WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Concepts, Planning, …

1 WebSphere Front coverWebSphere Application Server Concepts, planning , and design GuideFabio AlbertoniJan BajerskiDavide BarillariLibor CadaSusan HansonGuo Liang HuangRispna JainGabriel Knepper MendesCatalin MierleaShishir NarainSergio PintoJennifer RicciutiCarla SadtlerChristian SteegeEnd-to-end planning for WebSphere Application Server concepts and best practicesAddresses distributed and z/OS platformsInternational Technical Support OrganizationWebSphere Application Server Concepts, planning , and design GuideAugust 2013SG24-8022-01 Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2012, 2013. All rights to Government Users Restricted Rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP ScheduleContract with IBM Edition (August 2013)This edition applies to Version 8, Release 5, Modification 5 of WebSphere Application : Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in Notices on page : This book is based on a pre-GA version of a product and may not apply when the product becomes generally available.

2 We recommend that you consult the product documentation or follow-on versions of this redbook for more current information. Copyright IBM Corp. 2012, 2013. All rights .. xviiTrademarks .. xviiiPreface .. xixAuthors .. xixNow you can become a published author, too! .. xxiiComments welcome.. xxiiStay connected to IBM Redbooks publications .. xxiiiChapter 1. Introduction to WebSphere Application Server .. Application Server infrastructure .. WebSphere Application Server packaging .. WebSphere Application Server Express .. WebSphere Application Server (Base) .. WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment.. WebSphere Application Server for z/OS.. WebSphere Application Server for Developers.

3 WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition.. WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core .. WebSphere Application Server Community Edition .. WebSphere Application Server profiles .. Full WebSphere Application Server .. Liberty profile .. Profile capability comparison .. Programming model support .. Managing WebSphere Application Server environments .. Installation .. Administration in a full profile environment .. Administration in a Liberty profile environment .. Intelligent management features (full profile) .. Enabling Intelligent Management in the web Server plug-in .. Support for both full and assisted lifecycle servers .. Clustering Application servers.

4 Clustering Application servers in the full profile.. Clustering Application servers in the Liberty profile.. Securing applications and administration .. Securing the Liberty profile .. Interoperability.. Web services .. Messaging, connectivity, and transaction management .. Mapping services .. Application client .. Application development and deployment tools .. IBM Assembly and Deploy Tools for WebSphere Administration .. Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V9 .. WebSphere Application Server Developer Tools for Eclipse .. Enhancements to the tools for .. Advanced tools and extensions .. WebSphere Customization Toolbox.

5 21iv WebSphere Application Server Concepts, planning , and design Web and Mobile Toolkit .. Liberty Extensions System Programming Interface (SPI) .. 21 Chapter 2. Integration with other products.. IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business .. Features of Tivoli Access Manager for e-business .. Integration with WebSphere Application Server .. IBM Tivoli Directory Server .. Features of Tivoli Directory Server .. Integration with WebSphere Application Server .. Security, networking, and topology considerations .. IBM WebSphere MQ .. Features of IBM WebSphere MQ .. Integration with WebSphere Application Server .. Connecting the full profile to WebSphere MQ.

6 Connecting the Liberty profile to WebSphere MQ.. IBM WebSphere Adapters .. Features of IBM WebSphere Adapters .. Integration with WebSphere Application Server .. IBM WebSphere DataPower Appliances .. DataPower appliance models .. Integration with WebSphere Application Server .. IBM DB2 .. Features of IBM DB2 .. Integration with WebSphere Application Server .. IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for WebSphere .. Features of ITCAM for WebSphere .. Integration with WebSphere Application Server .. Architecture of ITCAM for WebSphere .. IBM WebSphere Portal Server .. Features of WebSphere Portal Server .. Integration with WebSphere Application Server .

7 IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler .. Features of Tivoli Workload Scheduler .. Integration with WebSphere Application Server .. IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale .. Features of WebSphere eXtreme Scale .. Integration with WebSphere Application Server .. 45 Chapter 3. An overview of the full profile .. Core concepts of WebSphere Application Server .. applications .. Containers.. Application servers .. Profiles .. Nodes, node agents, and node groups .. Cells .. Deployment manager .. Additional concepts for WebSphere Application Server .. Administrative agent in a stand-alone Application Server environment .. Job manager .. Web servers.

8 Web Server plug-in .. 69 Contents Proxy servers .. Generic servers.. The centralized installation manager .. Intelligent runtime provisioning .. Intelligent Management.. Batch processing .. Server configurations .. Single cell configurations .. Flexible management configurations .. Security .. Security types .. Authentication .. Authorization .. Service integration .. Default messaging provider .. Service integration bus .. Web Services Gateway.. Clusters and high availability.. Vertical cluster .. Horizontal cluster .. Mixed cluster .. Mixed-node versions in a cluster.. Dynamic cluster .. Cluster workload management.

9 High availability .. Core groups .. Run times .. Distributed platforms .. z/OS .. 91 Chapter 4. An overview of the Liberty profile.. Introduction to the Liberty profile .. The Liberty profile architecture .. The Liberty profile feature management .. Installing the Liberty profile .. Configuring the Liberty profile .. Liberty profile configuration characteristics .. Simplified configuration .. Flexible configuration .. Dynamic configuration .. Administering the Liberty profile .. Administering the Liberty profile configuration files.. Configuring the Liberty profile with a web Server plug-in .. Capturing the debug information for a Liberty profile Server .

10 Packaging a Liberty profile .. Administering Liberty servers in a collective .. Clustering Liberty servers .. Administering a Liberty profile on z/OS.. Developing and deploying a Liberty profile Application .. The Liberty profile Application security .. Authentication and authorization.. Security features for programming models .. Administrative security .. 109vi WebSphere Application Server Concepts, planning , and design The Liberty profile deployment topologies .. Example topology 1 .. Example topology 2 .. Example topology 3 .. Example topology 4 .. Example topology 5 .. Example topology 6 .. Troubleshooting .. Binary logging.