Apple Mac OS X Server v10.3 - Manual (Page 7)

Note: This document was previously titled Mac OS X Server Java Application Server Administration.
JBoss is a powerful Java-based open-source application server that is very popular among Java 2,
Enterprise Edition (J2EE) application developers. This document describes how to configure and use
the JBoss application server in Mac OS X Server, which lets you deploy J2EE applications easily and
reliably.
This document is intended for system administrators, J2EE application assemblers, and developers.
It assumes you have a solid background in system administration and J2EE technology. You must be
familiar with Mac OS X Server, especially how to use Terminal to issue shell commands. Knowledge
of database engines, such as MySQL, is helpful but not required.
Organization of This Document
This document has the following chapters:
■ “Application Server Overview” (page 9) provides an overview of JBoss for Mac OS X Server.
■ “Configuring Applications” (page 11) explains how to perform certain tasks with the deployment
tool, such as opening, configuring, and saving application archives.
■ “Configuring and Deploying Sun’s Pet Store” (page 21) walks you through configuring and
deploying Sun’s Pet Store application in Mac OS X Server.
■ “Administering Application Servers” (page 37) teaches you how to manage application servers,
which are JBoss instances running on one or more computers.
■ “Balancing User Load and Replicating Sessions” (page 47) explains how to enable an application
to be distributable among cluster nodes and walks you through configuring HTTP load balancing
for Pet Store using three computers.
This document also contains a revision history, a glossary, and an index.
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