The server side of the 64-bit and 31-bit WebSphere® study with J2EE workloads used two LPARs, one for the WebSphere application server and one for the DB2® database server.
IBM® WebSphere Version 6.1 host and IBM DB2 Universal Database™ host
There are two LPARs on a 56-way IBM System z10™ Enterprise Class (z10 EC), 4.4 GHz, model 2097-E56. They are equipped as described in
Table 1.
Table 1. Server hardware
| LPAR |
Description |
| LPAR 1 for WebSphere Application Server |
- Between one and ten physical CPUs dedicated
- 8 GB central storage
- One 1 Gb OSA card for client connectivity on an isolated performance LAN
- One 10 Gb OSA card for client connectivity, also on an isolated performance LAN
- One 1 Gb OSA card for administration
- HiperSockets™ connection to the DB2 UDB LPAR
|
| LPAR 2 for DB2 database server |
- Four physical CPUs dedicated
- 8 GB central storage
- One 1 Gb OSA card for administration
- HiperSockets connection enabled between WebSphere and DB2 UDB LPARs
|
Storage setup
The server side of the 64-bit and 31-bit WebSphere study with J2EE workloads used disks for the operating system, applications, and databases. The server storage is described in
Table 2.
Table 2. Server storage
| Disks |
Description |
| Operating system and applications on two Linux® host systems |
Four disks on an IBM DS8000® configured with 16 Logical Control Units (LCUs). |
| Database data disks and DB2 log files |
41 ECKD™ mod 9 disks employed using Logical Volume Manager (LVM) with striping over 16 LCUs. |
Server software
The server side of the 64-bit and 31-bit WebSphere study with J2EE workloads used software for the operating system and applications. The server software is described in
Table 3.
Table 3. Server software
| Product |
Version/Level |
| IBM DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Server |
Version 9.5 fixpack 1 |
| Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server |
SLES 10, SP2 64-bit |
| Retailing customer workload |
N/A |
| WebSphere Application Server |
Version 6.1.0 fixpack 15, 64-bit and 31-bit |