This deployment guide helps you to plan the implementation, installation, and initial usage of IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for WebSphere V6.0. The objective of this IBM Redbooks publication is to use a basic configuration of the product for an initial user to successfully install the product, become familiar with the various working components and how they interoperate. The user can understand some of the product capabilities, and begin to use the product to monitor and manage applications on the IBM WebSphere Application Server.

In addition to the installation steps, sample scenarios are included to highlight some of the ways in which you can use this product to increase the performance and availability of applications running on WebSphere Application Server. As a result, you can use this deployment guide to support an effective proof of concept demonstration of IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for WebSphere V6.0.

The instructions contained in this deployment guide target a Windows platform implementation. We do not cover other operating systems such as z/OS-based data collectors.

Chapter 1. IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for WebSphere V6.0

Chapter 2. Planning for IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for WebSphere

Chapter 3. Installing IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for WebSphere

Chapter 4. Using IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for WebSphere

Appendix A. Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Agent component

Appendix B. Trader application usage

Appendix C. Additional material