Websphere Application Server Course

by Vibrant Technologies & Computers

Module

Title

Contents

Module 1:

Introduction

The WebSphere family
Various WAS Editions
Overview of the Java EE 5 Architecture
What is new in WAS 7?

Module 2:

Components and Configurations

Understand server profiles
Installation of WAS Base server
Base Server Architecture and Components
The Job Manager and Administrative Agent
Centralized Installation Manager
Installation of WAS Network Deployer
Deployment Manager
Cells, Nodes, Clusters
Cluster Topologies for Best Practices
WAS 7 Architecture

Module 3:

Administrative Console

Overview of Web Application
Where the console resides
Navigating the GUI
Deployment and Configuration Settings
Application Server Properties
Configuring Web and EJB containers

Module 4:

RAD - Assembly and Deploy Module

Adding EJB Modules
Adding Web Modules
Setting variables for Deployment
Saving and Deploying the EAR

Module 5:

Troubleshooting and Monitoring

Backing up Configurations
Runtime Provisioning
PMI
ITCAM - Tivoli Composite Application Manager
Tivoli Performance Viewer
Performance Monitoring Servlet
Console Messages
Trace Facility
Log Analyzer
ISA - IBM Support Assistant and add-ons
System Dump Processing

Module 6:

Administering Session Management

Session Management Features, Properties
Session Scope
Session Tracking Mechanism
Persistent Session Management

Module 7:

Distributed Servers and Repositories

Administrative Agents and Job Managers
Network Deployment (WAS-ND)
Creating Cells
Federating Nodes
Configuration Repositories
Node and Cell Discovery
File Synchronization
Managed Servers
Managing remote Web Servers

Module 8:

Clusters and Topologies

Why Cluster?
Creating Clusters
Replication
Adding Servers to Clusters
Cluster Management
Vertical Horizontal Scaling
Cluster Topologies
MultiClustering

Module 9:

Administering Security

Security Overview
WAS Security Architecture
Security Model and Components
User Registry
Security Server and Collaborator
Global Security
Multiple Security Domains
Fine Grained Administrative Security
Securing Admin Console
Security Auditing
Securing Applications

Module 10:

Scripting Tools

BSF
Mbeans
wsadmin and Jython
Configuring wsadmin
wsadmin Objects: AdminConfig, AdminApp...
wsadmin is Powerful
Advanced wsadmin
More wsadmin