WebSphere Training : WebSphere Server V4.0 Administration

This course teaches the basics of the administration and deployment of web applications in the IBM WebSphere Application Server V4.0 Advanced Edition environment.

WebSphere Training Audience

This course is designed for Webmasters and System Administrators who need to install, configure and maintain systems using WebSphere Application Server V 4.0 AE.

WebSphere Training Prerequisites

The student should have a good understanding of Web technology, Java, operational skills for Window NT, and administration skills for a Web server (for example, Apache or IBM HTTP Server).

WebSphere Training Learning Objectives

After completing this course, the student should be able to:

Understand IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Architecture
Install IBM WAS V4.0 Advance Edition on NT
Assemble application components such as EJB and Servlet
Deploy application component in a staging server
Configure runtime security
Test the application configuration in the staging server
Migrate the application to a production server

WebSphere Training Course duration

4 Days

WebSphere Training Topics

WebSphere product family introduction
WebSphere Application Server V4.0 AE installation and configuration
WebSphere Application Server administration
Enterprise Java application deployment with WebSphere
Application workload management
Application security management
WebSphere application tracing and trouble shooting
WebSphere performance monitoring and tuning
WebSphere application content analysis and usage analysis

WebSphere Training Course outline

Introduction to IBM WebSphere

Building Enterprise Web Applications with IBM WebSphere
- Network Architecture of Enterprise Web Applications
- Design Pattern of Enterprise Web Applications
- Infrastructure for Enterprise Web Applications
- WebSphere Studio 4.0
- VisualAge for Java V4.0
- IBM HTTP Server
- WebSphere Application Server
- WebSphere Edge Server
- WebSphere Commerce Suite
- WebSphere Site Analyzer
Introduction to WebSphere Application Server
- WebSphere Application Server Architecture
- WebSphere Administrative Topology
- WebSphere Application Server Components

WebSphere Application Server Installation

Installing WebSphere Application Server AE
Security and Database Options
HTTP Server Configuration and Test
Testing the installation
Migration from the Previous Version

WebSphere Application Server Administration

Concepts of the J2EE Application Models
- Java Programs
- Java Servlets
- JavaServer Pages
- Enterprise JavaBeans
- EJB Container Functionality
- Persistence Management
- Transaction Management
- J2EE Enterprise Application Modules
- Web Modules - WAR
- Enterprise Archive - EAR
Introduction to WebSphere Application Server Administration Tasks and Tools
- Application Administration
- Administrative Repository
- Tools for Administering WebSphere Repository
WebSphere Application Administration with the Administrator's Console
- The Topology View
- Setting Up a Runtime Environment
- Configuring an Application Server
- Creating a New Application Server
- Create a Virtual Host
- JDBC Provider Properties

Deploying J2EE Applications in WebSphere

Assembling J2EE Application Models with the WebSphere Application Assembly Tool (AAT)
- Deployment Descriptor
- Application Assembly Tool
- Creating an EJB Module
- Creating a Web Module
- Creating a New Application
Setting Classpath
- WebSphere Classpath Tree and Class Loaders
- Search Orders of Classpaths
- Module Visibility
WebSphere Application Administration with the Administrator's Console
- Installing Applications
- Administering Applications
- Maintaining and Updating Applications

Managing WebSphere Security

Concepts of WebSphere Application Security
- Challenge Mechanism
- Basic Challenge
- Client Certificates
- Form-based Authentication
- Authentication Mechanism
- User Registry
- LDAP
- HTTP Single Sign On (SSO)
- J2EE Authorization Model
- WebSphere Authorization Model
- Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
WebSphere SSL Configuration
- Configuring SSL for Web servers
- Configuring SSL for WebSphere Application Server
- Default SSL Settings
- HTTPS SSL Settings
- LDAPS SSL Settings
WebSphere Security Configuration
- Enable WebSphere Security
- Define New Security Roles
- Define Special Security Roles
- EJB Module Security
- Web Module Security

Managing Multi-Server Environments

Management of Multi-Server Environments
- WebSphere Multi-Server Topologies
- Cloning Application Servers
- Workload Management
- Web Container Load Balancing
- EJB Workload Management
- Workload management Failover Strategies
- Session Management and WLM
- Session Persistence
Cloning WebSphere Application Servers With WebSphere Admin Console
- Creating Server Groups
- Enable Session Persistence
- Enable/Disable Admin Server WLM

Using WebSphere XMLConfig and WebSphere Control Program (WSCP)

WebSphere Administration with XMLConfig
- XML Configuration Management Tool
- XML Overview
- Processing XML using Java
- WASCML Grammar
- Using XMLConfig
WebSphere Administration with WebSphere Control Program (WSCP)
- Using WSCP in an Interactive Mode
- Using TCL Commands in WSCP

Administering Web Services

Introduction to Web Services
- Technologies for Implementing Web Service Functionality
- How Web Services Work
- What is SOAP ?
- UDDI
- Service Discovery
- Web Service Description
- WSDL
- Using Web Services in WebSphere
- Options for Securing SOAP Services in WebSphere
- SOAP Signature
- Verification Component Configuration
Deploying a SOAP-Accessible Web Service in WebSphere
- WebSphere SOAP Services Deployment
- Apache SOAP Deployment Descriptors
- Standard Java Class Deployment descriptor
- EJB Deployment Descriptor
- WebSphere Web Modules for SOAP
- Using the SOAP Admin Tool

WebSphere Application Tracing and Trouble Shooting

Problem Determination in WebSphere
- Message and Trace Events
- WebSphere Logs
- Application Tracing
- Tools for Tuning and Trouble Shooting
Configuring WebSphere Application Server Trace with WebSphere Admin Console
- WebSphere Event Viewer
- Configure Application Server Traces
- Viewing Transactions
Using WebSphere Log Analyzer
- Adjust Log Analyzer Settings
- Use Log Analyzer
Using Object Level Trace and Distributed Debug
- Tracing Distributed Applications with OLT
- Trace Web Applications
- Trace Client Applications
- Read the OLT trace

WebSphere Performance Monitoring and Tuning

Concepts for Performance Monitoring and Tuning
- Problem Determination v.s. Performance Tuning
- Performance Monitoring Infrastructure (PMI)
- Rating of Performance Data in WebSphere
WebSphere Resource Analyzer
- Setting the Instrumentation Level
- Displaying Performance Data
- Storing and Replaying Data from a Log File
WebSphere Performance Tuning
- WebSphere Tuning
- HTTP Server Tuning
- WebSphere Application Server Tuning
- JVM Tuning
- Web Container Tuning
- EJB Container Tuning
- Security Tuning
- DB Connection Pooling
- Using WebSphere Performance Tuner Wizard

WebSphere Site Analysis

Usage Analysis
Content Analysis
Configure and Start Site Analyzer
Create Content Analysis
View Content Analysis
Create Usage Analysis
Creating a Report

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