COMMON Europe Congress 2012 - Vienna

1. IBM Power Systems
Application Development on i - Update
Alison Butterill
IBM i Product Offering Manager
Power Systems
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IBM Power Systems
New Development Paradigms
Graphical User Experiences
– Grown from GUIs to Experiences
Agile Development
– Work in highly collaborative groups
– Time line is strict
– Small adaptive modules
Framework Development
– Consistency in code creation
– Component based
– Model – View – Controller
– Agile
Services Orientation
– Componentized code
– Business based
– Distributed function
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2. IBM Power Systems
Application Development in the Power Market
SOA
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IBM Power Systems
Application Development Strategy for IBM i
High performance compilers
reaching to new technologies
Compilers
Common developer desktop across
operating systems
and languages
Common development
infrastructure for Power and the
world around Power
Embrace Open Source Solutions and
Partners to Complete Application
Development Portfolio
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3. IBM Power Systems
Compilers for Optimized Performance
Compilers tightly integrated with operating systems and POWER7 hardware
Binary compatibility
– Applications will move to POWER7 with no recompile required
S/36 and S/38 environment applications also
Rational Open Access: RPG Edition - new offering for RPG
– Long requested feature from customers and partners
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IBM Power Systems
Commitment to IBM i Tools, RPG and COBOL
Hayden Lindsey
Vice President and Distinguished
Engineer
Enterprise Modernization, Modeling,
Construction and Compilers
IBM Rational
http://ibm.biz/BdxEsi
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4. IBM Power Systems
RPG IV Goals for the Language
Three main goals for RPG IV
– Interoperability /FREE
read file;
• Java dow not %eof(file);
if %error;
• XML dsply ‘The read failed’;
leave;
• SQL else;
chain(n) name database data;
– Readability
time = hours * num_employees
• Free form + overtime_saved;
pos = %scan (‘,’ : name);
• Blank lines name = %xlate(upper : lower : name);
exsr handle_record;
• Comments read file;
endif;
– Functionality enddo;
• Procedures
• Data areas/data structures
• More data types
• Extended file support
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IBM Power Systems
Rational Open Access: RPG Edition
Extending RPG to reach new
interfaces
<?xml?>
Custom
Devices
XML
Future
Interfaces
Devices
Rich
RPG IV Mobile
Clients
+ Open Browsers
Access
SOA
Interface Databases
Web
Browsers
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5. IBM Power Systems
Rational Open Access: RPG Edition
*DSPF example 5250 Screens
RPG Application
WRITE record program 5250 datastream
I/O buffer Display file
object
* DSPF
Other information:
•state
•names
•pointers
RPG Runtime Display Manager
IBM i
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IBM Power Systems
Rational Open Access: RPG Edition
*DSPF example
?
RPG Application
Handler code to manage building the
interface and proprietary information
Handler Defined
program
I/O buffer
WRITE record
Other information:
•state
•names
•pointers
RPG Runtime Display Manager
IBM i
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6. IBM Power Systems
IBM i Open Source Strategy
Encourage Open Source vendors to port to IBM i (PASE)
Encourage Open Source vendors to provide support
PHP and MySQL run on IBM i
IBM i PASE Development Team is testing other Open Source products
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IBM Power Systems
Zend Products
•Zend Server Community Edition for IBM i
–A fully tested and enhanced version of the open source PHP
runtime environment
•Zend Studio
–Provides an integrated IDE for building and debugging PHP
applications
•Zend Server for IBM i
–A robust PHP production environment providing performance,
scalability and monitoring for PHP applications
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7. IBM Power Systems
PHP Integration Enhancements
XML Service GA Dec 2011
– New Open Source tool to access Native IBM i objects from any language
– Access RPG programs from PHP, RUBY, or other languages
– Use in a Tier 1 or Tier 2 environment
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IBM Power Systems
Leveraging Open Source Application Portfolio
Customer Relationship Management Help Desk
Portal
Portal
Portal
Course Management System
e-Commerce
Wiki
Bulletin Board
Content Management System
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8. IBM Power Systems
Rational Developer for Power Systems Software
Rational Developer for Power
•RPG and COBOL for IBM i
•COBOL for AIX IBM XL C/C++ for AIX and Linux
•C/C++ for AIX IBM XL Fortran for AIX and Linux
•C/C++ for Linux on Power IBM COBOL for AIX
•C/C++ Development Studio for AIX IBM PL/I for AIX
•COBOL Development Studio for AIX IBM Rational Development Studio
•Power Tools for AIX IBM i compilers
•Power Tools for IBM i Rational Open Access: RPG Edition
•Power Tools for Linux on Power
•Linux Desktop Support
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IBM Power Systems
Rational Developer for Power: RPG and COBOL
Remote System Explorer (RSE)
Perspective for access to
remote IBM i servers
Reusable actions, dialogs,
widgets, APIs
Editor for traditional IBM i
application code
– RPG, COBOL, C,
C++, Java & DDS
Interface to the compilers
Debugger
– Multi-language
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9. IBM Power Systems
Application Management Tool Set
From CEAC
New Product for Managing and Editing requirement
– Control Language (CL) source code (scripts)
– Work with Libraries & Objects
Targeted for the Administrator or Super User
– Perform various system and application
administration tasks
Low Cost
– Tier priced based on Serial number
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IBM Power Systems
JVM Improves Java Performance
V5R4 GA V6R1 GA
1400
Transactions per Second
+68% +78%
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
Native JDBC Toolbox JDBC
IBM 32-bit & 64-bit Java™ Virtual Machine
– Shared technology with AIX & Linux improves performance & portability
Exceptional Java environment and performance. Built by IBM for Power
– Fully compatible with other industry standard Java applications
– Can be called by APIs or directly from RPG
IBM Java ToolBox
– Pre-coded Java classes to access native IBM i artifacts – files, data queues, etc
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10. IBM Power Systems
IBM Rational Application Developer (RAD)
• Eclipse-based Java development environment
• Full support for J2EE, web, web services, etc
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IBM Power Systems
Rational Application Developer Standard Edition
Java Web Development tool
Use RAD SE to build rich Java internet
applications
– improve online user experience
– increase customer satisfaction
Visual development for Web 2.0
– significant productivity benefits
Award winning! – 2009 Evans Data Users Choice:
Software Development
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11. IBM Power Systems
Host Access Transformation Services
iPod Touch and iPhone Support
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IBM Power Systems
IBM i Integrated Application Server
Web container
Lightweight application server
Based on the OSGI framework
Supports application packaged in a WAR
Runs IBM Technology for Java (32 –bit)
Supports Java Toolbox and Native DB
drivers
Web container for ‘simple’ applications
Web Services Wizard for RPG and COBOL
Integrated into 6.1; PTFs for 5.4
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12. IBM Power Systems
Web Services for i - Made Easy
Recent Additions to the environment:
Service Requestor:
– Integrated Web Services Environment - announced October 2007
• Externalizes various RPG/COBOL business tasks as services.
• Abstracts the hidden complexities of Web services for i
• Provides RPG/COBOL Developer with an easy to use interface, not requiring
additional tools or skills
Service Provider:
– Axis 2 Engine now embedded into i (Called Web Services Client for ILE)
Web Services Server
Axis 2 Client
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IBM Power Systems
WebSphere Support for IBM i 8.0
WebSphere Application Server
– WebSphere Application Server Express V6.1, V7.0 and
V8.0 (shipped with IBM i at no additional cost) Access information
– WebSphere Application Server V6.1, V7.0 and V8.0
– WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
V6.1, V7.0 and V8.0
Customer retention
WebSphere Portal
– WebSphere Portal V6.1.5 and V7
WebSphere Commerce V7 Operational efficiency
WebSphere Message and Queuing
– WebSphere MQ V7.0.1.5 (April 2011)
– WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition V7.0.2.1 Cost reduction
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13. IBM Power Systems
WebSphere MQ
Messaging between programs
Store and forward
Multiple destinations
single destinations
Format changes
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IBM Power Systems
TR4
Application Runtime Expert for i
Verify and validate runtime attributes of an
application for problem determination
– Creates a template for well running application
– Performs health check against current
environment
– Identifies differences between template and
actual runtime attributes
– Provides some fix capabilities
Application Runtime Attributes
– File/Directory Authorities and Attributes
– Attributes in property/http/xml configuration files
– User profiles
– PTFs
– System Values
– Products installed
– TCP/IP Network verification and configuration
– Environment variables
– Ports in use
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14. IBM Power Systems
Rational Team Concert: open, extensible architecture
Eclipse Clients Web Clients Microsoft .NET Clients Rational Desktop Clients
Jazz Client Extensions Web 2.0 Visual Studio Rational Software Architect
Eclipse Platform Rational Systems Developer
Rational Business Developer
Rational Developer for z
Rational Developer for Power
Rational Team Concert
Administration:
Collaboration Best Practices Users, projects,
process
Presentation: Storage
Mashups Discovery Query
JAZZ SERVICES
Business Partner
Extensions Your Extensions
IBM Rational Extensions
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IBM Power Systems
Rational Team Concert: built on Jazz
c
Existing Rational New Rational/ Business Partner
Offerings IBM Offerings Offerings
Business
Your Planning
Existing & Alignment
Capabilities Product Compliance
& Project & Collaborative
Lifecycle Design
Management Security Management &
Future 3rd-Party
IBM Development Jazz
Capabilities Capabilities
Best Practice Processes
Administration: Users,
Collaboration projects, process
Presentation: Storage
Mashups Discovery Query
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15. IBM Power Systems
Rational Performance Tester
Provides testers with automated performance testing capabilities to validate the
scalability of web and server based applications
Identify the presence and cause of system performance bottlenecks
Supports load testing against a broad range of applications such as HTTP, SAP,
Siebel, TCP Socket and Citrix
Minimizes the memory and
processor footprint, enabling
large multiuser tests with
limited hardware resources
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IBM Power Systems
Rational Functional Tester
Rational Functional Tester Extensions for Terminal-based Applications
Automated regression testing for 5250, Web,
J2EE and .Net applications
Key benefits
Browser UI
– Minimize test maintenance with
resilient scripts
– Wizard for test creation for new Java UI
user
– Powerful scripting language
– Supports team oriented parallel .NET UI
development
– Integrate traditional and mixed
workload function testing
5250 UI
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16. IBM Power Systems
Application Development Strategy for IBM i
High performance compilers
reaching to new technologies
Compilers
Common developer desktop across
operating systems
and languages
Common development
infrastructure for Power and the
world around Power
Embrace Open Source Solutions and
Partners to Complete Application
Development Portfolio
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