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Course Name: IBM WebSphere Portal V6.1 System Administration 1 and 2 - WP731 Training
   
Deployment Options: Onsite - Instructor-Led Training
   
Course Duration: 5 days depending on audience background and options
   
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Introduction:
 
administrators who are new to IBM WebSphere Portal and will install, configure, administer, and deploy portlets to WebSphere Portal and manage them in a high-availability portal environment. Doing so includes clustering, cross-environment deployment, and deployment of resources into a cluster.

This course combines the IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1 Administration 1 and 2 courses to create a comprehensive five-day course. Those who are new to WebSphere Portal, begin by installing WebSphere Portal 6.1 and deploying and managing portal resources and access. The course covers deployment and management of portal resources, such as portlets, pages, themes, and skins. It also covers managing page hierarchies and configuring resource permissions on portal resources

In the second part of the course, learn WebSphere Portal administration, including configuring a horizontal portal cluster, deploying resources (such as portlets) in a clustered environment, troubleshooting a portal clustered environment, moving the portal from staging to production, and performing administrative tasks in a clustered environment.
 
Audience:
 
This is an intermediate course for independent software vendors, systems integrators, and IBM technical staff, architects and developers, who are new to WebSphere Portal and are responsible for implementing solutions using WebSphere Portal 6.1. IBM WebSphere Portal version 5 architects and developers will benefit as well.
 
Prerequisites:
 
  • Intermediate administration skills using WebSphere Application Server version 6.0 or 6.1 acquired through experience and/or completion of IBM WebSphere Application Server Administration (1495)
  • Basic knowledge of portals and WebSphere Portal
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.1 Administration on Windows - WA361
 
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Objectives:
 

What You'll Learn

  • Install WebSphere Portal
  • Portal architecture
  • Migrate the default database to an enterprise database
  • Enable authentication using an LDAP repository
  • Navigate and manage the portal
  • Implement portal security
  • Administer portal using attribute-based techniques
  • Build and manage composite applications
  • Federate a portal node into a cell
  • Brand the portal
  • Configure Web Content Management
  • Various portal topologies
  • Deploy portlets to a cluster
  • Deploy a portal from a staging environment to a cluster
  • Create virtual portals and realms
  • Implement content manager
  • Troubleshoot a clustered portal
  • Production procedures
 
Course Outline
 
Part 1: IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1 System Administration 1

1. Installing a Basic Portal
•Introduction to Portal Administration
•Overview of Installation
•Options and Impact
•Planning a Portal Installation
•Create an Installation Plan
•The Portal Installation Wizard
•Install the Portal
•Defining a Portal and Its Benefits
•The Portal Framework
•Benefits of Implementing a Portal
•IBM WebSphere Portal
•Portal Terminology
•Reasons for Implementing a Portal
•Introduction to Portal Administration
•Common Administrative Tasks
•Troubleshooting Installation Problems
•Logs and Other Tools Used to Resolve Installation Issues

2. Exploring the Portal and its Architecture
•Exploring WebSphere and Portal Architecture
•Defining the Relationships Between WebSphere and Portal
•The WebSphere_Portal Instance
•WebSphere Portal Offerings and Included Products
•High-Availability Support
•Portal Standards
•Default Port Assignments
•Examining the Out-of-the-Box WebSphere Portal Implementation
•Default Page Hierarchy
•Customizing Portal Pages
•Command Line Options

3. Configuring a Portal for Production and Future Scalability
•Examining the Portal Configuration Database
•Portal Configuration
•Default Database Configuration
•Enterprise Database Alternatives
•Benefits of Splitting the Configuration Database
•Migrating and Splitting the Configuration Database
•Command Line Options for Migrating Data to Enterprise Databases
•The Configuration Wizards

4. Enabling LDAP-Based Authentication
•Examining WebSphere and Portal Security
•The Portal Authentication Process
•Authentication Methods
•User Profiles
•User Repositories
•Security Enhancements
•Using an LDAP as the User Repository
•Default Portal Security and LDAP
•LDAP Security Configuration Files
•Securing the Portal with IBM Tivoli Directory Server

5. Navigating and Managing the Portal
•Portal Page Management Techniques
•Creating and Managing Portal Pages
•Creating a Portal Page Hierarchy
•Managing Page Properties
•Managing Page Layout
•Managing Portlets on Pages
•Exporting and Importing Page Hierarchies
•Deploying Portlets
•The Portlet Deployment Unit
•Deploying a Portlet Application
•Managing Deployed Portlets

6. Managing Portal Security
•Portal Security
•The Portal Resource Security Mechanism
•Privileges
•Propagation
•Inheritance
•Traversal
•Granting Appropriate Administrative Access to Developers
•Implementing Portal Security
•Implementing Security on Portal Pages
•Implementing Security on Portlets

7. Administering Portal Using Attribute-Based Techniques
•Exploring Attribute-Based Administration
•Attribute-Based Administration
•Creating a Show/Hide Rule
•Portal Attributes
•Managing Rules
•Creating and Applying Theme Policies
•Exporting Policies
•Editing a Theme Policy
•Updating a Theme Policy

8. Building and Managing Composite Applications
•Composite Applications
•What are Composite Applications?
•Designing a Composite Application
•Business Components
•Benefits of Deploying Composite Applications
•Templates and Applications
•The Point of Variability Concept
•Building and Deploying a Composite Application
•Building a Composite Application Template
•Deploying an Application Based on a Template
•Propagating a Template to Another Server

9. Federating a Portal Node into a Cell
•Exploring WebSphere Cells
•Cell Terminology
•Managing the Underlying WebSphere Instances
•Clustering a Portal Node
•Creating a Cell
•Creating a Deployment Manager Profile
•Federating a Stand-Alone Portal Node into a Cell

10. Branding the Portal
•Branding a Portal
•Brands
•Themes
•Skins
•Designing a Theme
•Design Considerations
•Customizing a Theme
•Portal Style Sheets
•Portal Property Files
•Deploying Custom Themes
•Deploying to a Stand-Alone Portal Server
•Deploying to a Cluster

Part 2: IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1 System Administration 2

1. Configuring Web Content Management
•Introduction to Web Content Management
•What Is Web Content Management?
•The Architectural Role in Portal 6.1
•Configuring Web Content Management
•Overview of Configuring Web Content Management
•Navigating Web Content Management
•Creating Libraries
•Creating Site Frameworks
•Creating Workflows
•Creating Authoring Templates
•Creating Presentation Templates
•Creating Template Maps
•Creating Content
•Displaying Content on a Portal Page

2. Exploring Portal Topologies
•Introduction to Portal Topologies and Benefits
•The Portal Environment
•Benefits of Using WebSphere Portal
•Components of a Scalable Portal
•High-Availability Environment
•Stand-Alone Portal Installations
•Federated Portal Installations
•Components of a Clustered Portal
•Scalable Topologies
•Eliminating Single Points of Failure
•Configuring a Portal for High Availability
•The Implications of the Portal Configuration Split
•Creating a Portal Cluster
•The Portal Cluster Creation Process

3. Deploying Portlets to a Cluster
•The Mechanics of Clustered Portlet Deployment
•Installing Portlets to a Cluster
•Updating Portlets in a Cluster

4. Moving from Staging to Production
•Defining Portal Environments
•The Desktop Development Environment
•The Test Environment
•The Staging Environment
•The Production Environment
•Transitioning From One Environment to the Next
•The Transition Process
•The XML Export Capabilities of Portal
•Using the Release Builder Tool

5. Creating Virtual Portals and Realms
•Realms and Multiple LDAPs
•What Are Realms?
•Realm Requirements
•WebSphere Manager Member Configuration Files
•Creating a Realm
•Virtual Portals
•What Is a Virtual Portal?
•Comparing True and Virtual Portals
•Use Cases for Virtual Portals
•Planning Considerations for Virtual Portals
•Scoped and Non-Scoped Resources
•Creating a Virtual Portal
•Customizing the Provisioning Script for Virtual Portals

6. Troubleshooting a Clustered Portal
•Troubleshooting Methodologies for Clustered Portals
•Problem Determination Methodology
•Log Files
•Isolating Problem Components
•Tracing Portal Problems
•The IBM Support Assistant
•Monitoring for Performance

7. Examining Production Procedures
•Production Procedures
•Backing Up Portal Resources
•Using XMLAccess as a Production Tool
•Backing Up and Mirroring Configuration Databases
•Backing Up and Mirroring LDAPs
•Applying WebSphere and Portal Updates in a Production Environment
•Implementing a Configuration Split in a Clustered Environment
 
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