Chapter 1 Overview of WebSphere 5.1 Plug-In

This chapter explains general information about using N1™ Grid Service Provisioning System to provision WebSphere 5.1 applications. This chapter includes the following information:

• Purpose of the WebSphere 5.1 Plug-In

• What the WebSphere 5.1 Plug-In Includes

• Requirements for Using the WebSphere 5.1 Plug-In

Purpose of the WebSphere 5.1 Plug-In

The N1 Grid Service Provisioning System software provides enhanced capabilities in support for WebSphere 5.1 application server products. You can provision with the WebSphere 5.1 infrastructure by installing application servers, deployment managers, and clusters with the provisioning software. Once installed, you can manage your WebSphere 5.1 environment by starting and stopping application servers. You can also capture previously installed applications and deploy these applications throughout your enterprise.

What the WebSphere 5.1 Plug-In Includes

The WebSphere plug-in contains several components and plans that allow you to configure and install WebSphere 5.1 application server products and the applications deployed on WebSphere.

• Plans for installing enterprise applications (EAR files).

• Components and plans to support the WebSphere 5.1 infrastructure:

  • WebSphere standalone application server

  • WebSphere application server instances

  • WebSphere Network deployment manager

  • WebSphere cluster

  • WebSphere cluster members

  • WebSphere cells

• Components and plans to capture and deploy applications on the WebSphere 5.1 application servers

• Components and plans to configure the WebSphere 5.1 environment:

  • Data source

  • JDBC provider

  • Virtual Machine for the Java™ platform (Java Virtual Machine or JVM™ machine or JVM™ tool interface)

• Components and plans that allow you to run WebSphere 5.1 commands from the provisioning system's browser interface.

Requirements for Using the WebSphere 5.1 Plug-In

The WebSphere plug-in supports WebSphere Application Server Version 5.1 on the following platforms:

• Solaris 8 for SPARC

• Solaris 9 for SPARC

• RedHat Linux AS 2.1

• RedHat Linux AS 3.0

• AIX 5.1 and 5.2

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  Note –

  Although WebSphere Application Server Version 5.1 is compatible with AIX 5.3, the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System software does not support AIX 5.3.

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Detailed requirements for using the WebSphere software are provided in the IBM documentation. For more information on hardware and software requirements, see the WebSphere Application Server support documentation.