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9.8 Planning checklist for system management
Table 9-1 lists a summary of items to consider as you plan and additional
resources that can help you.
Table 9-1 Planning checklist for system management
Planning item
Create a strategy for administrative security. Identify the possible administrators and their roles. Determine
the type of user registry that you will use for WebSphere security. If you do not want to use a federated
repository, delay enabling admin security until after installation.
Review the administration facilities available (scripting, Integrated Solutions Console, and so on) and
create an overall strategy for configuration and management of WebSphere resources.
Determine where the profile directories (including the configuration repositories) will be located.
Define a strategy for automation.
Consider whether to use automatic or manual synchronization to nodes.
Plan for application server startup:
► Starting order
► Allow applications to start before server completes startup
► Create MBeans for resources
► Parallel start
Create application server templates for existing servers if you plan to create multiple servers with the same
customized characteristics.
Create a strategy for scoping resources.
Create a strategy for change management. This includes maintaining and updating applications. It also
includes strategies for changes in cell topology and updates to WebSphere Application Server binaries.
Create a strategy for problem management. Identify a location and naming convention for storing
WebSphere Application Server logs. Configure the processes to use those locations.
Create a strategy for backup and recovery of the installation and configuration files.
Resources
The WebSphere Application Server Information Center contains a lot of useful
information about system management. For a good entry point to system
management topics, see the following Web page:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wasinfo/v7r0/topic/com.ibm.web
sphere.nd.doc/info/ae/ae/welc6topmanaging.html
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