Tomcat Manager is a browser-based administration tool you can use for installing and deploying Web applications.
HINT:Web application is a term used to describe two or more servlets and JSPs, or a combination of both, working together to provide a set of end-user functions or services. However, Web application is also often used synonymously with servlet.
Figure 3-2 Tomcat Manager
Tomcat Manager lets you do the following things:
Install a new Web application, which can be anywhere on the server's disks
Deploy a new Web application on a specified context path from the uploaded contents of a WAR file
List the currently deployed Web applications, as well as the sessions that are currently active for them
Reload an existing Web application to reflect changes in the contents of /WEB-INF/classes or /WEB-INF/lib
List operating system and Java Virtual Machine (JVM*) property values
List available global JNDI resources for use in deployment tools that are preparing <ResourceLink> elements nested in a <Context> deployment description
List available security roles defined in the user database
Remove an installed Web application
Restart a Web application that has, for any reason, stopped running
Stop an existing Web application, making it unavailable to users, without having to undeploy it
Undeploy a deployed Web application and delete its document base directory
You can access Tomcat Manager, the browser-based servlet and application management tool, from any Web browser that has access to your NetWare server.
To access Tomcat Manager:
Open a Web browser and enter the URL to Tomcat Manager, using the following syntax:
https://domain_name/tomcat/manager/html
For example:
https://www.digitalairlines.com/tomcat/manager/html
You can replace the domain name with your server's IP address. This is helpful if you do not have a DNS server.
When your browser's user authentication dialog box appears, enter your NetWare administrator username and password.
Click OK.
When you access Tomcat Manager for the first time, it might take a minute before it appears in your Web browser.
For complete Tomcat Manager documentation, see the Tomcat Web Application Manager How To documentation on the Apache Web site.