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    My favourite WebSphere IBM Redbooks

    The IBM Redbooks referenced below were fundamental on my learning of WebSphere 6. I valued the information in these book especially while working for British Sky Broadcasting.

    WebSphere Application Server V6 System Management & Configuration Handbook

    http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246451.html?Open

    Abstract
    This IBM Redbook provides system administrators, developers, and architects with the knowledge to configure a WebSphere Application Server V6 runtime environment, to package and deploy Web applications, and to perform ongoing management of the WebSphere environment.

    One in a series of handbooks, the entire series is designed to give you in-depth information about the entire range of WebSphere Application Server products. In this book, we provide a detailed exploration of the WebSphere Application Server V6 runtime environments and administration process.

    Table of Contents

    Part 1. The basics
    Chapter 1. WebSphere Application Server V6 for distributed platforms
    Chapter 2. WebSphere Application Server V6 architecture
    Chapter 3. System management: A technical overview
    Chapter 4. Getting started with profiles
    Chapter 5. Administration basics
    Chapter 6. Administration with scripting
    Chapter 7. Configuring WebSphere resources
    Chapter 8. Managing Web servers
    Chapter 9. Problem determination
    Part 2. Messaging with WebSphere
    Chapter 10. Asynchronous messaging
    Chapter 11. Default messaging provider
    Part 3. Working with applications
    Chapter 12. Session management
    Chapter 13. WebSphere naming implementation
    Chapter 14. Understanding class loaders
    Chapter 15. Packaging applications
    Chapter 16. Deploying applications
    Chapter 17. WebSphere Rapid Deployment

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    WebSphere Application Server V6 Scalability and Performance Handbook

    http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246392.html?Open

    Abstract
    This IBM Redbook discusses various options for scaling applications based on IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V6. It explores how a basic WebSphere configuration can be extended to provide more computing power by better exploiting the power of each machine and by using multiple machines. It examines a number of techniques:
    - Using the IBM WebSphere Edge Components Load Balancer to distribute load among multiple Web servers
    - Using the WebSphere Web server plug-in to distribute the load from one Web server to multiple application servers in a server cluster
    - Using the WebSphere EJB workload management facility to distribute load at the EJB level
    - Using dynamic caching techniques to improve the performance of a Web site
    - Using the HAManager to meet high availability needs of critical applications
    - Using application development best practices to develop a scalable application
    - Using the performance tuning options available with WebSphere to adjust the application server configuration to the needs of your application

    This redbook provides step-by-step instructions for implementing a sample, multiple-machine environment. We use this environment to illustrate most of the IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V6 workload management and scalability features.

    Table of Contents

    Part 1. Getting started
    Chapter 1. Overview and key concepts
    Chapter 2. Infrastructure planning and design
    Chapter 3. Introduction to topologies
    Part 2. Distributing the workload
    Chapter 4. Introduction to WebSphere Edge Components
    Chapter 5. Using IBM WebSphere Edge Components
    Chapter 6. Plug-in workload management and failover
    Chapter 7. EJB workload management
    Part 3. Implementing the solution
    Chapter 8. Implementing the sample topology
    Part 4. High availability and caching
    Chapter 9. WebSphere HAManager
    Chapter 10. Dynamic caching
    Part 5. Messaging
    Chapter 11. Using asynchronous messaging for scalability and performance
    Chapter 12. Using and optimizing the default messaging provider
    Chapter 13. Understanding and optimizing the use of WebSphere MQ
    Part 6. Performance monitoring, tuning, and coding practices
    Chapter 14. Server-side performance and analysis tools
    Chapter 15. Development-side performance and analysis tools
    Chapter 16. Application development: best practices for application design, performance and scalability
    Chapter 17. Performance tuning
    Appendix A. Sample URL rewrite servlet
    Appendix B. Additional material

    WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V6: High Availability Solutions

    http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246688.html?Open

    Abstract
    This IBM Redbook discusses the high availability aspects of IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V6 and high availability of related components, such as the Web servers or directory servers. This book discusses in detail:

    - High availability concepts.
    - WebSphere Application Server clustering considerations, the failover process, the WebSphere HAManager, and WebSphere component's reactions to failures.
    - High availability system administration, such as application management, hardware replacement or upgrade, and software upgrades.
    - WebSphere Node Agent and Deployment Manager high availability using external clustering software solutions such as IBM HACMP, IBM Tivoli System Automation, VERITAS Cluster Server, and Sun Cluster.
    - High availability considerations and differences when using WebSphere in iSeries environments and zSeries environments.
    - End-to-end WebSphere system high availability involving WebSphere MQ, Web servers, Load Balancer, firewalls, and LDAP servers.

    The book also gives an introduction into how to backup and recover a Network Deployment configuration.

    Table of Contents

    Part 1. High availability concepts
    Chapter 1. Understanding high availability concepts
    Part 2. WebSphere clustering for HA and HA administration
    Chapter 2. WebSphere Application Server failover and recovery
    Chapter 3. WebSphere administrative process failures
    Chapter 4. High availability system administration
    Chapter 5. High availability application administration
    Part 3. WebSphere HAManager
    Chapter 6. WebSphere HAManager
    Part 4. Platform specific information, IBM eServer iSeries and zSeries
    Chapter 7. WebSphere HA on IBM eServer iSeries
    Chapter 8. WebSphere HA on z/OS
    Part 5. Using external clustering software
    Chapter 9. Configuring WebSphere Application Server for external clustering software
    Chapter 10. WebSphere and IBM Tivoli System Automation
    Chapter 11. WebSphere and IBM HACMP
    Chapter 12. WebSphere and VERITAS Cluster Server
    Chapter 13. WebSphere and Sun Cluster
    Part 6. End-to-end high availability
    Chapter 14. Backup and recovery of Network Deployment configuration
    Chapter 15. WebSphere end-to-end high availability
    Appendix A. Handling StaleConnectionException
    Appendix B. Additional material

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