Audience
This is an advanced course for experienced administrators who install, configure, and manage Web-based applications on WebSphere Application Server V6.1. It is also appropriate for webmasters and application architects.
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Prerequisites
Before taking this course, students should have:
Solid knowledge of Internet protocols, such as HTTP, Internet Inter-Orb Protocol (IIOP), and HTTPS
Basic WebSphere Application Server knowledge
Windows and Linux operating systems knowledge
Basic knowledge of LDAP servers
Administration skills for a Web server such as IBM HTTP Server or Apache
Basic operational skills for the Windows XP and Linux operating systems
Since this is an advanced class, students should also have experience installing, configuring, and managing
WebSphere Application Server.
Objectives
After completing this course, students should be able to:
Describe architectural concepts related to WebSphere Application Server V6.1
Create WebSphere profiles interactively and silently
Configure WebSphere Application Server and IBM HTTP Server, both interactively and silently
Explain the basic concepts of J2EE
Assemble and install server-side Java enterprise applications
Use WebSphere Application Server administrative tools to configure and manage enterprise applications through the GUI console and through wsdamin scripts
Configure the WebSphere security registry to use LDAP
Configure SSL communication with LDAP
Enable J2EE security
Configure security for server-side application resources
Deploy applications and configure resources in clustered environments, interactively and through wsadmin scripts
Install and configure the Load Balancer Edge component
Install and configure the Caching Proxy Edge component
Configure WebSphere Platform Messaging for workload management and high availability
Course Outline
WebSphere Application Server architecture review
Exercise: Creating WebSphere Application Server profiles for the cell
Installation factory
Exercise: Creating a Custom Installation Package (CIP)
Introduction to the lab environment and the Trade application
Application assembly and deployment
Exercise: Installing the Trade application on the test server
Exercise: Un-enhancing the Trade application
Exercise: Installing and federating IBM HTTP Server
WebSphere administrative security
Exercise: Configuring administrative security with LDAP user registry and console users
WebSphere Application Server security - SSL
Exercise: Configuring SSL for communication between WebSphere Application Server and IBM HTTP Server
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Exercise: Enabling SSL between WebSphere Application Server and LDAP server
WebSphere Application Server workload management (WLM) - clustering
Exercise: Creating a WebSphere Application Server cluster
Exercise: Installing Trade applications to the cluster
WebSphere Application Server workload management – session management
Exercise: Configuring workload management for the cluster
Exercise: Configuring and testing HTTP session and stateful session bean failover
WebSphere Application Server workload management - edge components
Exercise: Configuring Edge Components Load Balancer for TCP/IP Spraying
Exercise: Installing and configuring Edge Components Caching Proxy
WebSphere Application Server dynamic content caching (Dynacache)
Exercise: Configuring Dynacache to improve the performance of the Trade application
WebSphere Application Server security - security stack
Exercise: Implementing J2EE security
Exercise: Implementing Java 2 security
Exercise: Running as non-root (reference only)
Exercise: Implementing a Custom Registry
Exercise: Using command line utilities with security enabled
WebSphere Platform Messaging and WebSphere Platform Messaging scenarios
Exercise: Configuring high availability and workload management for WebSphere Platform Messaging
Exercise: Connecting WebSphere Application Server to WebSphere Message Queuing
Distributed architecture
Exercise: Plug-in customization
Exercise: Backup and restore cell configuration
Name services
Exercise: Exploring and configuring name services
This is a version-specific reference outline. Confirm the current syllabus and delivery arrangements with EIEIO.