Tomcat Administration Training Course

Public Classroom

Summary

This 2-day hands-on Apache Tomcat training course teaches how to install and configure Tomcat servlet container, deploy new applications and fine-tune Tomcat performance. Topics include configuring Tomcat, securing and troubleshooting Tomcat applications, overview of Tomcat Manager, virtual hosting, and different Tomcat connectors.

Duration

2 days

Course Objectives

By the completion of the Tomcat Administration course you should be able to:

• Have a solid understanding of how Tomcat relates to Java EE (J2EE)
• Understand the difference between a servlet container (e.g. Tomcat) and a J2EE server (e.g. JBoss)
• Download, install, and configure Apache Tomcat on the OS of your choice (Windows or UNIX/Linux)
• Deploy, support, and troubleshoot applications on Tomcat
• Navigate Tomcat’s directory structure
• Be comfortable configuring Tomcat via server.xml, context.xml, and web.xml
• Understand Tomcat logs: access logs, error logs, and custom logs
• Secure Tomcat and web applications running on it
• Improve Tomcat’s performance through tuning
• Set up Tomcat for SSL
• Set up a basic Tomcat Cluster
• Explore topics that deal with Tomcat load-balancing and high-availability

Audience

This course is an introduction to Tomcat server administration and is designed for people who are planning to install, administer and fine-tune Apache Tomcat application server. Basic system administration skills and prior experience with HTTP protocols and Java environments are nice to have but are not required.

Pre-requisites

• Familiarity with Linux/Windows operating system is a plus
• Basic understanding of application server administration

Outline

Introduction to Apache Tomcat

• Brief History of Tomcat
• Servlets Overview
• JavaServer Pages

Installing Tomcat

• Overview of Tomcat Installation Process
• Installing JVM
• Installing Ant

Tomcat Management

• Tomcat Manager
• Creating and Deploying a WAR File
• Running Java Management Extensions
• JMX Proxy Servlet

Configuring Tomcat

• Overview of Tomcat Configuration
• Tomcat Element Overview
• Tomcat Directives
• Tomcat Conectors

Security

• Security Configuration Options
• Realms and Access Control
• File System Security
• Java Security Manager
• Tomcat and SSL
• Tomcat Best Security Practices

Tomcat Virtual Hosting

• Virtual Hosting Overview
• Configuring Tomcat to Enable Virtual Hosting
• Contexts

Deploying Web Applications

• Directory Structure of a Web App
• web.xml
• Deployment Descriptors