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Apache Geronimo 2.1: Quick Reference

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Apache Geronimo 2.1: Quick Reference

Overview of this book

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.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Apache Geronimo 2.1
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
Preface

WADI


Geronimo supports the clustering of web applications by using WADI, Application Distribution Infrastructure. When a clustered web application is deployed in Geronimo, the deployer adds dependencies on two configurations:

  • org.apache.geronimo.configs/clustering//car: This configuration contains runtime dependencies that the clustered application must have. This configuration also has a Node GBean that defines a unique node name with which the Geronimo server instance will be identified in the cluster. Use the clusterNodeName property in var/config/config-substitutions.properties to reconfigure the node name of your Geronimo server instance.

  • org.apache.geronimo.configs/wadi-clustering//car: This configuration contains WADI-related GBeans used to configure the behaviour of clustered applications and the WADI group communication service shared by all of the clustered applications to communicate with each other.

    The number of replicas to be maintained across the cluster for a session is...