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IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 Administration Guide

By : Steve Robinson
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IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 Administration Guide

By: Steve Robinson

Overview of this book

Administrators require a secure, scalable, and resilient application infrastructure to support the development of JEE applications and SOA services. IBM’s WebSphere Application Server is optimized for this task, and this book will ensure that you can utilize all that this tool has to offer with the exciting new features of IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0.IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 Administration Guide is fully revised with details of the new functionality of WebSphere Application Server 8.0, including the new installation GUI, managed deployment, and HPEL. With this book in hand, you will be equipped to provide an innovative, performance-based foundation to build, run, and manage JEE applications and SOA services.IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 has been tuned for higher performance out of the box, and numerous enhancements have been made to give you as an administrator more options for increasing runtime performance. This book will allow you to utilize all of these features, including HPEL logging and disabling WebSphere MQ Messaging. You will be taken through how to configure and prepare WebSphere resources for your application deployments, and by the end of IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 Administration Guide, you will be able to successfully manage and tune your WebSphere 8.0 implementation.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 Administration Guide
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

WAS file structure


Thus far, we have installed WAS, deployed a few applications, run some administrative scripts, and even changed some security options using the WAS Administrative console. All configuration changes to WAS are saved in configuration files, and it is important for you to understand the WAS filesystem and where configuration files, repositories, and log files are located.

There are several main categories of files that we need to cover:

  • XML configuration files

  • XML repositories

  • Log files

  • Properties files

Before we delve into the types of files, we will first cover the WAS filesystem and explain the file structure and layout, identifying key folders and file locations along the way.

The WAS filesystem

Like almost any other software product, WAS uses a filesystem which contains both runtime files, that is, the product binaries and also configuration files. Configuration files are XML files which are read at runtime. The Administration console modifies these XML files when you save changes...