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Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 2004Q4 Deployment Planning Guide 

Contents


Preface
Who Should Use This Guide
Before You Read This Book
How This Book Is Organized
Conventions Used in This Book
Typographic Conventions
Symbols
Default Paths and File Names
Shell Prompts
Related Documentation
Books in This Documentation Set
Other Server Documentation
Accessing Sun Resources Online
Contacting Sun Technical Support
Related Third-Party Web Site References
Sun Welcomes Your Comments

Chapter 1   Product Concepts
J2EE Platform Overview
J2EE Applications
Containers
J2EE Services
Web Services
Client Access
External Systems and Resources
Application Server Components
Administrative Domains
Instances
Clusters
Node Agents
Named Configurations
Load Balancer Plug-in
High Availability Database (HADB)
Active Nodes
Spare Nodes
Sample Spare Node Configuration 1
Sample Spare Node Configuration 2
Sample HADB Architecture
Session Persistence

Chapter 2   Planning your Environment
Establishing Performance Goals
Estimating Throughput
Estimating Load on Application Server Instances
Calculating Maximum Number of Concurrent Users
Calculating Think Time
Calculating Average Response Time
Calculating Requests Per Minute
Estimating Load on the HADB
Persistence Frequency for HADB
Session Size and Scope Per Request for HADB
Planning the Network Configuration to Meet Your Performance Goals
Estimating Bandwidth Requirements
Calculating Bandwidth Required
Estimating Peak Load
Configuring Subnets
Choosing Network Cards
Network Settings for HADB
Planning for Availability
Rightsizing Availability
Using Clusters to Improve Availability
Adding Redundancy to the System
Identifying Failure Classes
Using HADB Redundancy Units to Improve Availability
Using HADB Spare Nodes to Improve Fault Tolerance
Planning Failover Capacity
Design Decisions
Number of Application Server Instances Required
Number of HADB Nodes Required
Number of Hosts
HADB Storage Capacity Required
Designing for Peak Load or Steady State Load

Chapter 3   Selecting a Topology
Common Requirements
General Requirements
HADB Nodes and Machines
Load Balancer Configuration
Co-located Topology
Example Configuration
Variation of Co-located Topology
Separate Tier Topology
Example Configuration
Variation of Separate Tier Topology
Comparison of Topologies
Determining Which Topology to Use

Appendix A   Checklist for Deployment
Index


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