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.
Note
  • 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).
ComponentVersion

Apache CXF

3.2.7

Apache Tomcat 9

9.0.21

ECJ

4.12.0

Hibernate

5.3.10

JBoss logging

3.3.2

libapr

1.6.3

mod_cluster

1.4.1.Final

OpenSSL

1.1.1

Tomcat-Native

1.2.21

Tomcat-Vault

1.1.8.Final

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 SystemChipset ArchitectureJava Virtual Machine

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

x86_64

Red Hat OpenJDK 1.8.x, Red Hat OpenJDK 11, OracleJDK 11

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

x86_64

Red Hat OpenJDK 1.8.x, Red Hat OpenJDK 11, Oracle JDK 1.8.x, Oracle JDK 11, IBM JDK 1.8.x

Red Hat Enterpries Linux 6

x86_64, x86

Red Hat OpenJDK 1.8.x, Oracle JDK 1.8.x, Oracle JDK 11(x86_64 Only), IBM JDK 1.8.x

Microsoft Windows 2016 Server

x86_64

Red Hat OpenJDK 1.8.x, Red Hat OpenJDK 11, Oracle JDK 1.8.x, Oracle JDK 11

Microsoft Windows 2012 Server R2

x86_64

Red Hat OpenJDK 1.8.x, Red Hat OpenJDK 11, Oracle JDK 1.8.x, Oracle JDK 11

1.3. Installation Methods

JBoss Web Server can be installed on supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Microsoft Windows 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-5.2.0-application-server.zip

    • Tomcat 9
    • mod_cluster
    • tomcat-vault

  • jws-5.2.0-application-server-<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-5.2.0.zip, is available at the Red Hat Customer Portal, and contains additional documentation for the following:

  • tomcat
  • tomcat-native
  • tomcat-vault