Administration of IBM Business Process Manager Advanced V8.5.5 (WB870)

Request a Quote for this class

About This Course

In this introductory course, you learn the skills that are needed to install, configure, and administer IBM Business Process Manager Advanced V8.5.5.

IBM Business Process Manager Advanced V8.5.5 includes IBM Process Server, IBM Integration Designer, IBM Process Designer, IBM Process Center, and WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus. This course focuses on IBM Process Server, which is a high-performance business engine at the heart of business process management (BPM) and service-oriented architecture (SOA).

Course Audience Profile

This basic course is designed for systems administrators, solutions administrators, and operators who install, configure, manage, and troubleshoot Process Server applications.

Course Pre-Requisites

You should successfully complete one of the IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Administration courses or IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Administration courses:

  • WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Administration (WA585G)
  • WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Administration (WA855G)

You should also have a general knowledge of:

  • The Linux operating system
  • Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) and Extensible Markup Language (XML)
  • Administering multitier business applications

At Course Completion

  • Configure and administer a Process Center environment
  • Configure and administer a Process Server environment
  • Describe the purpose and business value of the tools included in IBM Business Process Manager Advanced V8.5.5: IBM Process Designer, IBM Integration Designer, IBM Process Server, IBM Process Center, and WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus
  • Describe IBM Business Process Manager Advanced architecture, concepts, and terminology
  • Describe the deployment considerations for IBM Business Process Manager Advanced components
  • Describe the Process Server high availability topologies and their selection criteria
  • Create a Process Center clustered environment by using the Deployment Environment wizard
  • Create a customized properties file by using the IBM BPM Configuration editor
  • Create a Process Server clustered environment by using the BPMConfig utility
  • Purge content in the Process Center environment
  • Purge content in the Process Server environment
  • Verify the functions of failover in a clustered environment
  • Deploy and manage business applications
  • Work with the administrative console and management tools
  • Deploy applications to an offline and online Process Server environment
  • Implement SSL between the Process Center and Process Server environments
  • Integrate with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) to secure the environment
  • Troubleshoot the environment

 

Course Outline

  • Course introduction
  • Overview of IBM Business Process Manager Advanced
  • IBM Business Process Manager Advanced installation
  • Exercise: Installing IBM Business Process Manager Advanced
  • Exercise: Installing the IBM HTTP Server
  • IBM Business Process Manager Advanced architecture overview
  • IBM Business Process Manager components
  • IBM Business Process Manager Advanced deployment topologies
  • Exercise: Configuring the Process Center environment
  • Introduction to IBM Process Center
  • Exercise: Administering Process Center
  • Overview of Process Portal
  • Exercise: Administering Process Portal
  • Exercise: Purging content in Process Center
  • Introduction to IBM Process Server
  • Exercise: Configuring the Process Server environment
  • Business process choreography
  • Application deployment concepts
  • Exercise: IBM Process Server administration
  • Exercise: Purging content in Process Server
  • Overview of deployment scenarios
  • Exercise: Managing offline and online process servers
  • Advanced administration concepts
  • Exercise: Advanced Process Server administration
  • Security
  • Exercise: Implementing security with LDAP
  • Problem determination
  • Course summary