IBM WA815G - WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Performance Tuning

Key topicsCourse introductionWebSphere Application Server systems and componentsOverview of performance concepts and tuning tasksExercise: POD configurationApache JMeter and load testingExercise: Apache JMeter basicsExercise: DayTrader Benchmark installationExercise: Using Apache JMeter to load test DayTraderWebSphere performance data and toolsExercise: Performance monitoring toolsWebSphere performance tuning methodsIntroduction to the JVMExercise: Exploring GC policies and monitoring JVM performanceTuning the JVMExercise: Tuning the JVMExercise: Troubleshooting JVM problemsTuning the connection poolExercise: Tuning JDBC connection pools and enabling servlet cachingWebSphere runtime performance tuningApplication profiling and tuningExercise: Application profiling with Java Health CenterWebSphere clusters and scalabilityExercise: Load testing an application server clusterCourse summary ObjectivesApply performance tuning methods to WebSphere Application ServersPerform load testing by using Apache JMeterMonitor application server performance by using WebSphere and the IBM Support AssistantMonitor and tune the JVM for optimum throughput and response timeMonitor and tune connection pools for optimum performanceImplement best practices for general WebSphere runtime performanceUse the IBM Health Center tool to profile and tune Java EE applicationsLoad test and monitor an application server cluster