Feb 01
JBoss - open source J2EE application server
* What is Jboss?
* Downloading Jboss
* Installing JBoss
-with command line
-with graphical mode
* Running JBoss
* Exploring the Directory Structure
* Configuration
* Deploying an application to JBoss
* Summary
JBoss is an open source J2EE application server. It is J2EE 1.4 spec-compliant, which means that it offers the same level of functionality as its more expensive commercial counterparts such as Oracle Application Server, Websphere (IBM) or Weblogic (BEA). The main difference is the price and to be honest the main admin interface.For example, an absolute beginner would find more comfortable to have a web interface to declare a jdbc datasource, instead of declaring it with “VI” editing an xml file. Considering the reliability of other open source products like Apache web server, Jboss should also become more popular and reliable, but it has already begun to become a serious competitor for the market leaders.
Although the term application server applies to all platforms, it has become heavily identified with the Sun Microsystems J2EE platform; we should always say Jboss is a J2EE application server
What is Jboss?
Go to the JBoss Application Server Downloads page. -> http://labs.jboss.com/portal/jbossas/download
Choose the latest production version of the JBoss Application Server package. (4.0.5 Production 2006-10-18) Since the 4.0.3 SP1 version, you can try a “Run Installer” http://jboss.sourceforge.net/jnlp/jems-installer-1.2.0.GA.jnlp or download it. You must have a X console or a graphical interface to use it.