WebSphere performance

WebSphere® Application Server is the e-business application deployment environment of choice for the iSeries™ server. Use this topic to learn how to plan for and optimize performance in a WebSphere environment.

Managing iSeries server performance in a WebSphere environment presents several challenges to the iSeries administrator. Web-based transactions may consume more resources, and consume them differently than traditional communication workloads.

Refer to the following topics and resources to learn how to plan for optimal performance, and adjust server resources in a WebSphere environment.

WebSphere Application Server performance considerations
This web site provides resources for each version of WebSphere Application Server on the iSeries server, including many useful performance tips and recommendations. This resource is particularly valuable for environments using servlets, Java™ Server Pages (JSPs) and Enterprise Java Beans (EJBs).
DB2® UDB/WebSphere Performance Tuning Guide
This Redbook provides an introduction to both the WebSphere and DB2 environments, and offers suggestions, examples, and solutions to common performance problems that can help you optimize WebSphere and DB2 performance.
Java and WebSphere performance on IBM® eServer™ iSeries Servers
Use this Redbook to learn how to plan for and configure you operating environment to maximize Java and WebSphere performance, and to help you collect and analyze performance data.
WebSphere V3 Performance Tuning Guide
This Redbook offers detailed recommendations and examples for optimizing WebSphere V3 performance on the iSeries server.
iSeries Performance Capabilities Reference
The Performance Capabilities Reference provides detailed information, reports and examples that can help you configure or tune your server for optimal performance. In particular, see chapter 6: Web Server and Web Commerce, for WebSphere specific performance tips.
Related concepts
e-business and Web serving