WA1352 WebSphere Application Server v6 Administration for V5 Administrators Training and Courseware Course Outline

0. Course Introduction

  • Course Description
  • Course Prerequisites
  • Course Objectives
  • Introductions
  • Agenda Day 1
  • Agenda Day 2
  • Agenda Day 3
 

1. Migration

  • Objectives
  • Goals
  • Overview of V4 to V6 Migration
  • Overview of V5 to V6 Migration
  • Mapping System Configuration
  • Sample Mapping
  • Prepare the Domain
  • Prepare the Application
  • Install Application
  • Automated Migration
  • The WASPreUpgrade Tool
  • Components Migrated
  • The WASPostUpgrade Tool
  • DB2 Migration
  • DB2 Migration Steps
  • Server Coexistence
  • Migrating the System Configuration & Runtime Review Questions
  • Migrating the System Configuration & Runtime Review Answers
  • Reference
 

2. Application Server Installation

  • Objectives
  • General Requirements
  • Pre-Install Tasks
  • WebSphere Profiles
  • Creating Profiles
  • Benefits of Profiles
  • Launchpad
  • Product File Installation
  • Custom Installation
  • Profile Creation
  • Windows Service
  • First Steps
  • Installation Verification
  • Silent Install
  • wasprofile Command
  • Product Files Directories
  • Profile Directories
  • Cell/Node/Server
  • Config Directory
  • Important Configuration Files
  • Starting and Stopping the Server
  • Application Server Installation Questions
  • Application Server Installation Answers
  • Reference
  • Lab Summary
  • Common Lab Errors
  • Lab Summary
  • Common Lab Errors
 

3. Web Server and Web Server Plug in

  • Objectives
  • Web Server Integration
  • Benefit of a Web Server
  • IBM HTTP Server Installation
  • IBM HTTP Server Services
  • Plug-in Installation Scenarios
  • Web Server Plug-in
  • Web Server Plug-in Installation
  • Web Servers in WebSphere
  • Mapping Applications to Web Servers
  • Plug-in Configuration
  • Plug-in Syntax
  • Virtual Host
  • hosts File
  • Virtual Hosts in WebSphere
  • Relation to Enterprise Applications
  • Web Server & Web Server Plug-in Questions
  • Web Server & Web Server Plug-in Answers
  • Reference
  • Lab Summary
  • Common Lab Errors
 

4. Enhanced Deployment

  • Objectives
  • Enhanced Deployment
  • Enhanced EAR
  • Definitions in Enhanced EAR
  • Configuring an Enhanced EAR
  • Application Scope
  • Using Enhanced EARs
  • WebSphere Rapid Deployment
  • Deployment Automation
  • Rapid Deployment Architecture
  • Configure a Project Folder
  • Monitor the Workspace
  • Using Rapid Deployment
  • Fine Grained Updates
  • Updating or Adding Single Modules or Files
  • Updating or Adding Multiple Modules or Files
  • Removing Files
  • Using Fine Grained Updates
  • Enhanced Deployment Questions
  • Enhanced Deployment Answers
  • Reference
  • Reference: Annotation Based Programming
  • Lab Summary
  • Common Lab Errors
 

5. Troubleshooting

  • Objectives
  • Problem Determination
  • Error Reporting
  • Networking Problems and Solutions
  • HTTP Request Problems
  • HTTP Request Solutions
  • Other Solutions
  • Tools for Resolving WebSphere Problems
  • Admin Console Messages
  • Configuration Problems
  • Runtime Messages
  • Message Details
  • Important Log Files
  • Configuring Log Files
  • Viewing Logs
  • Event Types
  • Log Detail Levels
  • Log File Format
  • Configuring Tracing
  • Reading Java Exceptions
  • AST / Log Analyzer
  • Log View of AST
  • dumpNameSpace Tool
  • Debugging
  • IBM Tools
  • Troubleshooting Questions
  • Troubleshooting Answers
  • Reference
  • Lab Summary
  • Common Lab Errors
 

6. Minor Differences

  • Objectives
  • Performance Monitoring Differences
  • Enabling Performance Monitoring
  • Performance Statistics
  • Performance Data Available
  • Tivoli Performance Viewer
  • Launching Tivoli Performance Viewer
  • Viewing Performance Data
  • Performance Data Options
  • Logging Performance Data
  • Summary Reports
  • Performance Advisors
  • wsadmin Scripting Differences
  • AdminTask
  • Minor Differences Questions
  • Minor Differences Answers
  • Performance Monitoring Reference
  • wsadmin Scripting Reference
 

7. Introduction to OnlineStore Application

  • Objectives
  • OnlineStore Functions
  • Application Homepage
  • New Customer Registration
  • Browse Products
  • View Cart / Complete Purchase
  • Error Notification
  • Find Purchases
  • Similarity to "Real World" Applications
  • OnlineStore Application Structure
  • OnlineStoreWeb.war Contents
  • OnlineStoreEJB.jar Contents
  • Links Between Modules
  • Summary
  • Lab Summary
  • Common Lab Errors
 

8. JMS Overview and WebSphere MQ Configuration

  • Objectives
  • Messaging Intro
  • Messaging Example
  • Messaging Components
  • Messaging Types
  • JMS (Java Messaging Service)
  • Message Driven Beans (MDB)
  • MDB as Message Consumer
  • JMS Security
  • JMS Resources
  • Messaging in WebSphere
  • Default Messaging
  • WebSphere MQ
  • Which To Use?
  • WebSphere MQ JMS Configuration
  • WebSphere MQ JMS Provider
  • Connection Factory
  • Destination
  • Listener Port
  • Relationship Between Messaging Components
  • JMS Messaging Configuration Questions
  • JMS Messaging Configuration Answers
  • Reference
 

9. Default Messaging JMS Configuration

  • Objectives
  • Service Integration Bus
  • Bus Members
  • Messaging Engine
  • Data Store
  • Destination
  • Message Points
  • Mediations
  • Default Messaging JMS Configuration
  • Creating a Service Integration Bus
  • Adding a Bus Member
  • Bus Member Data Store
  • Add a Destination
  • Default Messaging JMS Provider
  • JMS Connection Factory
  • JMS Destination
  • JMS Activation Specification
  • Relationship Between Messaging Components
  • JMS Messaging Configuration Questions
  • JMS Messaging Configuration Answers
  • Reference
  • Lab Summary
  • Common Lab Errors
 

10. Network Deployment Architecture

  • Objectives
  • Workload Management (WLM) Basics
  • Role of Network Deployment Software
  • Similarities With Base Edition
  • Differences With Base Edition
  • Coexistence With Base Edition
  • Network Deployment Cell
  • Deployment Manager and Node Agents
  • Configuration File Synchronization
  • Synchronization Problems
  • Network Deployment Profiles
  • Federating Nodes
  • Federating an Application Server Profile
  • Federating a Custom Profile
  • Adding Nodes
  • Prerequisites Before Adding Nodes
  • Steps Taken When Adding a Node
  • Removing Nodes
  • Admin Console Changes
  • Controlling Deployment Manager and Node Agents
  • Automatically Starting Servers
  • Network Deployment Architecture Questions
  • Network Deployment Architecture Answers
  • Reference
  • Lab Summary
  • Common Lab Errors
  • Lab Summary
  • Common Lab Errors
  • Lab Topology
 

11. Web Server Management and Cluster Topology

  • Objectives
  • Web Server Management
  • Using IBM HTTP Server
  • IBM HTTP Server Architecture
  • Non-IHS Web Server
  • Managing Multiple Web Servers
  • Cluster
  • Vertical Scaling
  • Horizontal Scaling
  • "Mixed" Scaling
  • Heterogeneous Scaling
  • Creating a Cluster
  • Cluster Member Options
  • Managing Clusters
  • Mapping Applications to Clusters
  • Cluster Topology Screen
  • Topology
  • Factors Affecting Topology
  • Coexistence Scenarios
  • Common Topologies
  • All in One
  • Vertical Scaling
  • Server Separation
  • "Mixed" Scaling
  • Web Server Horizontal Scaling
  • Web Server Management & Cluster Topology Questions
  • Web Server Management & Cluster Topology Answers
  • Reference
  • Lab Summary
  • Common Lab Errors
  • Lab Topology
 

12. Workload Management and Application State

  • Objectives
  • Types of WLM
  • Web Server WLM
  • Web Module WLM Architecture
  • Weighted Routing
  • State Management
  • Server Affinity
  • Weighted Routing with Server Affinity
  • EJB WLM
  • Factors Overriding EJB WLM
  • Problems With Server Affinity
  • Server Affinity With Failover
  • Data Replication Service
  • Number of Replicas
  • Replication Security
  • Enabling Server Affinity Failover
  • Session Database
  • Session Tuning
  • Distributed Session Tuning
  • Workload Management & Application State Questions
  • Workload Management & Application State Answers
  • Reference
  • Lab Summary
  • Common Lab Errors
 

13. Course Summary

  • Course Objectives
  • WebSphere Certification
  • Reference