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Testing the topology
Service
Figure A-4 Authentication dialog
Note: We suggest using a centralized user repository like LDAP or, in a z/OS
environment, RACF. Neither the sample file registry nor the local OS registry
should be used in production environments. These two registries have been
used in this chapter only for illustration purposes.
After building the environment according to our sample topology, we were ready
to test and verify it.
We considered two different aspects to be tested:
► Service
► Administration
Because the main purpose of our tests was to demonstrate the clustering, load
balancing, and high availability capabilities of our sample topology, we
challenged our environment in different conditions. For each test case described
below, we used a Web browser and typed in the following URL:
http://bc.itso.ral.ibm.com/wlm/BeenThere?weights=false&count=4
Normal functioning
In this test, every component was up and running so we could show the load
balancing features in WebSphere Application Server.
Because it was our first test, we got a window (Figure A-4) asking for username
and password. We used the credentials of the account we had created in the
operating system registry.
Appendix A. Sample topology walkthrough 513