Modifying web server plug-in properties from the WebSphere Application Server administrative console

Best way to persist plug-in changes

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21460889

WSADMIN FAQ

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wsadmin

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wasinfo/v6r0/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.websphere.express.doc/info/exp/ae/txml_scriptingep.html

http://josephamrithraj.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/wsadmin-tutorial-part-1of3/

http://wpcertification.blogspot.com/2009/08/wsadmin-objects.html

http://www-03.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/WP100963

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/dmndhelp/v6rxmx/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.wsps.sec.doc/doc/tut_intro_jmxadmin.html

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp4576.html

Converting binary format IBM Java heap dump (.phd) to text format(.txt)

Great tip to read heap dumps files

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21196223

Using ibm-allGroups in VMM to Improve LDAP Performance

Portal Performance Tuning Tip

https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/portalops/entry/using_ibm_allgroups_in_vmm_to_improve_ldap_performance6?lang=en

Deployment Scenario: WebSphere Portal 7.0 – Virtualization in a Portal Farm

http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/portalwiki.nsf/dx/WebSphere_Portal_7.0_%E2%80%93_Virtualization_in_a_Portal_Farm

WebSphere On Demand Demos

For your free time

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/demos/

Exception occurs during recovery of Oracle database transactions

Oracle DB connection clean-up

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21196663

Disabling AIO (Asynchronous Input/Output) native transport in WebSphere Application Server

Security guys like this

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21366862

Configuring WebSphere Application Server to reuse JSESSIONID information.

Really useful at a lot of customers

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21210881

Problem determination for javacore files from WebSphere Application Server

Javacore Readme

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21181068

TroubleShooting: Synchronization problems

Syncing Problems

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21199305

Tune High Availability (HA) Manager configuration for large cell environments

Performance Tuning Info
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21251873

How to read a heapdump generated in .phd format

More Troubleshooting info
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21190476

Getting Heapdumps on the Solaris platform

Great Troubleshooting info

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21242314

Mapping Underlying Java Thread Identifiers to those in Logging and Trace

Useful troubleshooting info
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21418557

"Dark matter" on the Heap

Good performance tuning info
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21214654

WAS V8.0 is released

All the new stuff.
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/34242.wss#release

Creating Windows services for WebSphere Application Server

If you are stuck working on windows, this will help.

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/techjournal/1005_supauth/1005_supauth.html

Configuring static ports to enable RMI communication through a firewall

Great details on changing Ports

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21174604

Changing the CACERTS password

Nice set of details here.

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21220252

DNS caching ability of the SDK

Have been burned by the DNS cache before

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21207534

Configurables for managing HTTP Session Cookie Vulnerability

Security guys will appreciate these settings

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21427901

Limit the number of Heapdumps and System Dumps using wsadmin

Great option to set to prevent file system full issues

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21474166

Sample Scripts for WebSphere Application Server

Downloaded Sets of Sample Scripts. Can never have enough of these

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/samples/SampleScripts.html

WebSphere eXtreme Scale Design and Performance Considerations

Great Article by Nitin on WXS and Performance

http://ibm.ulitzer.com/node/1803990

IBM WebSphere Portal V 7.0 Performance Tuning Guide

Title says it all

http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/portalwiki.nsf/dx/WebSphere_Portal_Tun

Resolving WebSphere Application Server configuration conflicts

Tom Alcott article around looking for config issue

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/techjournal/1007_webcon/1007_webcon.html

Tuning Java virtual machines

Nice Read detailing the specific tuning options on different OS's

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wasinfo/v6r1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.websphere.nd.doc/info/ae/ae/tprf_tunejvm_v61.html

Rotating the plug-in log using UNIX commands

Commands you can use in a script

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21425624

Creating External Facing Web Sites Using IBM WebSphere Portal

Nice Wiki from the RedBook team

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/RedbookAbstracts/tips0760.html?Open

Importing and exporting LTPA keys

Nice Sample Jython Script

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21320758

Native memory use in WebSphere Application Server thread pools

Always good to set the min / max thread pools to the same for long running app servers.

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21368248