WA1579 Advanced WebSphere Application Server 6.1 Administration Training and Courseware

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This training course is meant for companies maintaining a complex WebSphere based web site. The course provides hands-on practice performing the tasks required in a production WebSphere environment. This course uses WebSphere Network Deployment Edition v6.1 in the labs. The labs use a Linux environment to install and configure WebSphere although configuration in a Windows environment would be similar.

The course covers advanced topics in the area of best practices, work load management (WLM), security, and troubleshooting. After taking this course, students will be able to design a WebSphere based system that is more secure, easier to manage and performs better. Students will also be familiar with some of the new administrative tools that are available with WebSphere v6.1.

In the labs students will gradually build a complex WebSphere environment from scratch. They will take many of the same steps normally taken in a production WebSphere environment.

Topics
	Administrative Best Practices (covered throughout the course) WebSphere Installation Factory Advanced troubleshooting Security (LDAP, Single Sign on, SSL) Work Load Management (WLM) WebSphere High Availability

What you will learn
	After completing this course, the student should be able to: Understand how the WebSphere Installation Factory is used to create a custom installation package including product updates and executable script files. Enable LDAP based security. Enable SSL on all HTTP connections in the WebSphere environment. Run a J2EE application in multiple machines and enable fault tolerance. Configure WebSphere Default Messaging in a Cluster. Configure High Availability policies used by the WebSphere High Availability Manager (HAManager).

Audience
	The class is meant for WebSphere administrators who are currently maintaining a multi-machine environment running several applications. This course is highly recommended before starting to make any major enhancements to the current infrastructure with the intention to improve its capacity or security.

Prerequisites
	Students should have a good understanding of the basic administration aspects of WebSphere Application Server v6.0 or v6.1. The following courses can provide this experience for students who are not familiar with WebSphere v6.x administration: WA1561 WebSphere Application Server V6.1 Administration (Best preparation) WA1327 WebSphere Application Server V6.0 Administration WA1352 WebSphere Application Server v6 Administration for v5.x Administrators Students should also have a basic understanding of Linux/Unix as the labs are conducted in a Linux environment. The labs are done in a group so individuals who are not as familiar with Linux or Unix could still rely on others in the group for some of the Linux-specific commands.

Duration
	3 days

Course Outline

Chapter 1. Installation Factory
	Installation Issues Installation Factory Benefits Custom Installation Package Integrated Install Packages Installation Factory Tools Creating a CIP Creating a CIP Creating a CIP Creating a CIP Profile Customization Internal Documentation Summary

Chapter 2. Overview of WebSphere Architecture
	WebSphere Platform WebSphere Features WebSphere Features WebSphere Editions Role of Network Deployment Software IBM HTTP Server WebSphere Profiles Creating Profiles Benefits of Profiles Product Files Directories Profile Directories Cell/Node/Server Config Directory Config Directory Network Deployment Cell Deployment Manager and Node Agents Network Deployment Profiles Configuration File Synchronization Configuration File Synchronization Synchronization Problems Firewall Issues Federating Nodes Federating an Application Server Profile Federating a Custom Profile Federating Nodes Web Server Integration Benefit of a Web Server IBM HTTP Server Installation Web Server Plug-in Web Servers in WebSphere Mapping Applications to Web Servers Plug-in Configuration Workload Management (WLM) Basics Cluster Vertical Scaling Horizontal Scaling "Mixed" Scaling Reference Summary

Chapter 3. Security with Federated Repositories
	Previous User Registry Limitations Federated Repositories Secure by Default Virtual Member Manager (VMM) Virtual Realm Limitations of Federated Repositories Configuring Federated Repositories Adding LDAP Repositories Adding a Base Entry to the Realm Managing Users Leveraging Federated Repositories Summary

Chapter 4. WebSphere SSL Configuration
	Need for Encryption Public Key Cryptography Certificates Self-Signed Certificates Secure Sockets Layer SSL in WebSphere WebSphere SSL Configuration Automatic Keystore Generation SSL with Web Server Plug-in SSL with LDAP Server Certificate Expiration Summary

Chapter 5. Clusters and Topology
	Clusters Creating a Cluster Cluster Member Options Cluster Member Options Managing Clusters Mapping Applications to Clusters Cluster Topology Screen Topology Factors Affecting Topology Factors Affecting Topology Coexistence Scenarios Common Topologies All in One Vertical Scaling Server Separation "Mixed" Scaling Web Server Horizontal Scaling Summary

Chapter 6. Workload Management and Application State
	Types of WLM Web Server WLM Web Module WLM Architecture 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 Enabling Server Affinity Failover Enabling Server Affinity Failover Data Replication Service Number of Replicas Replication Security Session Database Session Tuning Distributed Session Tuning Summary

Chapter 7. WebSphere Edge Components
	Edge Components Overview Load Balancer Load Balancer Clusters Load Balancer Networking High Availability Managers and Advisors Caching Proxy Summary

Chapter 8. WebSphere Default Messaging in a Cluster
	Default Messaging Service Integration Bus Service Integration Bus Service Integration Bus Service Integration Bus Bus Members Messaging Engine Message Store Destination Message Points Mediations Default Messaging JMS Configuration Creating a Service Integration Bus Adding a Bus Member Bus Member Message Store Add a Destination Default Messaging JMS Provider Relationship Between Messaging Components Messaging High Availability Messaging Scalability HAManager HAManager Core Group Core Group Messaging Engine Core Group Policy Summary

Chapter 9. IBM Support Assistant
	Source of Errors Support Tools IBM Support Assistant ISA Workbench Customizing the Workbench ISA Preferences Search for Information Case Management Collecting Information Guided Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Tools Manage Service Requests Summary

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