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Sun Java System Application Server Standard and Enterprise Edition 7 2004Q2 Update 2 System Deployment Guide 

Contents

Who Should Use This Guide
Using the Documentation
How This Guide is Organized
Documentation Conventions
General Conventions
Conventions Referring to Directories
Contacting Sun
Give Us Feedback
Obtain Training
Contact Product Support

Chapter 1   Overview of Deployment
About Deployment
Throughput
Response Time
Availability
Phases of the Deployment Process
Planning Your Environment
Selecting a Topology
Running Tests
Understanding Session Persistence

Chapter 2   Planning your Environment
Introducing HADB
Overview
System Requirements
HADB Architecture
Nodes and Node Processes
Data Redundancy Units
Spare Nodes
Example: Co-located Spare Node Configuration
Example: Separate-tier Spare Node Configuration
Mitigating Double Failures
HADB Management System
Management Client
Management Agent
Management Domains
Repository
Setup and Configuration Roadmap
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 HADB
HTTP Session Persistence Frequency
HTTP Session Size and Scope
SFSB Checkpointing
Design Decisions
Number of Application Server Instances Required
Number of HADB Nodes Required
Number of HADB Hosts
HADB Storage Capacity
Designing for Peak Load Compared to Steady State Load
Planning the Network Configuration
Estimating Bandwidth Requirements
Calculating Bandwidth Required
Estimating Peak Load
Configuring Subnets
Choosing Network Cards
Network Settings for HADB
Planning for Availability
Adding Redundancy to the System
Identifying Failure Classes
Using Redundancy Units to Improve Availability
Using Spare Nodes to Improve Fault Tolerance
Planning Failover Capacity
Using Multiple Clusters to Improve Availability

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

Appendix A   Checklist for Deployment
Index


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