Managing IBM middleware
Oracle Enterprise Manager supports monitoring of two middleware offerings from IBM. Those are IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere MQ. IBM WebSphere Application Server is one of the leading Java EE application servers in the market, whereas IBM WebSphere MQ is a very popular messaging provider. Your organization may be using either of these software along with other Oracle middleware. For example, Oracle SOA Suite may be deployed on IBM WebSphere.
We will first learn about the discovery, monitoring, and configuration management aspects of IBM WebSphere Application Server and then IBM WebSphere MQ.
Managing IBM WebSphere Application Server
Oracle Enterprise Manager uses JMX to monitor IBM WebSphere Application Server, which is similar to other Java EE servers. When you discover a WebSphere Cell, it automatically discovers servers and clusters in the cell. An IBM WebSphere Cell is analogous to a WebLogic Server Domain. Note that Enterprise Manager...