Specialized - Apache TomCat 8 Administration
Code: TTC9250
Length: 4 days
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Apache TomCat 8 Administration is a hands-on TomCat Administration course geared for students who need to learn how to
install and configure Apache Tomcat 8, as well as learn the key mechanisms of installing and administering Web Applications.
This course emphasizes altering key configuration artifacts for optimum performance, availability, and fault tolerance. The course
also explores integration with existing security mechanisms and databases, as well as high-performance scalability, clustering,
and fault-tolerant fail-over techniques.
Skills Gained
Upon completion of the Apache Tomcat Administration course, you will be able to:
Explain how Tomcat relates to Java EE (JEE) and compares to other application servers (e.g. JBoss)
Install and setup Tomcat on both Windows and UNIX-type environments
Deploy, support, and troubleshoot applications on Tomcat
Navigate Tomcat's directory structure
Understand Tomcat architecture and configuration files: server.xml, context.xml, .properties, etc.
Understand web application structure and configuration: web.xml
Secure Tomcat and applications running on it
Set up Tomcat for SSL
Tune Tomcat's performance
Explore different load-balancing and high-availability strategies with Tomcat, including server affinity through sticky sessions
as well as session replication via Tomcat
Who Can Benefit
This is an introductory-intermediate level course, designed for web server administrators who need to install, configure, and run
Apache TomCat web server.
Prerequisites
Student should be familiar with the basic principles of web/application server administration. Prior Java or JEE experience would
also be helpful for the Java portions of the course.
Course Details
Session -Apache Tomcat and JEE Overview
Web Technology Architectural Overview
Servlets 3.1
JSP 2.3
WebSockets 1.1
Expression Language 3.0
Tomcat Background
Other components in the ecosystem
Session-Administering Apache Tomcat
Apache and Tomcat
Installing Tomcat
Directory Structure
Session-Configuration Files
Anatomy of a Web App
Deploying Web Apps
Tomcat Manager
Connection Pooling and Database Mappings
Tomcat Security and LDAP Integration
Session-Performance
Capacity Planning
Garbage Collection and Tuning Overview
Deploying and Configuring Web Applications
Advanced Performance - Tomcat Native and APR
Load Testing with Apache JMeter [Optional]
Session-Clustering
Clustering Tomcat
Connectors (JCA) [Optional]
Integrating with Apache HttpD and Mod-Cluster
Shared Hosting [Optional]
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