Apache TomCat 8 Administration

Course Objectives

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
• Clustering

Course Prerequisites

This is an introductory-intermediate level course, designed for web server administrators who need to install, configure, and run Apache TomCat web server. 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 Agenda

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]

Course Materials

Our robust course materials include much more than a simple slideshow presentation handout.  Student materials include a comprehensive hard-copy course manual, complete with detailed course notes, code samples, diagrams and current reference materials, all directly related to the course at hand, indexed for ease of use. Step-by-step lab instructions and project descriptions are clearly illustrated and commented for maximum learning.  Our course kits are designed to serve as an excellent and useful reference set, long after we leave your classroom.