IBM eServer Integrated Platform for eBusiness

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IBM eServer Integrated Platform for e-business is a cross server multiple product offering used to build an integrated infrastructure for Linux for deployment of J2EE-based e-business applications. The offering includes WebSphere Application Server, DB2, IBM Directory Server on a Linux Platform. A set of installation scripts is available to assist in seamlessly installing this offering.
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Question:What is the IBM eServer Integrated Platform for e-business?
Answer:IBM eServer Integrated Platform for e-business is a cross server offering used to build an integrated infrastructure for Linux for deployment of J2EE-based e-business applications. The architecture of the offering is based on the IBM Patterns for e-business. The offering is based on either an internet or an intranet topology. The basic difference between the two is the level of security.

The customer benefits from the integration and testing of the h/w and s/w components. The output of the integration and testing is a set of documentation and executable scripts to assist the customer in the installation of the solution.
The documentation specifies the h/w models used and the software levels used. To keep the offering current, hardware models are updated and software levels are updated, the offering is retested, and new documentation and
scripts are released. The offering is targeted to new customers and is geared to get their applications deployed in a shorter period of time than it would take for them to put together the piece parts themselves.

The offering is currently available for xSeries and zSeries.

Question:What are the components of the offering for xSeries?
Answer:The following components are integrated for xSeries:
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server*
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM Directory Server
  • DB2 UDB
  • xSeries models used are x305, x335, and x360.
Question:Who sells these offerings?
Answer:The xSeries offering is only sold through IBM Business Partners. The zSeries offering is sold through IBM and IBM Business Partners.

Question:How are the installation scripts supported?
Answer:If the customer has a Support Line for Linux contract then he is entitled to support for the scripts through Support Line. If the customer does not have a Support Line for Linux contract, then the problem can be reported by the customer at http://www-124.ibm.com/developerworks/projects/blueice
Question:Where can I find more information?
Answer:The overall marketing page covering all hardware platforms is
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/solutions/linux/integrated/

The Partner World overall maketing page covering all hardware platform is
http://www-1.ibm.com/partnerworld/pwhome.nsf/weblook/eserver_platform.html

To view the technical information for the xSeries offering, the documentation, and download the scripts, you need to go to the xSeries page, http://www-1.ibm.com/partnerworld/pwhome.nsf/weblook/eserver_platform_x.html
and in the middle of the page, click on the link with the lock symbol. The lock symbol indicates that a PartnerWorld id and password are required to proceed.

From the IBM intranet, you can get into the the Partner World site without having a ID and password:
http://swgint3.boulder.ibm.com/partnerworld/software/eccc.nsf/cc?openform
Enter the geography and country and click "Submit" .
Then to get to the Integrated Platform site, choose Marketing Resources --> IBM Start Now Family of Solutions-->then find IBM eServer Integrated Platform for e-business under Infrastructure in the middle of the page.

To view the technical information for the zSeries offering, the documentation, and download the scripts, you need to sign into Resource Link or go to the zSeries page,
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/os/linux/integrated/index.html?ca=zseries&me=W&met=drive_from_eserver_IP, and on the right hand side, under Resources, click on 'Information on Resource Link'.
    Related information
    IBM Integrated Product Platform

    PartnerWorld Integrated Product Platform

    IBM Open Source Projects

    IBM eServer Integrated Product Platform

    Cross Reference information
    SegmentProductComponentPlatformVersionEdition
    Application ServersIBM HTTP ServerNot ApplicableLinux5.2, 5.3Edition Independent











    Document Information

    Product categories: Software, Application Servers, Distributed Application & Web Servers, WebSphere Application Server, General
    Operating system(s): Linux
    Software version: 3.5, 4.0, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0
    Software edition: Edition Independent
    Reference #: 1113951
    IBM Group: Software Group
    Modified date: 2003-07-23