Red Hat SummitRelease Notes
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0
for Use with Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0.0
Copyright © 2009 Red Hat, Inc
Abstract
These release notes contain important information related to Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0.0. You should read these Release Notes in their entirety before installing Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0.0.
1. Introduction
These release notes contain important information related to JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1.0.0. New features, known problems, resources, and other current issues are addressed here.
1.1. Overview
JBoss Enterprise Web Server is a fully integrated and certified set of components for hosting Java web applications. It is comprised of the industry's leading Web Server (Apache HTTP Server), the popular Apache Tomcat Servlet container as well as the mod_jk connector and the Tomcat Native library. This release of the JBoss Enterprise Web Server consists of the following components :
Apache Tomcat 5.5.23: Apache Tomcat is an implementation of the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies. The Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages specifications are developed by Sun under the Java Community Process. Apache Tomcat version 5.5 implements the Servlet 2.4 and JavaServer Pages 2.0 specifications.Note
Apache Tomcat 5.5.23 is available within the default Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 installation.Apache Tomcat 6.0.18: Apache Tomcat is an implementation of the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies. The Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages specifications are developed by Sun under the Java Community Process. Apache Tomcat version 6.0 implements the Servlet 2.5 and JavaServer Pages 2.1 specifications.Apache Tomcat Native 1.1.16: Tomcat can use the Apache Portable Runtime to provide superior scalability, performance, and better integration with native server technologies. The Apache Portable Runtime is a highly portable library that is at the heart of Apache HTTP Server 2.x. APR has many uses, including access to advanced IO functionality (such as sendfile, epoll and OpenSSL), OS level functionality (random number generation, system status, etc), and native process handling (shared memory, NT pipes and Unix sockets). This package contains the Tomcat native library which provides support for using APR in Tomcat.Apache Tomcat Connector (mod_jk) 1.2.27: Apache Tomcat Connector (mod_jk) is bridge between Apache Httpd and Apache Tomcat using binary AJP protocol. It also contains load balancer providing clustering and fault tolerance.Apache HTTP Server 2.2.10: The Apache HTTP Server Project is an effort to develop and maintain an open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems. The goal of this project is to provide a secure, efficient and extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current HTTP standards.Note
The Apache HTTP Server 2.2.10 is available within the default Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 installation.
This release of JBoss Enterprise Web Server is certified for the following Operating Systems :
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (32-bit systems, 64-bit systems)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (32-bit systems, 64-bit systems)
- Solaris 9 (32-bit systems)
- Solaris 10 (32-bit systems, 64-bit systems)
