Audience
This is an advanced course for administrators who install, configure, and manage Web-based applications on
WebSphere Application Server. This is also appropriate for Webmasters and application architects. Typically, individuals have extensive experience with WebSphere, including other Information Technology (IT) areas:
networking, security, and protocols (Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and Internet Inter-ORB Protocol (IIOP)).
Prerequisites
You should have:
Working knowledge of internet protocols, such as HTTP, IIOP, and Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
(HTTPS)
Basic WebSphere Application Server knowledge
Linux operating system knowledge
Windows operating system knowledge
Basic knowledge of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) servers
Administration skills for a Web server, such as IBM HTTP Server or Apache
Skills taught
Describe the architecture of WebSphere Application Server V6
Install WebSphere Application Server executables and profiles
Federate nodes into a cell to create a real-world production environment
Install and configure an enterprise application in a multiplatform distributed environment
Manage WebSphere Application Server and enterprise application configurations using wsadmin
Configure WebSphere security using LDAP user registry
Secure an enterprise application using the Application Server Toolkit (AST) V6
Enable Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for the WebSphere Application Server
Analyze WebSphere workload management options
Configure an enterprise application for workload management
Configure WebSphere Platform Messaging (WPM) and analyze options
Use the cluster support provided by WebSphere Application Server to improve application throughput and availability
Configure HTTP session persistence and define a session database
Analyze advanced system configurations
Use the WebSphere Edge Components to configure Web server clustering
Describe troubleshooting tools and techniques
:: Course WF781 ::
Introduction
WebSphere Application Server architecture review
Introduction to the lab environment and the trade application
Exercise: Product installation - deployment manager
Exercise: Product installation - standalone
Exercise: Product installation - custom
Product updates with update installer
Exercise: Product updates with update installer
Application assembly and deployment
Exercise: Install Trade to the test server, and un-enhance the trade application
Exercise: Install and federate IBM HTTP Server (IHS) on the production 1 machine
Exercise: Install and federate IHS on the production 2 machine
WebSphere Global Security
WebSphere Application Server security ? SSL
Exercise: Enable Global Security with LDAP registry and console users
Enabling SSL: LDAP SSL
WebSphere Application Server workload management - clustering
Exercise: Create TradeCluster and install applications to the cluster
WebSphere Application Server workload management ? sessions
Exercise: Configure and test session failover, servlet Workload Management (WLM) and Stateful Session
Beans (SFSB)
WebSphere WLM - WebSphere Edge components
Exercise: Configuring Edge components load balancer for TCP/IP spraying
Exercise: Installing and configuring Edge components caching proxy
WebSphere Application Server security ? WebSphere security stack
Exercise: Securing the Trade application (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) Security)
Exercise: Securing the Trade application (Java2 Security)
WPM (SIBus) and WPM scenarios
Exercise: WLM for WPM (High Availability (HA) and WLM) and HA Manager
This is a version-specific reference outline. Confirm the current syllabus and delivery arrangements with EIEIO.