About this Course

This 5-day instructor-led course teaches you the skills that are needed to install and administer IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5, which offers users enhanced support for standards, emerging technology, and a choice of development frameworks.

In this course, you learn how to install, configure, and maintain IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5 base, Network Deployment (ND), and the Liberty profile, and to deploy enterprise Java applications in a single computer or clustered configuration. In addition, you learn how to work with features of WebSphere Application Server V8.5, such as IBM Installation Manager, WebSphere Customization Toolbox, administrative console extensions, security enhancements, Intelligent Management Pack, and the centralized installation manager.

Throughout the course, hands-on exercises and demonstrations reinforce lecture content. You gain practical experience with WebSphere Application Server V8.5 by completing tasks such as installing and assembling applications, applying problem determination techniques, configuring a clustered environment, and working with fine-grained administrative security.

Audience Profile

This intermediate course is designed for administrators who install, configure, and manage web-based applications on WebSphere Application Server. Web administrators, lead application developers, and application architects can also benefit from this course.

At Course Completion

Upon completing this course, students will be able to:

• Relate WebSphere Application Server to the WebSphere family of products
• Describe the features and standards in WebSphere Application Server V8.5
• Describe the architectural concepts that are related to WebSphere Application Server
• Install and configure WebSphere Application Server V8.5
• Install and configure IBM HTTP Server (IHS)
• Assemble and install server-side Java enterprise applications
• Use WebSphere administrative tools to configure and manage enterprise applications
• Use wsadmin scripting
• Configure WebSphere Application Server security
• Deploy applications in clustered environments
• View performance information about server and application components
• Use problem determination tools and log files to troubleshoot problems
• Configure messaging with the service integration bus
• Describe the Intelligent Management Pack
• Describe WebSphere Batch features
• Describe the Liberty profile
• Install and configure the Liberty profile

Prerequisites

You should have:

• An understanding of basic internet concepts
• Experience in using a web browser
• Administrative skills for a web server, such as IBM HTTP Server or Apache
• Basic operational skills for the Linux operating system

Course Outline

1. Course introduction
2. WebSphere product family overview
3. WebSphere Application Server architecture - stand-alone
4. WebSphere Application Server architecture - federated
5. IBM Installation Manager
6. WebSphere Application Server installation
7. Web server installation
8. Exercise: Installing IBM Installation Manager
9. Exercise: Installing WebSphere Application Server
10. Exercise: Installing IBM HTTP Server
11. WebSphere Application Server administrative console
12. Exercise: Exploring the administrative console
13. Introduction to the PlantsByWebSphere application
14. Application assembly
15. Exercise: Assembling an application
16. Application installation
17. Exercise: Installing an application
18. Problem determination
19. Exercise: Problem determination
20. Introduction to wsadmin and scripting
21. Exercise: Using wsadmin
22. Federating a cell
23. Exercise: Creating a federated cell
24. Workload management
25. Exercise: Clustering and workload management
26. Introduction to WebSphere Messaging
27. Exercise: Configuring the service integration bus
28. Job manager and Centralized Installation Manager
29. Demonstration: Using the job manager
30. Overview of the Intelligent Management Pack
31. WebSphere security
32. Exercise: Configuring WebSphere security
33. Exercise: Configuring application security
34. Exercise: Configuring SSL for WebSphere
35. Overview of the Liberty profile
36. Exercise: Working with the Liberty profile
37. Performance monitoring
38. Exercise: Using the performance monitoring tools
39. WebSphere Batch
40. Course summary