Use the following links to find relevant supplemental information about performance. The information resides on IBM and non-IBM Internet sites, whose sponsors control the technical accuracy of the information.
These links are provided for convenience. Often, the information is not specific to the IBM WebSphere Application Server product, but is useful for understanding the product. When possible, links are provided to technical papers and Redbooks that supplement the broad coverage of the release documentation with in-depth examinations of particular product areas. The following sections are covered in this reference:
View the following links for additional information:
The Open Group ARM specifications.
Use IBM's Global Solution Directory to find a list of IBM's business partners that offer performance monitoring tools compliant with WebSphere Application Server.
Read hints about running Apache on a heavily loaded Web server. The suggestions include how to tune your kernel for the heavier TCP/IP load, and hardware and software conflicts.
Offers clear explanations and expert practical guidance on performance analysis for Java-based Web sites. It offers extensive appendices, including worksheets for capacity planning, checklists to help you prepare for different stages of performance testing, and a list of performance-test tool vendors.
Describes development best practices for Web applications with servlets, JavaServer Pages files, JDBC connections, and enterprise applications with Enterprise JavaBeans components.
Search the IBM developerWorks Web site for a list of garbage collection documentation, including "Understanding the IBM Java Garbage Collector", a three-part series. To locate the documentation, search on "sensible garbage collection" in the developerWorks search application.
Review "Understanding the IBM Java Garbage Collector" for a description of the IBM verbose:gc output and more information about the IBM garbage collector.
The information in this white paper is designed to provide a balance of performance and benefits that can suit users of both IBM System z™ mainframes, and Java™ 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) technology-based IBM WebSphere® systems.