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This white paper describes how to manually modify certain parts of the IBM WebSphere Application Server version 6.0 configuration that are not available through the administrative tooling that comes with the product.

This IBM® Redguide™ publication provides a high level overview of the new IBM WebSphere® CloudBurst™ Appliance, including current issues being faced in the information technology (IT) industry and how WebSphere CloudBurst can address many of these issues.

In this IBM® Redpaper™ publication, we look at the administration features unique to WebSphere® Application Server for z/OS® V7. This paper is the stand-alone version of chapter 7 of WebSphere Application Server V7 Administration and Configuration Guide, SG24-7615.

The Centralized Installation Manager (CIM) is a new feature with WebSphere® Application Server Network Deployment, Version 7.0 for distributed platforms. This feature can be used to consolidate and simplify the steps required to perform installations and apply maintenance on systems in the Network Deployment cell. This paper introduces CIM and shows you how to use it. Prior to CIM, administrators had to log on to every machine in the cell, and manually install the code and maintenance. With CIM, the administrator only has to select the machine name, provide login credentials, and CIM handles the rest. CIM allows for installing and uninstalling of the WebSphere application server binaries and maintenance patches on the following components: WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 7 WebSphere Application Server Version 7 refresh packs, fix packs, and interim fixes WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 refresh packs, fix packs, and interim fixes Update Installer for WebSphere Application Server Version 7 Only Network Deployment packages and Network Deployment customized installation packages are supported in a CIM repository. This IBM® Redpaper™ publication is the stand-alone version of chapter 4 of WebSphere Application Server V7 Administration and Configuration Guide, SG24-7615.

Installing a WebSphere® Application Server environment requires careful planning. A major decision point is the topology for the system. These decisions include, for example, whether you will have a stand-alone server, a distributed managed server environment, and whether you will use the new flexible management options. Planning for topology design is covered in the IBM® Redbooks publication, WebSphere Application Server V7: Concepts, Planning and Design, SG24-7708. That book is designed to help you select a topology and develop a clear idea of what steps are needed to set up your chosen environment. Your options depend on your WebSphere Application Server package. The installation process is well-documented in the installation guide packaged with the product. The purpose of this IBM Redpaper™ publication is to help you build your initial WebSphere Application Server environment after you have installed the product. This paper is the stand-alone version of chapter 2 of WebSphere Application Server V7 Administration and Configuration Guide, SG24-7615.

Understanding how the Java™ and WebSphere® class loaders work is critical to packaging and deploying Java EE5 applications. Failure to set up the class loaders properly most likely results in a cascade of the infamous class loading exceptions (such as ClassNotFoundException) when trying to start your application. In IBM® Redpaper™ publication, we explain class loaders and how to customize the behavior of the WebSphere class loaders to suit your particular application's requirements. The paper concludes with an example designed to illustrates these concepts. This paper is the stand-alone version of chapter 13 of WebSphere Application Server V7 Administration and Configuration Guide, SG24-7615.

In this IBM® Redpaper™ publication, we provide information about basic administration tasks. The focus of this paper is on managing WebSphere® processes, including the deployment manager, nodes and node agents, application servers, and application server clusters. This paper is the stand-alone version of chapter 6 of WebSphere Application Server V7 Administration and Configuration Guide, SG24-7615.

When an application or WebSphere® component requires access to a database, that database must be defined to WebSphere as a data source. Two basic definitions are required. First, a JDBC™ provider definition defines an existing database provider, including the type of database access that it provides and the location of the database vendor code that provides the implementation. The second requirement is a data source definition that defines which JDBC provider is to be used, the name and location of the database, and other connection properties. This paper shows how to create these definitions. This IBM® Redpaper™ publication is the stand-alone version of chapter 9 of WebSphere Application Server V7 Administration and Configuration Guide, SG24-7615.

WebSphere® Application Server properties are stored in the configuration repository as XML files. It is not a good idea to manually edit any of the configuration files because this bypasses validation of any changes and could lead to synchronization-related problems. Rather, WebSphere Application Server provides administrative tools that help you administer the environment. These tools manage modifications to the files in the repository. In this IBM® Redpaper™ publication, we introduce the administrative consoles and command line administration. This paper is the stand-alone version of chapter 5 of WebSphere Application Server V7 Administration and Configuration Guide, SG24-7615.

Being able to measure and monitor system interactions helps IT in providing business continuity. Monitoring capabilities play a key role in successfully managing enterprise systems. In WebSphere® Application Server, there are a number of tools that can contribute to an organization's monitoring strategy and provide insights into the performance of the application server. In this paper, we provide an introduction to these toolsets. This IBM® Redpaper™ publication is the stand-alone version of chapter 11 of WebSphere Application Server V7 Administration and Configuration Guide, SG24-7615.