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WebSphere solutions. These heritage implementations present a unique challenge because
documentation that describes each component and its unique configuration might not be
available. By using Rational Automation Framework for WebSphere it is possible to not only
capture these heritage configurations, but create a topology pattern that can be used to
document and describe the environment. In the case of a catastrophic failure, this topology
description can be used to assist with rebuilding the infrastructure components. The platform
configuration can then be applied directly to restore the environment to a known good state.
Physical to virtual platform migration ...