This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides system administrators and developers with the knowledge to configure a WebSphere® Application Server V7 runtime environment, to package and deploy applications, and to perform ongoing management of the WebSphere environment.

As one in a series of IBM Redbooks publications and Redpapers™ publications for V7, the entire series is designed to give you in-depth information about key WebSphere Application Server features. In this book, we provide a detailed exploration of the WebSphere Application Server V7 runtime administration process.

The book includes configuration and administration information for WebSphere Application Server V7 and WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V7 on distributed platforms and WebSphere Application Server for z/OS® V7.

The following publications are considered prerequisites to this book:

- WebSphere Application Server V7.0: Technical Overview, REDP-4482

- WebSphere Application Server V7: Concepts, Planning and Design, SG24-7708

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<LI>Part 1. Basic administration and configuration techniques

<LI>Chapter 1. <A HREF= "http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp4569.pdf"> System management: A technical overview</A></LI>

<LI>Chapter 2. <A HREF= "http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp4570.pdf">Working with profiles on distributed systems</A></LI>

<LI>Chapter 3. <A HREF= "http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp4571.pdf"> Working with profiles on z/OS systems</A></LI>

<LI>Chapter 4. <A HREF= "http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp4572.pdf">Centralized Installation Manager</A></LI>

<LI>Chapter 5. <A HREF= "http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp4573.pdf">Administration consoles and commands</A></LI>

<LI>Chapter 6. <A HREF= "http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp4574.pdf">Administration of WebSphere processes</A></LI>

<LI>Chapter 7. <A HREF= "http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp4575.pdf">WebSphere Application Server for z/OS</A></LI>

<LI>Chapter 8. <A HREF= "http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp4576.pdf">Administration with scripting</A></LI>

<LI>Chapter 9. <A HREF= "http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp4577.pdf">Accessing databases from WebSphere</A></LI>

<LI>Chapter 10. <A HREF= "http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp4578.pdf">Accessing EIS applications from WebSphere</A></LI>

<LI>Chapter 11. <A HREF= "http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp4579.pdf">Monitoring</A></LI>

<LI>Part 2. Working with applications

<LI>Chapter 12. <A HREF= "http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp4580.pdf">Session management</A></LI>

<LI>Chapter 13. <A HREF= "http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp4581.pdf">Understanding class loaders</A></LI>

<LI>Chapter 14. <A HREF= "http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp4582.pdf">Packaging applications for deployment</A></LI>

<LI>Chapter 15. <A HREF= "http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp4583.pdf">Deploying applications</A></LI>

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