Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Plan an IBM® Lotus® Connections deployment, and then install Lotus Connections.

Lesson 1: Planning an IBM® Lotus® Connections Deployment and Installing Lotus Connections

Topic 1A: Planning an IBM® Lotus® Connections Deployment

• Introduction to IBM Lotus Connections 2.0
• The IBM Lotus Connections Architecture
• Overview of the IBM Lotus Connections Installation Process
• Installation Types
• Deployment Options
• Deployment Scenarios
• Hardware and Software
• How to Plan an IBM Lotus Connections Deployment

Topic 1B: Performing Pre-Installation Tasks

• Overview of Pre-Installation Tasks
• Preparing the Directory Server
• Installing WebSphere Application Server
• WebSphere Application Server Profiles
• WebSphere Application Server Processes
• The Feature Databases
• The Lotus Connections Database Wizard
• Creating the Feature Databases
• Tivoli Directory Integrator
• The Lotus Connections Profiles Population Wizard

Topic 1C: Installing and Configuring IBM® Lotus® Connections

• Overview of Lotus Connections Installation Tasks
• The Lotus Connections Installation Wizard
• Creating a Stand-Alone Deployment
• Troubleshooting Installation Issues
• Feature Configuration Options
• Configuring Lotus Connections

Topic 1D: Performing Post-Installation Tasks

• Overview of Post-Installation Tasks
• IBM HTTP Server Configuration
• Security Considerations
• Securing Lotus Connections

Lesson 2: Managing IBM® Lotus® Connections: An Introduction

Topic 2A: Managing Features

• The wsadmin Client
• Property Types
• Common Tasks for Configuration Files
• Common Configuration Properties
• Access Control
• Maintaining the Feature Databases
• Other Feature Management Options

Topic 2B: Managing the Activities Feature

• The Activities Feature
• Activities Configuration Properties
• Administrative Commands for Activities
• Managing Membership
• The Trash View
• Other Activities Management Options

Topic 2C: Managing the Blogs Feature

• The Blogs User Interface
• Configuring the Flag Inappropriate Content Feature
• Other Blogs Management Options

Topic 2D: Managing the Communities Feature

• Communities Configuration Properties
• Communities Administrative Commands
• Filtering Active Content
• Other Communities Management Options

Topic 2E: Managing the Dogear Feature

• Managing Search Operations
• Managing Indexing Operations
• Changing View Thresholds
• Differentiating Between Intranet Sites and Internet Sites
• Other Dogear Management Options

Topic 2F: Managing the Profiles Feature

• Profiles Configuration Properties
• Profiles Administrative Commands
• Managing the Search Operation
• Other Profiles Management Options

Topic 2G: Managing the Home Page Feature

• The Home Page User Interface
• Widgets
• Other Home Page Management Options