Course Description
This course teaches students how to install, configure, and maintain IBM WebSphere Application Server V6 "base" and Network Deployment, and to deploy enterprise Java applications in a single machine or clustered configuration.

Class Length
4 days

Objectives

After completing this course, students should be able to:

• Relate WebSphere Application Server to the WebSphere family of products
• Describe the architectural concepts related to WebSphere Application Server V6
• 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

Who will benefit from this course
This course is designed for administrators who install, configure, and manage Web-based applications on WebSphere Application Server.

Required Skills Knowledge

 

Prerequisites
Before taking this course, students should have the following:

• 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

Course Outline

• 
  WebSphere product family overview
• Architectural overview of Express and Base
• Architectural overview of Network Deployment
• WebSphere Application Server installation
• Exercise: WebSphere Application Server installation
• Exercise: WebSphere Information Center installation
• WebSphere Application Server administrative console
• Exercise: Explore WebSphere administrative console
• J2EE overview
• Application assembly
• Introduction to the Trade family of applications
• Exercise: Assembling the Trade application using AST
• Application installation
• Exercise: Install Trade application
• Problem determination
• Exercise: Problem determination
• Command Line scripting with wsadmin
• Exercise: Experimenting with wsadmin
• WebSphere Rapid Deployment (WRD) and fine grain application updates
• Exercise: Install the QuoteWS application with WRD
• Federating a cell
• Exercise: Federating into a cell (Profiles)
• Exercise: IBM HTTP Server and plug-in installation
• Workload management
• Exercise: Clustering
• Introduction to WebSphere Platform Messaging (WPM)
• Exercise: Install the TradeListener application
• Security
• Exercise: Configuring SSL
• Exercise: WebSphere Application Server security
• Integrated Performance Viewer
• Exercise: Integrated Performance Viewer