IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.1 Administration (WA361)
Duration 4 Days
Summary Description

This four-day course describes how to install and perform system administration for IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.1 Network Deployment. It covers the necessary skills for a standalone base WebSphere Application Server system, and the additional skills to manage and configure a Network Deployment cell. This course does not cover programming Java servlets, JSPs, or EJBs; these skills can be obtained by attending the appropriate IBM Rational Application Developer courses.
Audience

This course is designed for administrators who install, configure, and manage Web-based applications on WebSphere Application Server V6.1. It is also appropriate for webmasters and application architects.
Prerequisites

Before taking this course, students should have:

  • An understanding of basic Internet concepts
  • Experience using a Web browser
  • Administration skills for a Web server, such as IBM HTTP Server or Apache
  • Basic operational skills for the Windows 2000 operating system
Objectives

  • After completing this course, students should be able to:

    • Explain how WebSphere Application Server relates to the WebSphere family of products
    • Describe the architectural concepts related to WebSphere Application Server V6.1
    • Install and configure WebSphere Application Server and IBM HTTP Server (IHS)
    • Explain the basic concepts of the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
    • Assemble and install server-side Java enterprise applications
    • Use WebSphere Application Server administrative tools to configure and manage enterprise applications
    • Configure security for server-side application resources
    • Deploy applications in clustered environments
    • View performance information about server and application components
    • Use problem determination tools and log files to troubleshoot problems

 
Course Outline
  • Course introduction
  • WebSphere product family overview
  • Architectural overview: Standalone
  • Architectural overview: Federated
  • WebSphere Application Server V6.1 installation
  • Exercise: WebSphere Application Server installation
  • Exercise: IBM HTTP Server installation
  • Exercise: WebSphere Information Center installation
  • Administrative console
  • Exercise: Explore WebSphere Application Server through the administrative console
  • J2EE overview
  • Application assembly using AST
  • Introduction to the Trade family of applications
  • Exercise: Using AST to assemble the Trade application
  • Application installation
  • Exercise: Installing Trade application
  • Problem determination
  • Exercise: Problem determination
  • wsadmin
  • Exercise: Experimenting with wsadmin
  • Profiles and federating cells
  • Exercise: Federating a cell
  • Workload management
  • Exercise: Clustering
  • Introduction to WebSphere Platform Messaging (WPM)
  • Exercise: Install Trade processor application
  • WebSphere security
  • Exercise: Configuring SSL
  • Exercise: Enabling WebSphere and J2EE Security
  • Integrated Performance Viewer
  • Exercise: Integrated Performance Viewer
  • Course summary