IBM eServer and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne technology foundation : ensuring a high quality of service / Glenn Hostetler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hostetler, Glenn.

Contributor:

Ito, Hiroshi.

Souhrada, Bill.

Winkelbauer, Lynn.

Wittmann, Holger M.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

Redbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Client/server computing.

IBM computers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (140 p.)

Edition:

[First edition].

Place of Publication:

San Jose, CA : IBM, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Technology Foundation from Oracle is an integration of the IBM world-class middleware with JD Edwards EnterpriseOne application software. Technology Foundation provides a robust Web interface complete with collaboration and portal technology. This IBM Redbooks publication covers the Technology Foundation components. Part one discusses the steps to help you prepare for installing Technology Foundation. It helps you to determine your failover and security requirements prior to ordering hardware. Part two examines issues that arise after you install Technology Foundation. It provides guidance to help you configure and tune Technology Foundation for high transaction volumes. This part also provides best practices to help you manage and maintain Technology Foundation. This book is written for clients who want to improve the availability of their business. It also targets Oracle clients who are preparing to purchase EnterpriseOne Technology Foundation. It is also designed to help hardware vendors who work with the JD Edwards Technology Foundation clients.

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Figures

Tables

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

The team that wrote this redbook

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Chapter 1. What Technology Foundation is

Part 1 Before installation

Chapter 2. Methods and requirements

2.1 Methodology for producing a physical architecture

2.2 A logical architecture

Chapter 3. Logical architecture selection

3.1 Key logical architecture issues for Technology Foundation

3.1.1 Fault tolerance

3.1.2 Degree of security

3.2 Supported, standard logical architectures

3.2.1 Standard Security, Highly Available

3.2.2 Standard Security, Continuously Available

3.2.3 Highly Secure, Highly Available

3.2.4 Test architecture

3.3 Allowed customizations to logical architectures

3.3.1 Connecting to third-party external directory servers (LDAPs)

3.3.2 Downgrading availability for non-mission critical elements

3.3.3 Increasing performance for remote locations

3.3.4 Very high internal security

3.3.5 Providing Internet access

3.3.6 Secure Sockets Layer accelerators

3.3.7 Third-party IP sprayers

3.3.8 Third-party database vendors

3.4 Selecting appropriate fault tolerance and security

3.4.1 Determining fault tolerance requirements

3.4.2 Determining security requirements

Part 2 After installation

Chapter 4. Configuring and tuning Technology Foundation for high transaction volumes

4.1 pSeries benchmark

4.1.1 Physical architecture

4.1.2 Detailed logical architecture

4.2 Recommended parameter values and reasoning

4.2.1 Tuning parameters that prevent dropped transactions at high volumes

4.2.2 Parameters that enhance response time

4.2.3 Tempting but insignificant parameters

4.3 xSeries

4.4 iSeries

4.5 Miscellaneous tuning tips

4.5.1 Database configuration changes.

4.5.2 Watching for contention on the next numbers table

4.5.3 Ensuring your test scripts do not lock tables

4.5.4 Paying attention to how your test tool classifies dropped transactions

Chapter 5. Managing Technology Foundation

5.1 Installation and maintenance roles

5.2 Operations monitoring and management tools

5.2.1 WebSEAL

5.2.2 Network Dispatcher

5.2.3 HTTP

5.2.4 WebSphere Application Server

5.2.5 Portal

5.2.6 EnterpriseOne Web Server (JAS)

5.2.7 DB2 Universal Database

5.2.8 System monitoring

5.3 Maintenance

5.3.1 Quality assurance environments for new software releases

5.4 Commonly overlooked best practices for maintenance

5.5 Beyond Technology Foundation

5.5.1 Enhancing Technology Foundation with portlets

5.5.2 Portal's Credential Vault

5.5.3 Publicly accessible enterprises

5.5.4 Running additional applications on the hardened J2EE application server

5.5.5 Extending the architecture using Java Message Service

5.5.6 Using WebSphere Enterprise Edition features to do business process modeling

Appendix A. Sample logical architecture selection document

Table of contents

Executive summary

Business overview

Business objectives

Acme's current environment

Current physical architecture

Current user community

Current security mechanisms

Recommended logical architectures

Initial rollout recommendation

Medium-term recommendation

Long-term recommendation

Rationale for architecture proposal

Required skills

Next steps

Sample proposal glossary

Glossary

Related publications

IBM Redbooks

References

Online resources

How to get IBM Redbooks

Help from IBM

Index

Back cover.

Notes:

Includes index.

"August 2005."

OCLC:

80245468