JBoss Enterprise Application Platform6

Administration and Configuration Guide

For Use with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6Edition 3

Last Updated: 2017-10-16

JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 Administration and ConfigurationGuide

For Use with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6Edition 3

Nidhi Chaudhary

Russell Dickenson

Sande Gilda

Vikram Goyal

Eamon Logue

Darrin Mison

Scott Mumford

David Ryan

Misty Stanley-Jones

Keerat Verma

Tom Wells

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Abstract

This book is a guide to the administration and configuration of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform6 and its patch releases.

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Table of Contents

PREFACE

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION TO ADMINISTERING THE JBOSS ENTERPRISE APPLICATION PLATFORM1.1. INTRODUCING JBOSS ENTERPRISE APPLICATION PLATFORM 61.2. NEW AND CHANGED FEATURES IN JBOSS ENTERPRISE APPLICATION PLATFORM 6

CHAPTER 2. APPLICATION SERVER MANAGEMENT2.1. MANAGE THE APPLICATION SERVER2.2. INSTALLATION STRUCTURE AND DETAILS2.3. JBOSS ENTERPRISE APPLICATION PLATFORM 6 PROFILES2.4. ABOUT JBOSS ENTERPRISE APPLICATION PLATFORM 6 CONFIGURATION FILES2.5. MANAGEMENT APIS

2.5.1. Management Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)2.6. START JBOSS ENTERPRISE APPLICATION PLATFORM 6

2.6.1. Start JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 62.6.2. Start JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 as a Standalone Server2.6.3. Start JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 as a Managed Domain2.6.4. Start JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 with an Alternative Configuration2.6.5. Stop JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 62.6.6. Reference of Switches and Arguments to pass at Server Runtime

2.7. RUN JBOSS ENTERPRISE APPLICATION PLATFORM 6 AS A SERVICE2.7.1. Run JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 as an Operating System Service2.7.2. Install JBoss Enterprise Application Platform as a Service in Red Hat Enterprise Linux2.7.3. Install JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 as a Service in Microsoft Windows

2.8. START AND STOP SERVERS2.8.1. Start and Stop Servers2.8.2. Start a Server Using the Management Console2.8.3. Stop a Server Using the Management Console

2.9. FILESYSTEM PATHS2.9.1. Filesystem Paths

2.10. CONFIGURATION FILE HISTORY2.10.1. Configuration File History2.10.2. Start the Server with a Previous Configuration2.10.3. Save a Configuration Snapshot Using the Management CLI2.10.4. Load a Configuration Snapshot2.10.5. Delete a Configuration Snapshot Using Management CLI2.10.6. List All Configuration Snapshots Using Management CLI

CHAPTER 3. MANAGEMENT INTERFACES3.1. ABOUT THE MANAGEMENT CONSOLE AND MANAGEMENT CLI3.2. THE MANAGEMENT CONSOLE

3.2.1. Management Console3.2.2. Log in to the Management Console3.2.3. Change the Language of the Management Console3.2.4. Configure a Server Using the Management Console3.2.5. Add a Deployment in the Management Console3.2.6. Create a New Server in the Management Console3.2.7. Change the Default Log Levels Using the Management Console3.2.8. Create a New Server Group in the Management Console

3.3. THE MANAGEMENT CLI3.3.1. About the Management Command Line Interface (CLI)3.3.2. Launch the Management CLI

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3.3.3. Quit the Management CLI3.3.4. Connect to a Managed Server Instance Using the Management CLI3.3.5. Get Help with the Management CLI3.3.6. Use the Management CLI in Batch Mode3.3.7. Use Operations and Commands in the Management CLI3.3.8. Reference of Management CLI Commands3.3.9. Reference of Management CLI Operations

3.4. MANAGEMENT CLI OPERATIONS3.4.1. Display the Attributes of a Resource with the Management CLI3.4.2. Display the Active User in the Management CLI3.4.3. Display System and Server Information in the Management CLI3.4.4. Display an Operation Description using the Management CLI3.4.5. Display the Operation Names using the Management CLI3.4.6. Display Available Resources using the Mana