- Mapping a Servlet to a URL
- The <resource-ref></resource-ref> Element
- The <env-entry></env-entry> Element
- The <ejb-ref></ejb-ref> Element
- Sample web.xml file
- Deploying a Web Application
- Tomcat's default conf/web.xml file
- Tuning default JSP and Static-content servlets
Tomcat Manager
- Deploying and Managing Web Applications using the Tomcat Manager
- Starting the Tomcat Manager and Exploring Its Interface
- Exploring the Manager Section
- Applications, Deploy, Server Information
- Creating a WAR File
- Lab 4: Deploying a WAR File
- Java Management Extensions (JMX) on Tomcat
- Tomcat integration with Ant
Advanced Features
- Utilizing Advanced Features of Tomcat
- Valves, Access Log Valve, Single Sign-on Valve
- Remote Address Filter and Remote Host Filter
- Request Dumper Valve
- Configuring JNDI Resources
- JNDI: Java Naming and Directory Interface and Defining a JNDI Resource
- The <environment></environment> Element and The <resource></resource> Element
- Configuring a JavaMail Session
- Global Resources
JDBC Connectivity
- Configuring Tomcat to Connect to a Database
- Overview of JDBC
- JDBC Drivers
- Connecting to a Database and Connection Pools
- Downloading and Installing MySQL
- Configuring MySQL for Tomcat
- Creating a Database in MySQL
- Downloading and Deploying a JDBC Driver
- Defining a DataSource in Tomcat and Manual Data Source Configuration
- Modifying the Deployment Descriptor
- Detecting and Closing Leaked Database Connections
Tomcat Security
- Examining Security on Tomcat and Its Configuration
- Security Considerations
- File System Security and Recommendations
- Java Security Manager
- Granting Permissions to Java Apps and Understanding Java Permissions
- Creating and Adding Custom Policies
- Enabling the Java Security Manager
- Security Manager Tips and Security Realms
- Examining Different Types of Realms and Configuring a Realm
- Users and Roles (authentication and authorization)
- Creating a Data Source Realm
- Password Protection
- FORM-based authentication
- Configuring Tomcat for SSL
- Requiring SSL in Applications
Connecting
- Connecting Tomcat to Apache
- Exploring Connectors
- HTTP Connectors
- Advantages of Using a Web Server
- Connector Protocols
- Configuring an AJP Connector
- Downloading mod_jk
- Creating the mod_jk.conf file
- Starting Tomcat
- Creating a Worker
- Configuring httpd.conf
- Testing the Setup
- Load Balancing Applications Across Multiple Tomcat Instances
- Issues with Load Balancing
- Server Affinity via Sticky Sessions
- Shared Session Storage
- Replicated Sessions via Tomcat Clustering
- Shared Hosting
- Tomcat Virtual Hosting
- Configuring Tomcat to Enable Virtual Hosting as a Stand-alone Server
- Configuring Tomcat to Enable Virtual Hosting Using jk2 or webapp
- Configuring Tomcat as Stand-alone
- Configuring Tomcat with AJP
- Separate JVM for Each Host
Load Testing
- JMeter Application
- Load Testing with JMeter
- Installing and Running JMeter
- Creating a Test Plan
- Configuring the Thread Group and Adding a Task
- Configuring the HTTP Request
- Adding a Report Listener
- Running the Test Plan
- Viewing the Results
Requirements
This course is intended for web and application server administrators who need to install, configure, run, and tune the Apache Tomcat Application Server.
To maximize the benefits of this Tomcat Training course, you should already be familiar with the fundamental principles of web and application server administration.
21 Hours
Testimonials (6)
Interective and examples.
Paulius Stankevicius - Festo SE & Co. KG
Course - Apache Tomcat Administration
Systematic approach; We have covered the whole process, from installation till creating a clustered environment...
Visnja Begovic - Euronet Services Kft
Course - Apache Tomcat Administration
I like the complexity of the training
Attila Molnar - Euronet Services Kft
Course - Apache Tomcat Administration
The delivery mechanism, being able to attend the training from home.
Chris Gagola - Canada Life Group Services
Course - Apache Tomcat Administration
I generally liked the labs / Exercises.
Deeksha Upadhyay - Canada Life Group Services
Course - Apache Tomcat Administration
Training was very interactive.
