Instructor-led training

Apache Tomcat Administration for Linux Training in Berlin, Germany

Request a Training Proposal View Course Outline

What you'll learn

This Tomcat Administration for Linux class covers the important topics of administering the Tomcat server including installation, directory structure, configuration using server.xml, web application deployment, the manager tool, JNDI data sources, logging, and monitoring and management of the server. Note: This course is appropriate for users of all versions of Tomcat, including Tomcat 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0.

Prerequisites

Experience with Java is helpful

Course Outline

Tomcat Introduction

History of Tomcat

Version Number and Features

Tomcat Components

Catalina

Jasper

Coyote

JEE Overview

MVC Design Pattern

Servlets/JSP

Directory Structure

JNDI

Installing Tomcat

Download

Installation

Environment Variables

Starting the Server

Verifying Server Operation

Stopping the Server

Tomcat Directory Structure

Batch files in /bin

.exe files

/conf

server.xml

context.xml

web.xml

/logs

/webapps

/lib

/work

/temp

Configuring Tomcat

Role of serverxml

Instance Layout

Server

Service

Virtual Host

Context

serverxml elements

<Host>

<Realm>

<Valve>

Deploying Web Applications

JEE Specification for Web Applications

Servlets and JSP

Model View Controller (MVC) Design Pattern

Directory Structure

web.xml

Document Base

Context and the Document Base

Default Context Descriptor

Placing the Web Application Folders and Files under the Application Base

Deploying a WAR file

AutoDeploy

The Tomcat Manager

/manager Web Application

Managing Web Applications

Deploying

Listing Deployed Applications

Reload Existing Applications

Starting/Stopping

Undeploying

Listing Server Status

Listing Security Roles in the User Database

JNDI Data Sources and JDBC

JNDI

JDBC

Drivers

Data Sources in JDBC 20 and Later

Connection Pooling

Commons Database Connection Pooling

Installation

Guarding against Application Program Failure

Configuration

Data Source Definition

Web Application contextxml

contextxml in /conf

GlobalNamingResources in serverxml

Troubleshooting

Security

Web Application Security

Java SecurityManager

Overview

Standard Permissions

Tomcat Permissions

Starting Tomcat with a Security Manager Using the Default Policy File

Secure Socket Layer (SSL)

Generating a keystore File

Modifications to serverxml for SSL Support in Tomcat

tomcat-usersxml

Logging

Logging Overview

Web Application Logging Techniques

javautillogging

javaxservletServletContext

log4j

Monitoring and Performance Tuning Tomcat

Tomcat

JVM

JMX (Java Management Extensions)

JMX MBeans in Tomcat

Engine

JKMain

String Cache

Server

Users

Configuring Tomcat to use MBeans

Accessing MBeans

jconsole

jVisualVM

PSI Probe

Clustering

Using Clustering for Replication and Load Balancing

Running Multiple Instances of Tomcat

Directory Setup

Port Number Modifications

All to All with DeltaManager

Backup to One Cluster with BackupManager

Enabling Session Replication

Session Persistence Using Shared File System

Session Persistence Using Shared Database

Session Persistence using Shared Database: Database Table

In-memory Replication Using SimpleTcpCluster

Load Balancing Using mod_jk Connector to Apache2x Web Server

Training locations

Apache Tomcat Administration for Linux training across the U.S. and beyond.

We provide Apache Tomcat Administration for Linux training onsite and live online for organizations throughout the United States and internationally.

View all Apache Tomcat Administration for Linux training locations

Ready to train your team?

Let's customize this training for your organization.

Tell us about your employees, your goals, and your preferred schedule. We'll prepare a training proposal covering scope, delivery format, and pricing.

Request a Training Proposal

or call 303.377.6176