ADMINISTRATION OF IBM DATAPOWER GATEWAY V7.6 Training

IBM DataPower Gateway Appliances are network devices that help secure, integrate, and optimize access to web, web services, mobile, and API workloads. Through instructor-led lectures and hands-on lab exercises, you learn how to run various administrative procedures, from initial installation and setup through ongoing maintenance of the appliances in production. You learn about the available management interfaces, such as the command-line [..]

Objectives

Configure an appliance for its initial deployment
Download and upgrade the firmware on the DataPower appliances
Create and manage user accounts, groups, and domains
Configure Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to and from DataPower Appliances
Troubleshoot and debug services by using the problem determination tools, logs, and probes that are provided with the DataPower appliance
Configure logging of messages to external locations

Audience

This course is designed for administrators who install, manage, and monitor IBM DataPower Gateway Appliances. The course is also relevant for developers who administer appliances.

Prerequisites

You should successfully complete Technical Introduction to IBM WebSphere DataPower Gateway Appliances V7 (VW700G, no longer available).

You should also be familiar with:

Security-based concepts and protocols
Ubuntu Linux
Networking protocols

Duration

3 Days

Outline for ADMINISTRATION OF IBM DATAPOWER GATEWAY V7.6 Training

Course introduction
DataPower deployment environments
Initial setup
Managing firmware
Exercise: Upgrading image firmware
DataPower administration overview
Using CLI and the XML Management Interface to configure appliance access
Exercise: Using the CLI and the XML Management Interface to manage DataPower appliances
DataPower services overview
Using the Web Management Blueprint Console to configure appliance access
Troubleshooting
Exercise: Using the troubleshooting tools to debug errors
DataPower cryptographic tools and SSL setup
Exercise: Securing connections with SSL
Logging and log targets
Exercise: Logging to an external system
Course summary