Training

• Administrative Best Practices (covered throughout the course)
• WebSphere Installation Factory
• Advanced troubleshooting
• Flexible administration topolgies (Job Manager, Administrative Agent)
• Security (LDAP, Single Sign on, SSL)
• Work Load Management (WLM)
• WebSphere High Availability

• Use the WebSphere Installation Factory to create a custom installation package including product updates and executable script files.
• Use advanced troubleshooting tools.
• Enable federated security including LDAP servers.
• Enable SSL on all HTTP connections in the WebSphere environment.
• Run a Java EE 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).

In the labs students will use various techniques to utilize advanced security options and work with advanced WebSphere topologies.  The labs for the class will use virtual machines with some of the WebSphere configuration already performed so students will not be repeating steps they are already familiar with and will focus on learnng new techniques and cofigurations.

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.

• WA1840 WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Administration on Linux (Best preparation)
• WA1700 WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Administration on Windows (Best preparation)
• WA1576 WebSphere Application Server V6.1 Administration on Linux
• WA1561 WebSphere Application Server V6.1 Administration

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.

• Java EE 5 Support
• Web Service Policy Sets
• Web Service Policy Sets
• Intelligent Provisioning
• Security Domains
• Security Domains
• Business Level Applications
• Business Level Applications
• Administrative Agent
• Administrative Agent
• Administrative Agent
• Job Manager
• Job Manager
• Job Manager
• Summary

• 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

• WebSphere Platform
• "Base" Edition
• "Base" Edition
• Other WAS Editions
• IBM HTTP Server
• WebSphere Profiles
• Creating Profiles
• Benefits of Profiles
• Product Files Directories
• Profile Directories
• Cell/Node/Server
• Config Directory
• Config Directory
• 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
• Role of Network Deployment Software
• Similarities With Base Edition
• Similarities With Base Edition
• Differences With Base Edition
• Network Deployment Cell
• Deployment Manager and Node Agents
• Configuration File Synchronization
• Configuration File Synchronization
• Network Deployment Profiles
• Federating Nodes
• Federating an Application Server Profile
• Federating a Custom Profile
• Adding Nodes
• Cluster
• Vertical Scaling
• Horizontal Scaling
• "Mixed" Scaling
• Reference
• Summary

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Types of WLM
• Web Server WLM
• Web Module WLM Architecture
• Web Module WLM Architecture
• Weighted Routing
• State Management
• Server Affinity
• 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

• Edge Components Overview
• Load Balancer
• Load Balancer Clusters
• Load Balancer Networking
• High Availability
• Managers and Advisors
• Caching Proxy
• Summary

• 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