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BBSON bulletin board
智慧型管理 offers a bulletin board service overlay network (BBSON) that is independent of the WebSphere® Application Server Network Deployment high availability manager. The high availability manager provides a mechanism that allows servers to easily exchange state data. This mechanism is commonly referred to as the bulletin board.
Overview
BBSON, which is enabled by default, alleviates the 智慧型管理 dependency on the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment high availability manager. BBSON is only used by the 智慧型管理 components; other components continue to use the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment high availability manager. By using BBSON you avoid constructing and managing core groups and bridges required for 智慧型管理. You can use BBSON for new cells bridged to existing cells running WebSphere Virtual Enterprise Version 7.0 or later versions. For configuration information about the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment high availability manager, see the topic on setting up a high availability environment.
Troubleshooting
For problem diagnosis and debugging purposes, use the manageBBSON.py script to collect BBSON state dumps from every process in the product cell. For more information, read about the manageBBSON.py script.

Restrictions
- Do not use BBSON if you have an older version than WebSphere Virtual Enterprise 7.0 in your cell.