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.