Tomcat Administration for Linux

Tomcat Administration for Linux Courseware (TOM201)

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This Tomcat Administration for Linux course provides a comprehensive overview of the essential aspects of administering Tomcat on Linux systems. The course covers the history of Tomcat, its components, and the Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) technologies it supports. Students will learn how to install and configure Tomcat, manage web applications, and understand the directory structure. The course also delves into advanced topics such as JNDI data sources, JDBC, security, logging, monitoring, performance tuning, and clustering. Throughout the course, students will engage with practical examples and hands-on exercises to reinforce their learning.

Publisher: Webucator

Benefits

  1. Comprehensive coverage: This course covers a wide range of topics, from basic installation and configuration to advanced features and optimization techniques, ensuring that students have a thorough understanding of Tomcat administration on Linux systems.
  2. Practical examples: Real-world examples and scenarios are used throughout the course to help students understand how to apply their knowledge in practice.
  3. Hands-on learning: Students will engage in hands-on exercises and activities to reinforce their learning and gain practical experience in administering Tomcat on Linux systems.
  4. Engaging content: The course is designed to be engaging and easy to follow, ensuring that students remain interested and focused throughout their learning experience.
  5. Experienced authors: This courseware is authored by experts in the field of Tomcat administration, ensuring that the content is both accurate and up-to-date.

Outline

  1. Tomcat Introduction
    1. History of Tomcat
    2. Version Number and Features
    3. Tomcat Components
    4. JEE Overview
  2. Installing Tomcat
    1. Installation
    2. Environment Variables
    3. Starting the Server
    4. Verifying Server Operation
    5. Stopping the Server
    6. Testing Tomcat (Exercise)
  3. Tomcat Directory Structure
    1. Batch files in /bin
    2. Primary Configuration Files
    3. /logs
    4. /webapps
    5. /common
    6. /work
    7. Getting Acquainted with the /work Directory and Generated Servlets (Exercise)
  4. Configuring Tomcat
    1. Role of server.xml
    2. Instance layout
    3. server.xml elements
    4. Testing the Access Log (Exercise)
  5. Deploying Web Applications
    1. JEE Specification for Web Applications
    2. Document Base
    3. Context and the Document Base
    4. Default Context Descriptor
    5. Placing the Web Application Folders and Files under the Application Base
    6. Deploying a WAR file
    7. AutoDeploy
    8. Deploying a Web Application to Tomcat Using a WAR file (Exercise)
    9. Deploying a Web Application to Tomcat Using a Context Descriptor File (Exercise)
  6. The Tomcat Manager
    1. /manager Web Application
    2. Managing Web Applications
    3. Listing Server Status
    4. Listing Security Roles in the User Database
    5. Administration Tasks Using Manager (Exercise)
  7. Jndi Data Sources And Jdbc
    1. JNDI
    2. JDBC
    3. Commons Database Connection Pooling
    4. Data Source Definition
    5. Troubleshooting
    6. Defining and Testing a JNDI Data Source (Exercise)
  8. Security
    1. Web Application Security
    2. Java SecurityManager
    3. Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
    4. tomcat-users.xml
    5. Creating DataSource Realm Authentication Database and Restricting Access to Cool Garden Tools Web Application (Exercise)
    6. Using DataSourceRealm for manager Application Authentication (Exercise)
  9. Logging
    1. Logging Overview
    2. Web Application Logging Techniques
    3. Logging with java.util.logging (Exercise)
    4. Formatting the Access Log (Exercise)
  10. Monitoring And Performance Tuning
    1. Tomcat
    2. JVM
    3. JMX (Java Management Extensions)
    4. JMX MBeans in Tomcat
    5. Configuring Tomcat to use MBeans
    6. Accessing MBeans
    7. Using jconsole to Monitor and Manage Tomcat (Exercise)
  11. Clustering
    1. Using Clustering for Replication and Load Balancing
    2. Running Multiple Instances of Tomcat
    3. Enabling Session Replication
    4. Load Balancing Using mod_proxy Connector With Apache 2.4 Web Server
    5. Setting up Tomcat Clustering for High Availability (Exercise)

Required Prerequisites

None

Useful Prerequisites

  • Experience with Java is helpful.
License

Length: 3 days | $120.00 per copy

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What is Included?
  • Student Manual
  • Student Class Files