Red Hat JBoss Application Administration I + EX248 (JB249) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Module 1: Overview of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform

  • Learn the concepts and terminology of JBoss® Enterprise Application Platform 6, and install and run a JBoss Enterprise Application Platform instance.

Module 2: Configure JBoss Enterprise Application Platform in standalone mode

  • Understand the directory structure of standalone mode and the standalone.xml configuration file, and deploy an application onto a standalone server.

Module 3: Configure JBoss Enterprise Application Platform in domain mode

  • Set up a domain, including a domain controller managing multiple host controllers. Also learn how to deploy an application onto a domain.

Module 4: Configure servers

  • Define a server group on a host, add servers to a server group, and deploy an application to a server group.

Module 5: Use the CLI tool

  • Learn how the command-line interface tool can be used to script administrative tasks.

Module 6: The datasource subsystem

  • Understand database connection pools in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform and how to configure the datasource subsystem. Learn how to deploy a Java™ Database Connectivity (JDBC) driver and define a datasource.

Module 7: The logging subsystem

  • Configure the logging subsystem, including configuring the built-in handlers and loggers.

Module 8: The messaging subsystem

  • Understand JMS and HornetQ, including how to define and configure connection factories and destinations (topics and queues).

Module 9: The security subsystem

  • Configure the security subsystem, including securing the management interfaces, securing an application, and securing a JMS destination. Also learn how to define a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and database security realm.

Module 10: JVM configuration

  • Configure the JVM for both standalone and domain modes.

Module 11: Migrating applications to JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6

  • Understand classpath and module dependencies, JPA issues, updating security settings, and other tips on how to migrate an application to JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.

Module 12: The web subsystem

  • Configure the HTTP and HTTPS Connectors, set up an SSL connection, and configure an AJP Connector.

Module 13: Introduction to clustering

  • Set up JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 in a cluster in both standalone and domain mode.