System setup for the WebSphere environment performance tests
To emulate a customer-like environment we set up and configured our z/VM LPARs and guests. We also created a WebSphere Application Server cluster, setup the caching proxy server, enabled quick dispatch, and setup the z/VM guest LAN type.
General information for single WebSphere Application Server setup
Figure 1 shows the system topology that was used to gather the results for our single WebSphere® Application Server tests.
The table below lists the specific configuration details for the z/VM® LPAR and the guests defined for the tests.
| Function | Type | CPUs | Memory | Network | IP address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| z/VM | LPAR | 8 | 26 GB | Physical LAN | 9.12.22.92 |
| WebSphere Application Server | guest | 2 (4) | 2 GB | Guest LAN
|
192.168.30.10
10.10.80.10 |
| DB2® UDB | guest | 1 (2) | 2 GB | Guest LAN
|
192.168.30.200
10.10.80.200 |
| WebSphere Load Balancer | guest | 1 | 1536 MB | Guest LAN
|
192.168.30.80
192.168.30.82 10.10.80.80 |
| Web server | guest | 2 | 1 GB | Guest LAN
|
192.168.30.100
10.10.80.100 |
| Caching proxy server | guest | 1 | 2 GB | Guest LAN
|
192.168.40.90
10.10.80.90 |
| Firewall 1 | guest | 1 | 512 MB | Guest LAN
Guest LAN |
192.168.40.21
10.10.30.21 10.10.80.21 |
| Firewall 2 | guest | 1 | 512 MB | Guest LAN
Physical LAN |
192.168.40.22
10.10.60.22 |
| Client | xSeries | 2 | 4 GB | Physical LAN | 10.10.60.147
|
For all configurations, the netmask was 255.255.255.0.
See Detailed set up examples for the WebSphere environment performance tests for the configuration files used for the environment.
See the following RedBook for general instructions on installing and configuring the various
components in the topology: WebSphere Application Server V6 Scalability and Performance
Handbook, which can be found at:
https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg246392.pdf