3.3 About Tomcat Manager

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

The Tomcat Web Application Manager interface.

Tomcat Manager lets you do the following things:

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:

  1. 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.

  2. When your browser's user authentication dialog box appears, enter your NetWare administrator username and password.

    Web browser user authentication dialog box.
  3. 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.