WebSphere on System p and AIX 5 strategies
High availability and scalability requirements can be satisfied by utilizing...
IBM WAS Network Deployment V6 Workload Management and clustering) IBM POWER hardware micro-partitioning, DLPARs, partition mobility AIX Operating System Although a variety of factors are involved when you are considering the appropriate topology for a WebSphere deployment, the primary considerations are described in this chapter. The topics of scalability, availability, session management, and maintainability are examined.
For detailed information about topologies, including a discussion of advantages and disadvantages, required software, and topology selection criteria, refer to WAS V6 Planning and Design WebSphere Handbook Series, SG24-6446.
Note: The considerations discussed in this document can also serve as a basis for other distributed platforms. However, our goal here is to utilize the advanced virtualization features and capabilities offered by POWER5.