Exploring the application server filesystem

Now that we are done with the installation of all the necessary tools, we will concentrate on the application server structure. The first thing you'll notice when you browse through the application server folders is that its filesystem is basically divided into two core parts: the dichotomy reflects the distinction between standalone servers and domain servers.

The concept of a domain server is not new in the market of application servers, however, it was only introduced in JBoss with AS 7 as a way to manage and coordinate a set of instances of the application server. An application server node which is not configured as part of a domain is qualified as a standalone server. A standalone server resembles, ...

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