In this hands-on lab course, students explore the operational aspects of an IBM WebSphere Portal version 6.0 installation. The student will practice such tasks as installation, migration of data to a relational database, and utilization of a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory. This course focuses on the deployment and management of portal resources, such as portlets, pages, themes, and skins. Students will manage page hierarchies, configure resource permissions on portal resources, and configure virtual portals.
Objectives :
What are portals and why implement a portal?
WebSphere Portal as a portal
Basic infrastructure and components
Personalization vs. customization
Topics :
Understanding portal terminology
Installing WebSphere Portal
Understanding the WebSphere Portal architecture
Navigating WebSphere Portal
Managing portal page hierarchy
Configuring access control
Implementing attribute based administration
Implementing composite applications
Re-branding a WebSphere Portal installation
Implementing virtual portals
Audience :
The target audience for this course is Independent Software Vendors, Systems Integrators, and IBM technical staff. Architects and developers responsible for implementing solutions using WebSphere Portal version 5 will benefit as well.
Prerequisites :
The prerequisites for this course include:
Intermediate administration skills using WebSphere Application Server version 6.0, acquired through experience and/or completion of IBM WebSphere Application Server V6 Administration (SW246 or WF381)
Basic knowledge of portals and WebSphere Portal, acquired by completing IBM WebSphere Portal Version 6.0 Fundamentals (WP010)
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