Threading in an Application Server

Question

I have a Java program/thread that I want to deploy into an Application Server (GlassFish). The thread should run as a \"service\" that starts when the Application Server starts

Answer 1

This is not something that you should do in any app server, unless you have access to managed threads provided by the app server. I am not familiar with Glassfish, but you could do this in Websphere or Weblogic using a commonj WorkManager.

Apparently, the same can be accomplished in Glassfish and JBOSS via a JCA WorkManager (which I am not familiar with).