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Administering Apache Tomcat Training1

This 4-day training course covers installing, configuring, securing, optimizing performance of, and deploying Apache Tomcat. Key topics include installing Tomcat and the Java Runtime Environment, examining Tomcat directories and configuration files, configuring Tomcat valves, monitoring memory usage with JMX, connecting databases, implementing security, tuning performance, new features in Tomcat 8, running Tomcat behind a web server, and clustering Tomcat for load balancing and failover.

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Administering Apache Tomcat Training1

This 4-day training course covers installing, configuring, securing, optimizing performance of, and deploying Apache Tomcat. Key topics include installing Tomcat and the Java Runtime Environment, examining Tomcat directories and configuration files, configuring Tomcat valves, monitoring memory usage with JMX, connecting databases, implementing security, tuning performance, new features in Tomcat 8, running Tomcat behind a web server, and clustering Tomcat for load balancing and failover.

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Administering Apache Tomcat Training

Duration: 4 days

Apache Tomcat Training Outline

 Introduction
o Overview of the Apache Software Foundation and the Jakarta Project
o Overview of Java EE as a platform
o Overview of the features and functionality specifically provided by Tomcat
 Installing Tomcat
o Installing the Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
o Tweaking the JRE for performance
o Performing the actual Tomcat installation
 Examining the Tomcat installation directories
o bin
o conf
o common
o lib
o logs
o server
o shared
o temp
o webapps
o work
 Configuring Tomcat
o server.xml (detailed walkthrough)
o web.xml
o context.xml
 Tomcat Valves (1 Hour)
o AccessLog and FastCommonAccessLog
o RequestFilterValve
o SingleSignOnValve (by request)
o RequestDumperValve (by request)
 Memory management and JMX monitoring
o Understanding Java garbage collection
o Using JAVA_OPTS, JMX and JConsole to monitor and tune Tomcat memory
usage
o Sizing Tomcat's JVM memory heap
o Using JMX and JConsole to configure Tomcat via Tomcat's MBeans
o Updating Tomcat's configuration via JMX "on the fly" without restarting
Tomcat
o Load testing with JMeter
o Using VisualVM (new monitoring tool built into JDK 7) and PSI Probe
o Controlling JMX MBeans via Ant
 Connecting databases with Tomcat applications
o Classic JDBC approach
o Better approach: JNDI resources
o Setting up and monitoring database connection pools
 Security
o File system security
o Java security manager
o Realms, authentication, and authorization
o SSL
 Performance tuning strategies
o Additional JVM tuning tips
o Enabling parallel garbage collection
o Building native connectors
o Disabling/removing unneeded applications
o Tuning incoming connections and database connection pools
o Turning off Jasper development mode
o Precompiling JSPs
o Preloading servlets
 Tomcat 8 New Features [optional]
o Memory leak prevention and detection
o Servlet 3.1, JSP 2.3, and EL 2.3 support (and the practical implications of this
for Tomcat admins)
o Cross-site request forgery prevention (and how to configure)
o How Tomcat 8's new session management features prevent session fixation
attacks
o Alias support (which allow static content to be stored outside the WAR file)
 Running Tomcat behind Apache httpd or IIS [this section would be taught using your
web server and connector module of choice]
o Why run Tomcat behind Apache httpd or IIS?
o Installing  mod_jk (Apache httpd or IS) or mod_proxy_ajp and
mod_proxy_balancer (Apache httpd 2.4 or later only)
o Proxying traffic to Tomcat via AJP
o Monitoring the status of your web server’s connection to Tomcat
o Load balancing Tomcat via mod_jk or mod_proxy_balancer
 Tomcat Clustering
o Configuring mod_jk (in Apache or IIS) or mod_proxy_balancer (Apache 2.2 or
later only) as a load balancer
o Hardware load balancing as an alternative to software load balancing
o Sticky sessions
o Configuring a shared session back-end
 FileStore/JDBCStore (older approach, generally not recommended)
 Using the <Cluster /> tag
o Configuring the application to be distributable
o Setting up and testing failover

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