This topic provides shortcuts to information for obtaining a high level understanding of the product, then getting started quickly. Links include various conceptual overviews, descriptions of what is new, and how the documentation is organized. "How do I?" links lead to task descriptions, including Show Me demonstrations, tutorials, and presentations when they are available.
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Migration | Contents of this section | How do I?... | Overview and new features |
Installation | Contents of this section | How do I?... | Overview and new features |
Administration | Contents of this section | How do I?... | Overview and new features |
Security | Contents of this section | How do I?... | Overview and new features |
Development and deployment | Contents of this section | How do I?... | Overview and new features |
Monitoring | Contents of this section | How do I?... | Overview and new features |
Tuning performance | Contents of this section | How do I?... | Overview and new features |
Troubleshooting | Contents of this section | How do I?... | Overview and new features |
Look for the quick start icon
on the welcome pages and throughout this documentation. It indicates summaries,
indexes, reference information, and other shortcuts that help you start using
the product quickly.
Product overview
Learn what is new and changed.
Find Release Notes -- late breaking news and important tips -- for particular Version 6 releases.
Find information about other products in the WebSphere family.
Learn the differences among the WebSphere Application Server-Express, WebSphere Application Server, and WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment editions.
Choose a suitable topology and obtain installation instructions.
An introduction to the Java programming model to which the application server and the applications adhere.
An introduction to the main subsystems in the application serving environment.
An introduction to the programming model for WebSphere applications.
Shortcuts to conceptual overviews, samples, tutorials, How do I?..., and other resources for using specific types of WebSphere applications - Web services, Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) applications, and so on.
Brief instructions for starting various parts of the product and opening the First Steps application, administrative console, and other interfaces.
Get started with links pertinent to your operating system.