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Administering the WildFly 8 Application Server

This course provides hands-on and in-depth coverage on configuring and managing WildFly 8 - the latest release in the very popular JBoss® series of application servers. This course has been completely rewritten to support WildFly 8’s many new features and changes compared to the JBoss 7 server.

The course is very hands-on, with brief hands-on mini-labs throughout the material which illustrate a topic and help with retention. It also includes numerous larger hands-on labs to dig deeply into a topic.

This course covers all the important administrative tasks that are required to administer this new version of the server. It starts with basic structure, architecture and installation, and moves on to working with the various management tools and deploying applications. Configuration and management of all the important services and subsystems are covered, as is security, domains, and clustering. All management tools are covered, including direct editing of XML configuration files, using the CLI (Command Line Interface), and using the Web-based Management Console. See the list of Sklls Gained and the Detailed Outline for more details.

The course is focused, informative, and created by experts in the JBoss/WildFly AS. It will demystify the many important capabilities and structure of WildFly 8, and leave you well prepared to install, configure, and manage server installations.

Course Objectives:

  • Understand WF8 architecture and JEE server structure
  • Install and configure the server
  • Understand the structure of both standalone installations and domain-based installations
  • Understand the management model and the XML configuration files
  • Use the management tools including direct editing of XML, using the CLI (Command Line Interface), scripting, and the Web management console
  • Understand deployment types and packaging (JARS, WARS, EARS ...), and deploy applications
  • Understand modular classloading in WF8, and how it affects application deployment and dependencies
  • Configure and monitor the Web container
  • Configure important services, including datasources, JNDI, EJB, JMS messaging, and logging
  • Understand and configure WF8 security
  • Use monitoring tools, and identify areas for tuning
  • Understand and use clustering with WF8, including including load balancing with Apache httpd and mod_cluster
  • Understand and administer a domain of WF8 servers

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