Citent: IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1 Administration 1 Course

Course name :

IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1: Administration 1

Brand: Lotus

Code: WP711	Target Audience: System Administrators	Format(s): Classroom	Days: 3 days
Introduction:	In this course, students explore the operational aspects of an IBM WebSphere Portal version 6.1 installation. Students will practice tasks such 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 also manage page hierarchies and configure resource permissions on portal resources.
Objectives :
Topics :	This course covers the following topics: Lesson 1: Installing a Basic Portal Topic 1A: Introduction to Portal Administration Overview of Installation Options and Impact Topic 1B: Planning a Portal Installation Create an Installation Plan Topic 1C: The Portal Installation Wizard Install the Portal Topic 1D: Defining a Portal and Its Benefits The Portal Framework Benefits of Implementing a Portal IBM WebSphere Portal Portal Terminology Reasons for Implementing a Portal Topic 1E: Introduction to Portal Administration Common Administrative Tasks Topic 1F: Troubleshooting Installation Problems Logs and Other Tools Used to Resolve Installation Issues Lesson 2: Exploring the Portal and its Architecture Topic 2A: 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 Topic 2B: Examining the Out-of-the-Box WebSphere Portal Implementation Default Page Hierarchy Customizing Portal Pages Command Line Options Lesson 3: Configuring a Portal for Production and Future Scalability Topic 3A: Examining the Portal Configuration Database Portal Configuration Default Database Configuration Enterprise Database Alternatives Benefits of Splitting the Configuration Database Topic 3B: Migrating and Splitting the Configuration Database Command Line Options for Migrating Data to Enterprise Databases The Configuration Wizards Lesson 4: Enabling LDAP-Based Authentication Topic 4A: Examining WebSphere and Portal Security The Portal Authentication Process Authentication Methods User Profiles User Repositories Security Enhancements Topic 4B: Using an LDAP as the User Repository Default Portal Security and LDAP LDAP Security Configuration Files Securing the Portal with IBM Tivoli Directory Server Lesson 5: Navigating and Managing the Portal Topic 5A: 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 Topic 5B: Deploying Portlets The Portlet Deployment Unit Deploying a Portlet Application Managing Deployed Portlets Lesson 6: Managing Portal Security Topic 6A: Portal Security The Portal Resource Security Mechanism Privileges Propagation Inheritance Traversal Granting Appropriate Administrative Access to Developers Topic 6B: Implementing Portal Security Implementing Security on Portal Pages Implementing Security on Portlets Lesson 7: Administering Portal Using Attribute-Based Techniques Topic 7A: Exploring Attribute-Based Administration Attribute-Based Administration Creating a Show/Hide Rule Portal Attributes Managing Rules Topic 7B: Creating and Applying Theme Policies Exporting Policies Editing a Theme Policy Updating a Theme Policy Lesson 8: Building and Managing Composite Applications Topic 8A: Composite Applications What are Composite Applications? Designing a Composite Application Business Components Benefits of Deploying Composite Applications Templates and Applications The Point of Variabilty Concept Topic 8B: Building and Deploying a Composite Application Building a Composite Application Template Deploying an Application Based on a Template Propagating a Template to Another Server Lesson 9: Federating a Portal Node into a Cell Topic 9A: Exploring WebSphere Cells Cell Terminology Managing the Underlying WebSphere Instances Clustering a Portal Node Topic 9B: Creating a Cell Creating a Deployment Manager Profile Federating a Stand-Alone Portal Node into a Cell Lesson 10: Branding the Portal Topic 10A: Branding a Portal Brands Themes Skins Topic 10B: Designing a Theme Design Considerations Topic 10C: Customizing a Theme Portal Style Sheets Portal Property Files Topic 10D: Deploying Custom Themes Deploying to a Stand-Alone Portal Server Deploying to a Cluster
Audience :	The target audience for this course is system administrators who need to install, configure, administer and deploy portlets to WebSphere Portal.
Prerequisites :	The prerequisites for this course include 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 course SW246 or WA361 Basic knowledge of portals and WebSphere Portal, acquired by completing IBM WebSphere Portal Version 6.0 Fundamentals (WP010)