System components and roles

Performance Management activities are wide-ranging and affect all aspects of the system ranging from computer nodes, network, disks, application servers to Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation.

One person (or role) may be responsible for one, several or all of the components. Some typical roles include:

Given the diversity of interest and responsibilities, we have arranged this document into the following parts.

For example, the sections in Computer systems present the steps needed to configure the computer system nodes for Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation. This section should be of interest to the Hardware Engineers, System Administrators, Local Area Network Engineers, and Wide Area Network Engineers.

The sections in General JVM recommendations explain how to configure the Java™ Virtual Machine (JVM). The JVM is the operating environment for Java applications which include the IBM® WebSphere®, Oracle WebLogic, JBoss application server, the Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation Agent/Monitor Servers, and so on. This information should be of interest to the Application Server Administrators and Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation Administrators.

The sections in Oracle's webLogic tuning recommendations present the steps needed to configure the IBM WebSphere, Oracle WebLogic, and JBoss application servers. This component provides the runtime environment for Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation. This information should be of interest to the Application Server Administrators.

The sections in Database management system discusses the key recommendations for the IBM DB2®, and Oracle database servers.

Oracle real application cluster database discusses the recommendations for implementing Oracle Real Application Cluster for scalability and high availability.

General recommendations discusses how to configure Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation. This section should be of interest to the Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation Administrator.

The Performance Analyst or the person who is responsible for monitoring the Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation system in production should read all chapters.

The Architect or Planner who is responsible for architecting and designing the entire system should read all the chapters.