Apache Geronimo is a robust, scalable, secure, and high-performing application server. But like all application servers, this power comes with a steep learning curve. This book can help you save your time and get working with Geronimo in matter of a few hours.
This book is a quick-reference guide to Apache Geronimo that mitigates the starting pains that most developers have when they migrate to a new Application Server. It will help you to extend and amplify your existing development skills, empowering you to build new types of applications regardless of the platform or browser.
The book will introduce you to the exciting features of Apache Geronimo Application Server. You will see how easily you can develop and deploy Java EE 5 applications on Geronimo. It covers everything from downloading the server to customizing it using custom GBeans. By following the practical examples in this book, you will be able to develop applications quickly using Geronimo Eclipse Plugin.
The book covers Geronimo internals in detail, which helps you write custom services on Geronimo. Also, it helps you to gain a deep understanding of Geronimo plugin architecture and teaches you to extend your server functionality via plugins. By the end of the book, you will develop proficiency in Geronimo and Java EE 5 application development.
What you will learn from this book?
- Master the features of Apache Geronimo to develop your application
- Develop and deploy Java EE 5 applications on Geronimo
- Understand web application clustering using WADI
- Develop applications rapidly using the Geronimo Eclipse Plugin
- Secure the server environment and applications
- Configure remote EJB references to invoke remote EJBs via CORBA
- Bind custom resources to JNDI using GBeans and leverage the global JNDI environment for your applications
- Create custom server assemblies
- Extend the Admin Console using Admin Console Extensions
- Administer the Geronimo server
- Develop and deploy services on Geronimo using GBeans
- Troubleshoot server startup, application deployment, application startup, and runtime problems
Approach
This book is a comprehensive reference of the Apache Geronimo Application Server with easy-to-understand examples and sample applications. Different configuration items are available as self contained chapters that can be looked up independently of the other chapters so that readers can go straight to whatever part of Geronimo they want to configure. The book is packed with tips and tricks, based on the author’s experience with Apache Geronimo in real-life projects.
Who this book is written for?
This book is intended for Java EE developers and server administrators who would like to use Geronimo for developing and deploying fully fledged Java EE 5 applications and freely distribute Geronimo with their solutions. Readers should be familiar with Java EE 5 concepts.
About the Author
Vamsavardhana Reddy Chillakuru
Vamsavardhana Reddy Chillakuru, a.k.a., Vamsi is an Advisory Software Engineer working with IBM India Private Limited since 1996 and is part of the IBM worldwide Level 3 support team for Apache Geronimo and IBM Application Server Community Edition. He is proficient in Java and Java EE technologies with more than 10 years experience with Java EE application development. His interests include application security in general and cryptographic security in particular. He has presented sessions on Apache Geronimo at Apache conferences on various topics ranging from security to server administration. He has authored many articles in IBM developerWorks and also co-authored an IBM Redbook on Migration to WebSphere Application Server. Considered as a security expert in the Geronimo community, he is actively involved in adding new security features to Geronimo. He is responsible for adding a Certification Authority portlet to Geronimo Admin Console. Associated with Apache Geronimo project since July 2005, he is a committer on Apache Geronimo and Apache Tuscany projects and a member of the Apache Geronimo PMC. He is involved in the standards development for Service Component Architecture (SCA) and is a member of OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) SCA-Assembly, SCA-Java and SCA-Policy Technical Committees and SCA-J Java EE
Book Details
- Paperback: 410 pages
- Publisher: Packt Publishing (November 30, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1847196942
- ISBN-13: 978-1847196941
- File Size: 7.2 MiB
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