Case Study: AIX and WebSphere in an Enterprise Infrastructure

This IBM Redpaper presents a technical case study describing, in detail, what a realistic enterprise-level application and system architecture would look like for an environment that provides AIX and Websphere-hosted applications that are integrated with Microsoft Active Directory-based authentication and directory services.

We recommend that readers of this paper also become familiar with the following IBM Redbooks publication: Running IBM WebSphere Application Server on System p and AIX Optimization and Best Practices, SG24-7347. In addition to the topics covered in that book, this paper provides a reference architecture and technical guide for the design and integration of highly available WebSphere applications hosted on AIX with Active Directory-based services.

• Running IBM WebSphere Application Server on System p and AIX: Optimization and Best Practices, SG24-7347-00
• PowerVM Virtualization on IBM System p: Introduction and Configuration Fourth Edition, SG24-7940-03
• IBM PowerVM Virtualization Managing and Monitoring, SG24-7590-01

Publish Date
11 September 2008

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Author(s)

Colin Renouf is a Solutions and Infrastructure Architect, working for a large UK-based bank. With about 25 years in the IT industry, having formerly been an Aeronautical Engineer at an aircraft engines company, he specialized in Windows development and infrastructure. However, being familiar with AIX since its early days, and having a keen interest in Java and J2EE, Colin added WAS and AIX to his specialties. As an active member of the user communities, he runs some of the largest user groups in the world, notably for AIX and jointly for all things related to WebSphere. Colin has a BSc degree in Aeronautical Engineering, a BA in IT and Social Sciences, and has studied several other subjects at the degree level.

• Colin Renouf

IBM Form Number
REDP-4436-00

Number of pages

58