WebSphere eXtreme Scale

Introduction

1. Overview
2. Monitoring
3. Monitoring with the Tivoli Performance Viewer
4. Monitoring MBeans statistics with wsadmin
5. Monitoring MBean statistics in JConsole
6. Monitoring with vendor tools
   • IBM Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Agent for WebSphere eXtreme Scale
   • CA Wily Introscope
   • Hyperic HQ

Install

1. Installing WebSphere eXtreme Scale
2. Creating, starting and stopping catalog servers and containers
3. Installing with an existing WebSphere Application Server product
4. Installing a stand-alone environment
5. Starting a catalog server on a stand-alone installation
6. Stopping a catalog server
7. Starting grid containers on a stand-alone installation
8. Stopping the grid containers
9. Installing stand-alone WebSphere eXtreme Scale
10. Applying maintenance

eXtreme Scale with Portal

1. When to use eXtreme Scale with Portal
2. Prerequisites and requirements
3. Sample environment
4. Summary of the configuration
5. Custom portlets
6. Integration configuration and environment
7. Installing WebSphere eXtreme Scale for integration with Portal
8. Configuring eXtreme Scale
9. Configuring WebSphere Portal Server
10. Validating the eXtreme Scale integration
11. Integration details
12. Monitoring eXtreme Scale with the xsadmin utility
13. Monitoring eXtreme Scale with the Tivoli Performance Viewerq
14. Monitoring
15. Deployment
16. Application code
17. JVM tuning
    • Create a catalog service domain
    • Create a clustered eXtreme Scale session grid
    • Garbage collection
    • Large heaps
18. Guidelines and best practices

eXtreme Scale with WebSphere Commerce

1. Why use eXtreme Scale with WebSphere Commerce?
2. Dynamic cache service
   • Topologies
   • Architectural differences
   • Performance and throughput
   • System availability
   • Monitor
   • Restrictions
   • Sizing
3. What to expect when using WebSphere eXtreme Scale
4. Overview of caching differences with eXtreme Scale
5. Sample environment
6. Summary of configuration
7. WebSphere eXtreme Scale prerequisites
8. Installing WebSphere eXtreme Scale for integration with Commerce
9. Sample environment configuration
   • Configure the catalog server(s)
   • Configure the WebSphere eXtreme Scale dynamic cache grid
   • Configure the WebSphere Commerce application servers
   • Configure the data caches
   • Start the environment
   • Troubleshoot
   • Validate the caching configuration
10. How to integrate eXtreme Scale with WebSphere Commerce
11. The Cache Monitor
12. The Tivoli Performance Viewer
13. xsadmin
14. Further monitoring options
    • The WebSphere eXtreme Scale web console
    • MBean statistics using JConsole
    • Cache statistics logging

Monitor

1. Monitoring considerations
2. Sizing guidance

See also

1. IBM Redbooks
2. Online resources
3. Help from IBM