JBoss Application Server Course

by Vibrant Technologies & Computers

Module

Title

Contents

Module 1:

Java EE

Overview of Java EE (a.k.a. J2EE)
Java EE vs. other Web technologies
Java EE 6 standards/specifications/semantics
Java EE 6 and JBoss

Module 2:

JBoss

About JBoss
Community vs Enterprise Edition
JBoss AS7 Highlights
JBoss AS7 Architecture Domain vs Standalone Mode

Module 3:

Installation

Getting and Installing Java
Configuring Java
Getting JBoss AS
Installing JBoss AS

Module 4:

Directory Structure

Exploring and Explaining JBoss AS Directory Structure
o bin, bundles, docs, domain, modules, welcome-content, standalone
Exploring 'bin' script directory
Exploring 'domain' and 'standalone' directory
Exploring 'modules' directory

Module 5:

JBoss Configuration

Exploring standalone.xml configuration file
Exploring domain.xml and host.xml configuration files

Module 6:

Managing JBoss Lifecycle

Starting and Stopping JBoss AS7 in Standalone Mode
Starting and Stopping JBoss AS7 in Domain Mode
Stopping and Restarting JBoss AS7 Instances
JVM Processes in Standalone Mode
JVM Processes in Domain Mode
JVisualVM Tool

Module 7:

Deploying Applications

Deployment descriptors and JBoss AS7 deployments
Deployment artifacts - WAR and EAR files
Deploying applications in Standalone Mode using Automatic and Manual deployment
Deploying applications in Domain Mode using CLI and Web Admin console

Module 8:

Web-Tier

Web container and JBoss Web configuration
Web deployment descriptors
JBoss specific web deployment descriptors
JBoss Web Connectors

Module 9:

JNDI

JNDI in Java EE 6
JNDI on JBoss AS7
Migrating to JBoss AS7

Module 10:

JavaMail

Configuring JavaMail on JBoss AS5
Configuring JavaMail on JBoss AS7

Module 11:

JBoss Messaging and JMS

JMS Overview
JMS Architecture
Configuring HornetQ (JBoss Messaging)

Module 12:

Database Integration

Defining resource references
Installing JDBC drivers in JBoss AS7
Configuring datasources in JBoss AS7
Configuring datasources in JBoss AS5

Module 13:

EJB

Overview of EJB 3.x
Stateless and Stateful Session Beans, Interceptors, Message-driven Beans
New EJBs in Java EE 6
Configuring EJB Container in JBoss AS7

Module 14:

WebServices

Overview of WebServices
JBoss and JAX-WS
JBoss and WebServices Tools