Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1. About Red Hat JBoss Web Server
The JBoss Web Server is a fully integrated and certified set of components for hosting Java web applications. It consists of:
- Apache Tomcat: a servlet container in accordance with the Java Servlet Specification. JBoss Web Server contains Apache Tomcat 9.
- The Apache Tomcat Native Library: a Tomcat library, which improves Tomcat scalability, performance, and integration with native server technologies.
- The tomcat-vault: an extension for the JBoss Web Server used for securely storing passwords and other sensitive information used by a JBoss Web Server.
- The mod_cluster library: a library that allows communication between Apache Tomcat and the Apache HTTP Server’s mod_proxy_cluster module. This allows the Apache HTTP Server to be used as a load balancer for JBoss Web Server. For information on the configuration of mod_cluster, or for information on the installation and configuration of the alternative load balancers mod_jk and mod_proxy, see the HTTP Connectors and Load Balancing Guide.
- If you need clustering or session replication support for Java applications, Red Hat recommends that you use Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBoss EAP).
| Component | Version |
|---|---|
| Apache Tomcat 9 | 9.0.7-20 |
| Tomcat Vault | 1.1.7.Final-redhat-2 |
| Tomcat Native | 1.2.17-28 |
| mod_cluster | 1.4.0-9.Final-redhat-1 |
| JBoss logging | 3.3.1-5.Final-redhat-1 |
This Installation Guide includes procedures for the installation, minor upgrade, and basic configuration of the Tomcat servers from JBoss Web Server on supported operating systems. Installation and configuration instructions for the Apache HTTP Server are covered in the JBoss Core Services Documentation.
1.2. Supported Operating Systems and Configurations
| Operating System | Chipset Architecture | Java Virtual Machine |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | x86_64 | OpenJDK 1.8, OpenJDK 11, OracleJDK 11 |
1.3. Installation Methods
JBoss Web Server can be installed on supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Microsoft Windows, and Solaris systems using ZIP installation files available for each platform. JBoss Web Server can also be installed on supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems using RPM packages.
For ZIP installations, below is a summary of the components that are included in the ZIP files which form the core part of a JBoss Web Server installation.
jws-application-server-5.1.0.zip- Tomcat 9
- mod_cluster
- tomcat-vault
jws-application-server-5.1.0-<platform>-<architecture>.zip- Platform-specific utilities
1.4. Component Documentation Bundle
JBoss Web Server includes an additional documentation bundle that includes the original vendor documentation for each component. This documentation bundle, jws-docs-5.1.0.zip, is available at the Red Hat Customer Portal, and contains additional documentation for the following:
- tomcat
- tomcat-native
- tomcat-vault
