=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM | WebSphere Strategies Tip December 18, 2002
Tips and hints designed for those working with IBM's WebSphere software platform on S/390 and zSeries mainframes. More Tips: http://search390.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: - Don't just get the latest information...see the future! http://search390.techtarget.com/content/0,290959,sid10_gci850485,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. FEATURED WEBSPHERE STRATEGIES TIP - Network Deployment Option helps session persistence 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Tip: What's new in WAS 5.0? - Tip: Double up WAS installations - WebSphere -- A "What is it?" white paper - Webcast premiere: Server consolidation - Poll: What holiday song best describes the mood in your office? - Have your say in the Data Center Futures conference __________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: Data Center Futures Newsletter If you pride yourself on knowing everything about your data center, you probably go to great lengths to keep up to date with the latest skills and technologies. Don't just get the latest information...see the future! Twice a month, the Data Center Futures newsletter gives you the lowdown on all you need to know to be prepared for the future. >> CLICK for more info: http://search390.techtarget.com/content/0,290959,sid10_gci850485,00.html __________________________________________________________________ NETWORK DEPLOYMENT OPTION FOR SESSION PERSISTENCE | by Stephen Swoyer In the past, if you wanted to share session data among multiple, distributed instances of WebSphere Application Server (WAS), you had to maintain a relational database management system (RDBMS) to synchronize persistence between and among instances. While WAS 5.0 still supports database persistence sessions, it also supports a new feature that facilitates session failover between WAS instances in the event of a server crash. Read about the new feature in this tip. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://www.search390.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci869763,00.html Like this tip? Please rate it when you have a moment. Do you have a WebSphere tip to share with your peers? Send it in and we'll post it to Search390.com, where all of your friends and contemporaries can see it. ___________________________________________________________________ ::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT'S NEW IN WAS 5.0? | by Stephen Swoyer IBM's WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.0, released in late November, offers lots of new features for developers in all environments. This tip provides a run-down of the newest WAS 5.0 tools, including Java Messaging Service (JMS), Web services, Web services gateway, full J2EE 1.3 compliance and a new workflow engine. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://www.search390.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci866773,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DOUBLE UP WAS INSTALLATIONS | by Stephen Swoyer For those of you trying to consolidate WAS 3.5.x and WAS 4.0.x, here's a tip to install multiple instances of WebSphere Application Server (WAS) on the same physical server or LPAR. This tip offers a number of configuration options to implement a coexistence plan, and advice for getting started. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci818755,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WEBSPHERE -- A "WHAT IS IT?" WHITE PAPER This paper looks at one of the basic WebSphere products -- the foundation component called WebSphere Application Server -- with a view toward basic demystification, then goes on to explain how the application server works and why it does what it does. >> CLICK for the white paper: http://search390.techtarget.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid10_gci851860,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WEBCAST PREMIERE | Server consolidation Get the details before you set your migration strategy. 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