Overview

This Administering the WildFly 10 Application Server training class provides hands-on and in-depth coverage on configuring and managing WildFly 10 - the latest release in the very popular JBoss® series of application servers. This course incorporates WildFly 10's new features and changes compared to earlier WildFly releases.

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 10, and leave you well prepared to install, configure, and manage server installations.

Goals

Understand WF10 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 WF10, 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 WF10 security
Use monitoring tools, and identify areas for tuning
Understand and use clustering with WF10, including including load balancing with the built-in front-end load balancer and Apache httpd and mod_cluster
Understand and administer a domain of WF10 servers

Outline

WildFly Introduction and Installation
1. Java EE Overview and Architecture
2. WF 10 Background and Overview
3. Installing and Starting WF 10
4. Server Suspend Mode (WF 9+)
5. Working with WF 10
6. Documentation Overview
Structure and Architecture
1. WF10 Directory and File Structure
2. Server Architecture and Configuration
  1. Server Config File - Extensions, Subsystems, Schemas, Paths
  2. Interfaces and Socket Bindings
Configuration and Management - Part 1
1. Overview of Management Options
2. Understanding the Management Model and the XML Config Files
3. Using the CLI (Command Line Interface)
  1. Overview
  2. Navigating the Management Tree
  3. Working with Operations and Commands
  4. Creating/Deleting Nodes
4. Using the Management Console
Application Deployment
1. Java EE Deployment Archives (JARs, WARs, EARs)
2. Deployment/Undeployment with the CLI and Management Console
3. Deployment Scanner - Auto-Deployment in WF 10
4. Marker Files and Auto-deployment
Configuration and Management - Part 2
1. JBoss Modules and Modular Classloading
2. Defining a Module
3. Working with Dependencies
4. Server Logging
5. Handlers, Log Levels, Formatters and Pattern Strings
6. Configuring Application Logging
7. Configuring Audit Logging
Subsystem Configuration
1. JNDI and Naming Overview
2. Naming Subsystem Overview and Configuration
3. Datasource and JCA Overview
4. Datasource and Driver Configuration (XML, CLI, and Admin Console)
5. Datasource Monitoring, and Tuning
6. Thread Pools - History and Current Configuration
  1. Undertow Web Container
  2. Undertow Overview
  3. Undertow Configuration - listeners and workers (XML and CLI)
  4. Host and Filter Configuration
  5. HTTP/2 Support (WF 9+)
7. The H2 Database and ExampleDS
8. EJB Container/Subsystem (SLSB Pooling, MDB, SFSB Cache, Monitoring)
9. Other Subsystems in Brief (remoting, ee, infinispan)
Messaging in WF 10
1. Messaging and JMS (Java Message Service) Overview
2. HornetQ Overview
3. Messaging Subsystem Configuration (XML, CLI, and Admin Console)
  1. General Configuration
  2. Connectors and Acceptors
  3. Configuring Connection Factories
  4. Configuring Queues and Topics (XML, CLI, and Admin Console)
  5. Monitoring and Managing
  6. Address and Security Settings
Security
1. WildFly EE Security Overview
  1. General Requirements
  2. Security Realms and Domains
  3. RBAC - Role Based Access Control
2. Management Interface Security (Security Realms, Local Access, Properties Files/LDAP, add-user
3. Application Security
  1. Java EE Security Overview
  2. Authentication, Authorization, Identity
  3. Login Modules (Security Domains) - UsersRoles, Database, Ldap
  4. Security Info Caching
4. Role-Based Access Control (Overview, Standard Roles, Configuration
5. Resource Security (TLS/SSL/HTTPS
6. The Vault - Protecting Sensitive Strings
Clustering and HTTP Load Balancing
1. Clustering Overview
2. WildFly 10 Cluster Overview (including HA Singleton)
3. Cluster Configuration - JGroups
4. Architectures - Load Balancers and Client Interceptors (Proxies)
5. HTTP Load Balancing
  1. WF10 built-in load balancer
  2. Apache httpd load balancer
  3. mod_cluster Overview
  4. httpd.conf Configuration
  5. Installation Choices
  6. modculster Subsystem Configuration
  7. Management
WF 10 Domain Mode - A Hands-On Exploration
1. Domain Mode Overview
2. Domain Topology - Domain Controllers, Host Controllers, Server Groups
3. domain.xml - Domain Configuration, Server Groups
4. host.xml - Domain Controller
5. host.xml - Host Controllers, Processes and Server Instances
6. Management - Management Console and CLI
7. Deployment/Undeployment - via Management Console and CLI
8. Session 11: Tuning and Monitoring
9. Enabling Statistics
10. Web Container (Undertow) Tuning - Statistics, Worker Threads
11. EJB Tuning - Bean Instances, Thread Pools
12. Database Access / Datasources
13. Clustering Communication and Replication
14. Monitoring Runtime Data
15. Java Virtual Machine (JVM) Awareness
  1. Heap Size
  2. Garbage Collection (GC) Overview and Generational GC

Class Materials

Each student in our Live Online and our Onsite classes receives a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.

Class Prerequisites

Experience in the following is required for this JBoss class:

Windows operational skills like running commands from a command prompt and networking

Experience in the following would be useful for this JBoss class:

Familiarity with web-based applications, web servers
Java

Preparing for Class

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