Implementing a WebSphere Application Server environment on z/OS and deploying applications to it in a manner that delivers the best performance is not a trivial task. There are many parameters that can be influenced and applications can be written in many different ways.

This IBM Redbooks publication will give you a structure you can use to set up an environment that is tuned to meet best performance and at the same can be monitored to catch eventual performance bottlenecks. We also pay attention to workload testing using a variety of tools and best practices in writing and deploying applications.

Chapter 1. Introduction

Part 1. Our environment

Chapter 2. Our infrastructure

Chapter 3. Our sample workload

Chapter 4. Using workload drivers

Chapter 5. Setting up and using monitoring tools

Part 2. Best practices - infrastructure

Chapter 6. How to determine the area of interest

Chapter 7. WebSphere Application Server and HTTP Server

Chapter 8. Java Virtual Machine

Chapter 9. z/OS subsystems

Chapter 10. Connectors

Part 3. Best practices - application

Chapter 11. J2EE application best practices

Chapter 12. Accessing EIS resources

Appendix A. Installation of the Trade V6.1 application

Appendix B. Additional material