I have a job interview coming up. I am qualified for the job however there is one "optional requirement" that I don't know too much about (luckily it is a small part of the job). I have been trying to figure out J2EE. Not being a programmer this is quite difficult. The recruiter has given me the following information which I am still confused about.
"Our environment has the business tier and the web tier split out, which is the norm for complex apps. J2EE is being used to process things like database calls and business logic processing. The JSP servlets are taking that information and integrating it with html/css to create the display. The Java based application we have in service is on the external web is our eCommerce solution with is an SAP CRM based app"
They have a bunch of IIS 6.0 Servers. I have supported IIS but only so much as to host static content. Also the other day I installed J2EE and "Deployed" a sample application that you can download from Java (called Hello1) I used the admin console and saw how it can generate active content.
Here is my question FINALLY.
1. Why does J2EE need IIS? I mean it looks like it can be a web server (based on the fact that I can bring up web pages on my browser on the same machine)
2. Since this company is using IIS how would I integrate the two? Meaning what would I setup on the IIS server to point to the J2EE server (if that is even how it is done, remember I am used to just point to a virtual directory and having a home page that is index.htm
3. Also if anyone can add anything to expound on the recruiters statements I would appreciate it.
I realize no-one can really know these answers without seeing the configuration. I am just looking for generic best practice answers. Thanks!!!
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