GlassFish Administration Training Course

Introduction and Installation of GlassFish

• Overview and Architecture of Java EE for government applications
• GlassFish White Paper
• Basic GlassFish Architecture
• Downloading and Installing GlassFish for government use
• Starting and Stopping the GlassFish Server for government operations

Structure and Architecture of GlassFish

• File Structure of GlassFish
• Server Profiles, Domains, and Configuration for government deployment
• Configuration Files: Setup.xml and domain.xml for government settings
• Login and Login Configuration for government users
• The Admin Console for government administration
• The asadmin Command Line Interface for government management

Deployment of Applications in GlassFish

• Structure of Java EE Applications (Jars, Wars, Ears, Sars) for government use
• GlassFish Deployment Details for government applications
• Deploying with the Admin Console and asadmin for government deployment
• Deploying Using autodeploy for government operations
• Deploying with asant Tasks for government tasks
• Directory (Expanded) Deployments for government environments
• GlassFish Classloading and Its Impact on Deployment for government applications

Configuration Services in GlassFish

• Web Container Overview for government web services
• Configuring the Web Container / HTTP Service for government use
• Virtual Hosts and Listeners for government deployment
• JNDI and Naming Overview for government applications
• Configuring GlassFish Naming for government settings
• Configuring JNDI Clients for government operations
• Review of Data Sources and JCA for government use
• Configuring Data Sources and Connection Pools for government applications
• EJB Container Overview for government enterprise beans
• EJB Pooling and Caching for government performance
• Container Management of EJBs for government operations
• Web Service Overview and Deployment for government services
• Viewing, Monitoring, and Managing Web Services for government applications

Messaging in GlassFish

• JMS - Java Message Service Overview for government messaging
• GlassFish Messaging Overview - Sun Message Queue for government use
• Creating Connection Factories and Destinations (Queue/Topic) for government applications
• Configuring the JMS Provider for government operations

Security in GlassFish

• Overview of Java EE Security for government systems
• GlassFish Security Architecture for government deployment
• Managing Users and Groups for government users
• File, JDBC, LDAP, and Other Realms for government authentication
• Password Security - Password Encryption, Master, and Admin Password Management for government security
• SSL / TLS and HTTPS Overview for government secure communications
• Configuring and Using GlassFish keytool for government key management
• Securing Other Sites for government operations

Monitoring and Tuning GlassFish for Government Use

• Monitoring GlassFish Performance for government applications
• Tuning GlassFish for Optimal Government Operations

Clustering in GlassFish for Government Applications

• GlassFish Clustering Overview for government scalability
• Cluster Configuration for government deployment
• The Repository, Cluster Instances, and the DAS for government operations
• Clustering Architecture (Client Interceptor, Load Balancing and Fault Tolerance, State Replication) for government reliability
• Clustered Services for government applications
• Load Balancers and Clustered HTTP for government performance
• Configuring Apache httpd for Use with the Load Balancer in Government Environments

Conclusions for Government Deployment of GlassFish