JBoss in Action: Configuring the JBoss Application Server

JBoss in Action is the first book to focus on teaching readers in detail how to use the JBoss application server. Unlike other titles about JBoss, the authors of JBoss in Action go deeper into the advanced features and configuration of the server. In particular, it focuses on enterprise-class topics, such as high availability, security, and performance.

This book walks readers through the JBoss 5 Application Server from installation to configuration to production development. It shows how to configure the server’s various component containers such as the JBoss Web Server, the EJB 3 server, and JBoss Messaging. It also provides detailed insight into configuring the various component services such as security, performance, and clustering. Beyond coverage of the core application server, the book also teaches how to use some of the “hot” technologies that run on top of the application server, such as Jboss Seam and JBoss Portal.

The authors, both seasoned professional experts at developing and administering JBoss, provide meaningful explanations and background on many topics which they tie in with their own practical, real-world advice from their collective experience. These uniquely comprehensive explanations and the wide coverage provided in this book surpass any other content currently available in any other book, article, or documentation on the subject.

Table of Contents

Part 1. The JBoss Application Server
Chapter 1. Vote for JBoss
Chapter 2. Managing the JBoss Application Server
Chapter 3. Deploying applications
Chapter 4. Securing applications

Part 2. Application services
Chapter 5. Configuring JBoss Web Server
Chapter 6. Securing web applications
Chapter 7. Configuring enterprise applications
Chapter 8. JBoss Messaging
Chapter 9. Configuring Web Services

Part 3. JBoss Portal
Chapter 10. The JBoss Portal and portlets
Chapter 11. Configuring the JBoss Portal

Part 4. Going to production
Chapter 12. Understanding clustering
Chapter 13. Clustering JBoss AS services
Chapter 14. Tuning the JBoss Application Server
Chapter 15. Going to production

Appendix A: JNDI namespaces
Appendix B: Change is inevitable