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• The basic mode is the default configuration mode for the navigation panel, displaying the most frequently used functions, including:
  • #Deployer
  • #Web Apps (WAR)
  • #Application(EAR)
  • #OSGi Application(WAB)
  • #OSGi Applications(EBA)
  • #Datasources
    
• The advance mode diaplays links to every portlet included in the console. It is organized in the following main groups:
  • #Searchbar #Search bar
  • #Welcome
  • #Application Server
  • #Applications
  • #Resources
  • #Security
  • #MonitoringandTroubleshooting #Monitoring and Troubleshooting

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The Search bar provides convenient searching capabilities to locate portlets on the navigation panel. Type in the search field and press enter.

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Organized under the Application Server group, you will find statistical information and support for configuring and administering the server. This group is organized as follows:

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System Information

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Organized under this group you will find links for the following portlets:
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#DB Info
#DB Manager

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This portlet displays information about the internal database, such as:

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Deployer

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This portlet displays the installed Application EBAs and their status. From this portlet, you can stop, start, and uninstall the available application EBAs.

In addition, this portlet makes use of the Expert Mode and Show parent and child components features as described here.

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OSGi Application WAB

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This portlet features assisting you in creating a Geronimo Deployment Plan. Currently only supporting WAR files. For details visit the Creating deployment plans using the deployment plan wizard section. Starting from v2.2, this portlet is optional, you can enable it by installing a plugin from Geronimo repository.

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Organized under this group you will find links for configuring the following services:

# DB pools
# JMS Resources
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Application WAB Application WAB

This portlet displays the installed Web Application Bundles and their status. From this portlet, you can stop, start, and uninstall the available application bundles.

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This portlet displays all the available database pools and their status. Only server-wide database pools can be edited in this portlet. For database pools deployed as part of a single application, you will have to change the deployment plan in the application to edit these database pools.

From this portlet you can edit the available, system-wide, database pools. A usage link with examples of how to use the pool from your application is also provided.

This portlet includes a database pool creation wizard for new pools and also lets you import database pools from JBoss 4 and WebLogic 8.1.

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This portlet features assisting you in creating a Geronimo Deployment Plan. Currently only supporting WAR files. For details visit the Creating deployment plans using the deployment plan wizard section. Starting from v2.2, this portlet is optional, you can enable it by installing a plugin from Geronimo repository.

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Organized under this group you will find links for configuring the following services:

# DB pools
# JMS Resources
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This portlet displays the installed J2EE connectors and their status. From this portlet, you can stop, start and, uninstall the available J2EE Connectors.

In addition, this portlet makes use of the Expert Mode and Show parent and child components features as described here.

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JAR Aliases

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This portlet allows you to manage the existing artifact aliases on the Geronimo server, which means you can update the artifact_aliases.properties file directly on the administration console.

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Repository

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This portlet provides two functionalities. Firstly, it assists in adding an archive into the Repository. Secondly, it displays the artifacts installed in the server's repository. The layout of the repository is the same as that used by Apache Maven, which makes it possible to easily copy files over. From this portlet, you can install new artifacts. To use these artifacts in an application, you need to modify your deployment plan according to Define the dependency in the deployment plan. For more information on using the repository portlet, see Update the repository with new library.

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This portlet is a wizard that walks you through the process of configuring Apache Geronimo to use a remote Apache 2 HTTP server. To configure the remote HTTP server, you need to install the mod_jk Apache module on the remote server. Based on a series of questions, the wizard will guide you through the configuration process. See Configuring a remote Apache HTTP server for two alternative ways to configure a remote Apache HTTP server.

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This portlet displays the installed System Modules and their status. From this portlet, you can stop, start, and uninstall the available System Modules.

In addition, this portlet makes use of the Expert Mode and Show parent and child components features as described here.

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This portlet allows you to install or create Geronimo plugins. From this portlet, you can install the plugins available in the remote plugins repository you selected, or export to plugins just about any module you have already installed in Geronimo. In addition, you can create custom assembly server packages built with only the modules you specify. For more information on using the plugins portlet, see Converting applications into plugins using the Administration Console.

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This portlet allows you to install OSGi Bundles to the Apache Geronimo server. You can define a start level for the bundle you install by inputting a non-negative integer into the Start Level field.

This portlet displays the installed OSGi Bundles and their status in the table under the installation area. Double click one bundle in the table, you will see the content of the MANIFEST.MF file of the bundle. From this portlet you can stop, start, and uninstall the available bundles in this table. For more information, see Managing OSGi Bundles.

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This portlet displays the installed J2EE connectors and their status. From this portlet, you can stop, start and, uninstall the available J2EE Connectors.

In addition, this portlet makes use of the Expert Mode and Show parent and child components features as described here.

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This portlet allows you to manage the existing artifact aliases on the Geronimo server, which means you can update the artifact_aliases.properties file directly on the administration console.

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This portlet provides two functionalities. Firstly, it assists in adding an archive into the Repository. Secondly, it displays the artifacts installed in the server's repository. The layout of the repository is the same as that used by Apache Maven, which makes it possible to easily copy files over. From this portlet, you can install new artifacts. To use these artifacts in an application, you need to modify your deployment plan according to Define the dependency in the deployment plan. For more information on using the repository portlet, see Update the repository with new library.

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This portlet is a wizard that walks you through the process of configuring Apache Geronimo to use a remote Apache 2 HTTP server. To configure the remote HTTP server, you need to install the mod_jk Apache module on the remote server. Based on a series of questions, the wizard will guide you through the configuration process. See Configuring a remote Apache HTTP server for two alternative ways to configure a remote Apache HTTP server.

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This portlet displays the installed System Modules and their status. From this portlet, you can stop, start, and uninstall the available System Modules.

In addition, this portlet makes use of the Expert Mode and Show parent and child components features as described here.

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This portlet allows you to install or create Geronimo plugins. From this portlet, you can install the plugins available in the remote plugins repository you selected, or export to plugins just about any module you have already installed in Geronimo. In addition, you can create custom assembly server packages built with only the modules you specify. For more information on using the plugins portlet, see Converting applications into plugins using the Administration Console.

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This portlet allows you to install OSGi Bundles to the Apache Geronimo server. You can define a start level for the bundle you install by inputting a non-negative integer into the Start Level field.

This portlet displays the installed OSGi Bundles and their status in the table under the installation area. Double click one bundle in the table, you will see the content of the MANIFEST.MF file of the bundle. From this portlet you can stop, start, and uninstall the available bundles in this table. For more information, see Managing OSGi Bundles.

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This portlet displays all the available database pools and their status. Only server-wide database pools can be edited in this portlet. For database pools deployed as part of a single application, you will have to change the deployment plan in the application to edit these database pools.

From this portlet you can edit the available, system-wide, database pools. A usage link with examples of how to use the pool from your application is also provided.

This portlet includes a database pool creation wizard for new pools and also lets you import database pools from JBoss 4 and WebLogic 8.1.

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