The book which made my life easier - "JBoss AS 7". This is one of the books, which I really liked. It covers the following concepts.
- Installing JBoss AS 7
- This chapter covers starting from installing java environment, JBoss AS 7 installation, starting, stopping, restarting the JBoss and installing JBoss tools.
- Exploring the application server file system
- It details almost all the folders present in the JBoss home directory.
- Configuring the application server
- This chapter explains about configuring the application server, configuring core sub systems and configuring the application server logging.
- Configuring enterprise services
- It deals with configuring database connectivity and configuring Enterprise Java Beans.
- JBoss Web Server Configuration
- It covers both configuring the web container and as well as creating and deploying a web application.
- Configuring a JBoss AS Domain
- This chapter introduces JBoss as domain and explains how to configure the domain with an example.
- Deploying applications on JBoss AS 7
- This chapter explains how to deploy various resources like JAR, WAR and EAR archives on the application server. It covers the deployment of applications on JBoss AS standalone. A part from this it also explains deploying applications on JBoss AS domain and the concepts of classloading.
- Managing the application server
- It has a lucid explanation on using the Command Line Interface and the new Web admin console.
- Clustering
- The following are the subtopics present in this chapter.
- Setting up JBoss clustering
- Configuring JBoss clustering
- Configuring the Infinispan subsystem
- Clustering the messaging subsystem
- Load-balancing Web Applications
- Securing JBoss AS 7
- Taking JBoss AS 7 in the cloud
The book explains and deals each concept in a practical way. The explanation is very clear with required number of screen shots.
You can get the book at http://www.packtpub.com/jboss-as-7-configuration-deployment-administration/book
