posted by SpringSource on May 25, 2010 03:54 PM

Setting up Apache Web Server and Tomcat Application Server for load balancing using mod_proxy_balancer.

This example uses mod_proxy_balancer as the load balancer. This configuration is useful for applications that are stateless and therefore do not require clustering or sticky-sessions. For more information, you can also check the page:

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_proxy_balancer.html

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posted by SpringSource on April 8, 2010 12:06 PM

For development and operations teams, a presentation that covers performance tuning Tomcat and the JVM alongside configuration options, load balancing, and more.

In this webinar, Apache Tomcat committers Mark Thomas and Filip Hanik discuss performance tuning Apache Tomcat for your production environment. This webinar focuses on Tuning Tomcat and the JVM to correctly handle your application including usage patterns, hardware and network topology. You’ll learn when and how to apply the different tuning and configuration options as well as understanding load balancers and how they can impact your configuration settings. Also discussed: the impact of clustering and replication on your environment.

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posted by SpringSource on April 8, 2010 12:06 PM

For development and operations teams, a presentation to improve software development with Spring and Tomcat.

Spring is commonly found within enterprises and helps companies better manage complexities in the software development processTomcat has also become ubiquitous within the enterprise.

Presentation Agenda:

• Corporate Overview
• Why Spring: Overview, Spring Portfolio
• Why Tomcat: Overview, Adoption in the market
• The Spring/Tomcat Combination: The viable JEE alternative

Presentation Outline

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posted by SpringSource on October 27, 2009 02:19 PM

Understanding mod_jk, mod_proxy, and mod_proxy_ajp

There are three main modules available for connecting Apache to Tomcat:

mod_jk
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This module has the load balancing capability that was not supported in mod_proxy prior to Apache 2.2. The use of mod_proxy_ajp is preferred over mod_jk for Apache 2.2 or later.

For further documentation on mod_jk, see the official documentation as provided by the Apache Software Foundation:

Working with mod_jk:   http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-3.3-doc/mod_jk-howto.html

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posted by SpringSource on October 27, 2009 01:57 PM

For development and operations teams, a presentation which outlines background of releases, new features of Tomcat 6, and more.

Since starting as a reference implementation by Sun Microsystems, Tomcat has undergone quite a history in the past 10 years with an average of one release per month. The history, versions, development lifecycle, and an in-depth look at key features in the new release are shared with other key insights on the new release and throughs on upgrading.

EMBEDDED PRESENTATION SLIDES (i.e. user can click “Next” thru slides)

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posted by admin on October 5, 2009 09:25 AM

Ensure Tomcat applications are managed properly from cycling updates to determining failures with SpringSource tcServer

Your business applications provide all the components that do the real work for your enterprise and use Tomcat as the engine to power that work. How can you ensure that your applications on Tomcat are managed properly? How do you cycle application updates over a group of more than twenty server instances? How do you determine the failure of application whether it is during start-up, execution or application shutdown?

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