 | Level: Intermediate Daniel G. Schall (Daniel-Schall@web.de), IBM Intern, IBM
Dr. Henrik Loeser (hloeser@de.ibm.com), pureXML Storage Architect for DB2 on Linux, UNIX, and Windows, IBM
07 May 2009 Because of its flexibility and its presence in many application
environments, XML is becoming the preferred log format. This tutorial shows
how to easily set up an application logging environment by bringing the XML
features of IBM® WebSphere® and IBM DB2® together. This
tutorial first introduces a simple application logging scenario, then shows
how to use IBM solidDB® to cache and decouple the application from the
logging infrastructure. Use WebSphere Message Queue and WebSphere Message
Broker to reliably move the log messages from the application to DB2, where
they can be stored and queried using the pureXML® functionality. To
normalize different message formats, use WebSphere Message Broker to transform
log files to other XML formats prior to storing them in DB2.
Before you start
About this tutorial
In this tutorial, learn how to couple several IBM products to create
an infrastructure for application logging. Use IBM solidDB — a
fast, in-memory database — as a cache on the application side
to decouple the application from the logging infrastructure. Use
WebSphere Message Queue (MQ) to persistently store and transfer
messages to WebSphere Message Broker (WMB), where you can analyze and
transform the messages into different XML output formats. Finally,
store the messages in DB2 for Linux®, UNIX®, and
Windows®. The pureXML capabilities make it possible to store the
log files in their native XML format and later query and analyze the
logs.
Objectives
This tutorial introduces the challenges of application logging, how to
use XML in this context, and how to set up an infrastructure
that brings application logging into your business.
In this tutorial, learn how to work with IBM tools, including IBM
solidDB, WebSphere Message Broker, and DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and
Windows.
Prerequisites
This tutorial is written for users whose skills and experience are at
a beginning to intermediate level. You should have a general
familiarity with installing and using software, especially DB2,
WebSphere MQ, WebSphere Message Broker, and solidDB.
System requirements
To set up the infrastructure introduced in this tutorial, you need a
Windows box (Server 2003, Vista, or Server 2008) with at least 2GB of
free disk space, full administrator access to the box, and the ability
to reboot the box several times a day. You should not use a production
server machine, but a dedicated box where you can safely play around.
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