JBoss client Directory

This directory contains the Java libraries (JARs) required for clients that run outside the JBoss AS containers, such as:

Web Service clients

EJB clients

JMX clients

Used by external applications that need to access JNDI resources

On Unix, to get the client CLASSPATH, run: ${jboss.home.dir}/bin/classpath.sh -c

As of JBoss 5, the file client/jbossall-client.jar contains references to other JARs via Class-Path setting in its META-INF/MANIFEST.MF file. This makes it possible for external JBoss clients to just reference this one JAR file as opposed to many of them.

JBoss Application Server Directory Structure

JBossORG-EULA.txt       copyright.txt           lib/

bin/                   docs/                  readme.html

client/                 jar-versions.xml       server/

common/                 lgpl.html

Root dir known as jboss.home.dir or $JBOSS_HOME

Understanding the layout is important to

1. 1. Locating libraries
   2. Updating configuration
   3. Deploying apps and services

When JBoss Server is installed (uncompressed), the following directories are created:

1. ${jboss.home.dir}/bin
2. ${jboss.home.dir}/client
3. ${jboss.home.dir}/common
4. ${jboss.home.dir}/docs
5. ${jboss.home.dir}/lib
6. ${jboss.home.dir}/server

For indepth understanding on JBoss click on:

• JBoss architecture
• Installation of jboss
• JBoss Training in Bangalore
• Session Configuration
• JBoss Tutorials
• JBoss Overview