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Chapter 1. RedHat JBoss Web Server 5.2

Welcome to the Red Hat JBoss Web Server version 5.2 release.

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 extension: 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.

This release of JBoss Web Server covers several quality of life updates. They are listed below:

  • New string values are used for Tomcat identification:

    • 'Server version' 'Server version name'
    • 'Server number' 'Server version number'
  • SSI Directives no longer work if one attempts to configure SSI via filter. To configure SSI Directives, you must uncomment the following block of code located in the tomcat/conf/web.xml folder: 
    <!--
    <mime-mapping>
        <extension>shtml</extension>
        <mime-type>text/x-server-parsed-html</mime-type>
    </mime-mapping>
    -->
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For full information on SSI Directives see The Apache Tomcat documentation on SSI Directives

  • Support for JSVC was dropped

In place of JSVC it is recommended that users run the system daemon scripts provided in the installation guide. These scripts will cover the functionality provided by JSVC, with the exception of running ports on < 1024. A link to the installation guide containing the daemon scripts is provided in chapter 2 of these release notes.

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