NonStop Servlets for JavaServer Pages (NSJSP) 6.1 System Administrator's Guide

Configuring NSJSP
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The web.xml File
The web.xml File
The web.xml file in the <NSJSP_HOME>/conf directory defines the default values for
all web applications loaded into each instance of the NSJSP Servlet Server Class. As
each application is deployed, this web.xml file is processed, followed by the /WEB-
INF/web.xml deployment descriptors from individual. This file contains built in servlet
definitions and servlet mappings, filters and filter mappings, session parameters, and
MIME mappings.
This section discusses the following topics:
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Built-in Servlet Definitions
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Static Content Filter
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Session Timeout
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MIME Type Mappings
Built-in Servlet Definitions
The following built-in servlet definitions are used in the web.xml file:
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Default Servlet
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Invoker Servlet
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JSP Page Compiler and Execution Servlet
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SSI Servlet
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CGI Processing Servlet
Default Servlet
As the name implies, it is generally configured as the default servlet for a web
application, by being mapped to the URL pattern /. For more information, see
http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/funcspecs/fs-default.html.