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Installing JBoss EAP on RHEL 8

Red Hat's JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) is a Java EE-based application platform built around deploying and managing Java applications and services. JBoss EAP is cross-platform and works on anything that supports Java. This hands-on lab focuses on a Red Hat 8 deployment wherein we configure JBoss EAP to run as a service on the machine.

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Path Info

Level

Beginner

Duration

45m

Published

Jan 24, 2020

Challenge

Install OpenJDK

Install OpenJDK.
Challenge

Install JBoss EAP
1. Run the installer located in the cloud_user's home directory.
2. In the installer, set the following values:
  - Select your language below: Enter 0 for English.
  - End user license agreement: Enter 1 to continue.
  - Select the installation path: Use /opt/jboss-eap to match default configuration and enter 1 to continue.
  - Select the packs you want to install: Enter 0 to confirm and 1 to continue.
  - Admin username: Enter admin.
  - Admin password: Enter your password twice and 1 to continue.
  - Configure Runtime Environment: Enter 0 to perform the default configuration and 1 to continue.
  - Would you like to generate an automatic installation script and properties file?: Enter n.
Challenge

Configure JBoss EAP as a Service
1. Create the service user.
2. Open the configuration file.
3. Uncomment the JBOSS_HOME and JBOSS_USER settings; save and exit.
4. Copy service files to the appropriate locations.
5. Set script as an executable.
6. Set the service to start automatically.
7. Create the /var/run/jboss-eap directory and set the jboss-eap user as the owner.
8. Change the ownership of /opt/jboss-eap as well.
Challenge

Set SELinux Policy for JBoss
An SELinux type enforcement file is provided at /home/cloud_user/selinux/jboss-eap-rhel.te.
1. Create a policy module from this file.
2. Add the policy module.
Challenge

Start the JBoss EAP Service

Start the service by running sudo systemctl start jboss-eap-rhel.

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