by Brian W. Kelly Book Description Migration can be a challenging process for even the best implementer. If you face the daunting task of making the move to IBM's WebSphere Application Server - Express for iSeries, then let Brian W. Kelly's Migrating to WebSphere Express for iSeries be your guide. As your tool for migrating to WAS Express, this book is designed to help take your shop from point zero to a finished migration as quickly and easily as possible, including cutover planning for live operations. As an IBM Senior Engineer, author Brian Kelly has over 30 years of experience in application migration. His expert advice can help you avoid the many pitfalls and headaches associated with the process, enabling you to quickly migrate your applications to WAS - Express-from whatever servlet server you may currently be using. Along the way, you'll learn about the factors involved in migrating from Java servlet servers, including how to deal with mandatory conformance with the new J2EE specifications. Kelly offers fourteen different roadmaps, outlines important migration considerations, and provides the decision criteria regarding a scripted or scratch migration plan. The power of this book comes through its Java migration case study. Step by step, you'll learn how to migrate a Web project to WAS - Express. And, since WDSc is a necessary ingredient in your migration, Kelly gives you the inside scoop on the Eclipse-based AD tool to get you through the migration process. This book is your edge in migrating to WAS - Express for V5R1 iSeries and higher. Whether you are moving from WebFacing, TomCat, VAJava, or RPG Wizard applications, etc., this book has a clearly defined path that will help you achieve your goal. Written as a companion for the iSeries and Java implementer, if it is your job to get live on WAS - Express as quickly as possible then this is the book for you. Contents: Section I: General Migration Information 1. WAS Express for iSeries Migration Scenarios 2. WAS Migration: The Plot Thickens 3. RPG / COBOL Migration 4. VA Java Migration 5. Migrating Java Apps from non-VA Java Environment 6. WDSc V5: Necessary for Migration 7. EAR Files Are Part of the J2EE Architecture 8. Upward Compatibility and Deprecation 9. General Migration Notes 10. What is J2EE? 11. The Migration Process Section II: Manual Migration Case Study 12. Preparing for Migration 13. Migration Preparatory Tasks 14. Importing Source into WDSc 15. Rebuilding and Correcting Migration Errors 16. Getting Paths Right 17. Adding Web Deployment Descriptors 18. Dealing with Java Deprecation 19. Testing Your Application Project 20. Prepare for iSeries Deployment 21. Set Up WAS Express and HTTP Servers on iSeries 22. Exporting Your Project to the iSeries 23. Installing the Project on the WAS Express for iSeries 24. Testing on WAS Express for iSeries 25. Saving the Project Section III: Migrating from WAS 3.5 with Script Tool 26. Migrating from WAS 3.5 to Express with Upgrade Scripts 27. A Quick Look at Jakarta TomCat 28. Summary and Conclusion Appendix of Tips and Gotchas About the Author Brian Kelly retired as a 30-year IBM Midrange SE in 1999, having cut his eye teeth in 1969 on the System/3 and later with CCP. While with IBM, he was also a Certified Instructor and a Mid-Atlantic Area Designated Specialist. Kelly takes pride in having announced the AS/400 at Marywood University in June, 1988. When IBM began to move its sales and support to Business Partners, he formed Kelly Consulting in 1992 as an IT education and consulting firm. Kelly developed numerous AS/400 professional courses over the years that range from soup to nuts. He has written twenty-one books and numerous magazine articles about current IT topics, including articles for The Four Hundred, Midrange Computing, Showcase, News/400, AS/400 Systems Management, AS/400 Internet Expert, and others. Kelly has also developed and taught a number of college courses and is currently an adjunct member of the graduate faculty at Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where he also serves as iSeries technical advisor to the IT faculty. |
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