2.2 Identifying the types of business

Identify the types of businesses to be executed on the system.

You can execute the following two types of businesses on Application Server systems:

The format of an application to be executed or a server process that executes the application differs depending on the types of business. The following table describes the correspondence of the business types, application formats, and server processes that execute applications:

Table 2-1 Correspondence of the business types, application formats, and server processes that execute applications

Business typeFormat of applicationServer process that executes the application
Online businessJ2EE applicationJ2EE server
Batch businessBatch applicationBatch server
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The contents of the system design to be implemented subsequently differ depending on the business type. Implement the required system design according to the business type. The following table describes the contents of the system design to be executed as per the business type and the corresponding reference sections in this manual:

Table 2-2 Contents of the system design to be executed according to the types of business and reference sections in this manual

Contents of system designType of business
Online businessBatch business
Preparing for system designDetermining the application configurationSection 2.5Section 2.6
Determining the operation methodSection 2.7
Determining the system configurationChapter 3Chapter 4
Performance tuningChapter 8Chapter 9
Tuning of JavaVMChapter 7, Section 7.3, Section 7.10