This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides information about the concepts, planning, and design of IBM WebSphere® Application Server V8 environments. The target audience of this book is IT architects and consultants who want more information about the planning and designing of application-serving environments, from small to large, and complex implementations.

This book addresses the packaging and features in WebSphere Application Server V8 and highlights the most common implementation topologies. It provides information about planning for specific tasks and components that conform to the WebSphere Application Server environment.

Also in this book are planning guidelines for WebSphere Application Server V8 and WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V8 on distributed platforms and for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS® V8. This book contains information about migration considerations when moving from previous releases.

Chapter 1. Introduction to WebSphere Application Server V8

Chapter 2. Integration with other products

Chapter 3. Concepts of WebSphere Application Server

Chapter 4. Infrastructure

Chapter 5. Topologies

Chapter 6. Installation planning

Chapter 7. Performance, scalability, and high availability

Chapter 8. Application development and deployment

Chapter 9. System management

Chapter 10. Messaging and service integration

Chapter 11. Web services

Chapter 12. Security

Chapter 13. Feature packs for WebSphere Application Server

Chapter 14. WebSphere Application Server for z/OS

Chapter 15. Migration

Appendix A. Sample topology walkthrough

Appendix B. Additional material