How do I set up the application serving environment

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Feature pack installation scenarios describe how to install the Feature Pack for Web Services onto your application serving environment.Add the Feature Pack for Web Services to your system.

[z/OS] Either ISPF Dialogs or the Profile Management tool can be used to configure the product.Use ISPF Dialogs or the Profile Management tool to configure the product.

[AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] Profiles are the files that define a stand-alone Application Server node, a managed node, or a deployment manager node.  A profile also includes all of the files that the node can change.Create WebSphere profiles.

Create application servers.  Application server settings control how an application server provides services for running enterprise applications and their components.Use the administrative console to create application servers.

Create application servers. Application server settings control how an application server provides services for running enterprise applications and their components.Use scripting to create application servers.

Application server settings can be modified to meet the specific needs of your system.Use the administrative console to customize application server settings.

Application server settings can be modified to meet the specific needs of your system.Use scripting to customize application server settings.

Manage servers and nodes with scripting.Use scripting to manage servers and nodes.

Use a generic server configuration to hook various types of servers into your application server management system.Create generic servers.

Use custom services to hook various kinds of services into your application server management system.Create custom services

A node is a grouping of managed or unmanaged servers. You can add both managed and unmanaged nodes.Configure ports

Clusters can be used balance workloads across a group of application servers.Use the administrative console to group your application servers into clusters.

Clusters can be used balance workloads across a group of application servers.Use scripting to group your application servers into clusters.

A transport chain consists of one or more types of transport channels, each of which supports a different type of I/O protocol, such as TCP or HTTP. Configure transport chains.

The Java virtual machine (JVM) is an interpretive computing engine responsible for running the byte codes in a compiled Java program.Configure the JVM.

The File Synchronization Service helps make configuration data consistent across a cell by moving updated configuration files from the deployment manager to the node. Customize the File Synchronization Service.

[z/OS] A location service daemon provides the CORBA location service in support of Remote Method Invocation and Internet Inter-ORB Protocol (RMI/IIOP).Customize the location service daemons.

[AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] [iSeries] The product uses many operating system and application resources that you should consider adding to your backup and recovery procedures.Back up and recover the application serving environment




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