Course Description
This is an instructor-led course targeted for system or network administrators who are responsible for maintaining large numbers of users, groups, and access to specific information resources.

Class Length
5 days

Objectives

After completing the IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business 5.1 System Administration course, students should be able to accomplish the following:

• Install and configure IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business components and supporting software in a multi-machine scenario
• Create and assign access rights to IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business users and groups
• Install and Configure WebSEAL to support various types of configurations and authentication, including Multiplexing Proxy Agents and SSO.
• Describe and configure Delegated Administration

Who will benefit from this course
This course is intended for system administrators who are responsible for the administration and configuration of IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business components.

Required Skills Knowledge

• Basic operating-system administrative skills for Unix and Windows NT/2000
• LDAP experience
• TCP/IP fundamentals
• Firewall concepts
• Skills attained in a basic IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business course
• Working knowledge of web protocols (HTTP, XML)
• Experience in reading, interpreting, and creating regular expressions
• Experience in modifying system parameters
• Shell script writing and reading

Prerequisites
None

Course Outline

• At the completion of this course you should be able to do the following:
• Install and configure DB2, LDAP, IBM HTTP Server, IBM WebSphere, and IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business components
• Describe load balancing and failover scenarios for all components
• Create IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business users and groups using the Web Portal Manager and pdadmin
• Configure WebSEAL for forms-based authentication
• Configure WebSEAL HTTP authentication
• Configure WebSEAL to support Multiplexing Proxy Agents (WAP Gateways)
• Configure WebSEAL trace facilities for HTTP message streams
• Customize WebSEAL login forms
• Configure Delegated Administration
• Create and configure POP objects for controlling access to web resources
• Create and modify ACLs
• Create WebSEAL junctions to third-party Web servers
• Create and configure SSO targets
• List details relating to IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business
• Certificate support use and implementation
• Examine IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business generated log and audit files