Now that we have downloaded and installed JBoss AS 7, it is worth familiarizing ourselves with some basic concepts. Initially, JBoss AS 7 can be run in two modes: the standalone mode and the domain mode.
In the standalone mode, each JBoss Application Server 7 instance is an independent process (similar to the previous JBoss AS versions, such as Version 4, Version 5, or Version 6). The standalone configuration files are located under the standalone/configuration of the application server.
In the
domain mode, you can run multiple application servers and manage them from a central point. A domain can span multiple physical (or virtual) machines. On each machine we can install several instances of JBoss Application Server 7, that are under the control of a Host Controller process. The configuration files in the domain mode are located under the domain/configuration
folder of the application server.
From the process point of view, a domain is made up of three elements:
Domain...