DAI - Redbook: WebSphere Application Server V7: Concepts, Planning and Design

This 550 page IBM Redbooks publication discusses the concepts, planning, and design of WebSphere Application Server V7.0 environments. This book is aimed at IT architects and consultants who want more information for the planning and designing of application-serving environments, ranging from small to large, and complex implementations.

This IBM Redbooks publication addresses:

• the packaging and the features incorporated into WebSphere Application Server
• the most common implementation topologies - planning for scalability, clustering, security, etc
• performance tuning and high availability - Systems management, backup and recovery
• Messaging and Web services

The book includes planning for WebSphere Application Server V7.0 and WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V7.0 on distributed platforms, and a sample walk through of a topology with pros and cons.