Websphere Application Server V8.5 Migration Guide
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IBM® WebSphere® Front cover WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Migration Guide Review case studies for competitive and version migrations Learn about the migration strategy and planning Become proficient with the Application Migration Toolkit Ersan Arik Sinan Konya Burak Cakil Hatice Meric Kurtcebe Eroglu Ross Pavitt Vasfi Gucer Dave Vines Rispna Jain Hakan Yildirim Levent Kaya Tayfun Yurdagul ibm.com/redbooks International Technical Support Organization WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Migration Guide November 2012 SG24-8048-00 Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page xxi. First Edition (November 2012) This edition applies to the following IBM products: IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5 IBM Rational Application Developer V8.5 IBM WebSphere Application Server Migration Toolkit V3.5 IBM DB2 Express Edition V10.1. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2012. All rights reserved. Note to U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Figures . xi Tables . xvii Examples . xix Notices . xxi Trademarks . xxii Preface . xxiii The team who wrote this book . xxiii Now you can become a published author, too! . xxvi Comments welcome. xxvi Stay connected to IBM Redbooks . xxvi Part 1. WebSphere Application Server V8.5: Concepts and architecture . 1 Chapter 1. Overview of WebSphere Application Server V8.5 . 3 1.1 Overview of WebSphere Application Server . 4 1.2 WebSphere Application Server packaging . 4 1.3 WebSphere Application Server concepts . 6 1.3.1 Servers . 6 1.3.2 Nodes and node groups . 8 1.3.3 Cells, a deployment manager, and node agents. 8 1.3.4 Administrative agents . 10 1.3.5 Job managers . 11 1.4 Containers. 12 1.5 Applications. 13 1.5.1 Java EE applications. 13 1.5.2 Portlet applications . 14 1.5.3 SIP applications . 14 1.5.4 Business-level applications. 14 1.5.5 WebSphere Batch applications. 15 1.5.6 OSGi applications . 16 1.5.7 Communications enabled applications . 16 1.5.8 Service Component Architecture . 16 1.5.9 XML. 17 1.5.10 WebSphere Application Server Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit . 17 1.5.11 Development and testing of applications . 17 1.5.12 Deploying, maintaining, and upgrading applications. 18 1.6 Profiles . 19 1.7 Workload management . 20 1.7.1 HTTP servers . 20 1.7.2 DMZ proxy servers . 21 1.7.3 Clusters. 21 1.8 High availability . 22 1.9 Intelligent management. 24 1.9.1 Intelligent routing and dynamic operations . 25 1.9.2 Application edition management. 26 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2012. All rights reserved. iii 1.10 Health management . 27 1.11 Administration and problem determination . 27 1.11.1 Administration . 27 1.11.2 Problem determination . 29 1.12 Messaging. 30 1.13 Service integration . 30 1.14 Security . 31 1.15 Liberty profile. 34 1.15.1 Liberty profile architecture. 35 1.15.2 Liberty profile configuration. 35 1.15.3 Liberty profile administration . 36 1.15.4 Liberty profile application development and deployment . 36 Part 2. Migrating methodology and common issues for migration . 37 Chapter 2. Migration strategy and planning . 39 2.1 Migration process overview. 40 2.1.1 Types of migrations. 41 2.1.2 Important aspects and considerations . 41 2.2 Migration assessment . 42 2.2.1 Migration questionnaires. 43 2.2.2 Migration questionnaire review meeting . 43 2.2.3 Migration assessment report. 43 2.3 Migration planning. 44 2.3.1 Roles and responsibilities . 44 2.3.2 Migration project plan . 44 2.4 Migration implementation . 45 2.4.1 Implementation considerations . 45 2.4.2 Implementation phases. ..