Citent: IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1 Administration 2 Course

Course name :

IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1: Administration 2

Brand: Lotus

Code: WP721	Target Audience: System Administrators	Format(s): Classroom	Days: 2 days
Introduction:	In this course, students explore the advanced operational aspects of an IBM® WebSphere® Portal 6.1 environment. Students practice the necessary skills for an administrator or architect to administer an existing WebSphere Portal environment, 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.
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Topics :	This course covers the following topics: Lesson 1: Configuring Web Content Management Topic 1A: Introduction to Web Content Management What Is Web Content Management? The Architectural Role in Portal 6.1 Topic 1B: 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 Lesson 2: Exploring Portal Topologies Topic 2A: Introduction to Portal Topologies and Benefits The Portal Environment Benefits of Using WebSphere Portal Topic 2B: 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 Topic 2C: Creating a Portal Cluster The Portal Cluster Creation Process Lesson 3: Deploying Portlets to a Cluster Topic 3A: Deploying Portlets to a Cluster The Mechanics of Clustered Portlet Deployment Installing Portlets to a Cluster Updating Portlets in a Cluster Lesson 4: Moving from Staging to Production Topic 4A: Defining Portal Environments The Desktop Development Environment The Test Environment The Staging Environment The Production Environment Topic 4B: Transitioning From One Environment to the Next The Transition Process The XML Export Capabilities of Portal Using the Release Builder Tool Lesson 5: Creating Virtual Portals and Realms Topic 5A: Realms and Multiple LDAPs What Are Realms? Realm Requirements WebSphere Manager Member Configuration Files Creating a Realm Topic 5B: 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 Lesson 6: Troubleshooting a Clustered Portal Topic 6A: Troubleshooting Methodologies for Clustered Portals Problem Determination Methodology Log Files Isolating Problem Components Tracing Portal Problems The IBM Support Assistant Monitoring for Performance Lesson 7: Examining Production Procedures Topic 7A: 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
Audience :	The target audience for this course is The target audience for this course is portal administrators who need to design, build, and manage a high-availability portal environment. This includes clustering, cross-environment deployment, and deployment of resources into a cluster.
Prerequisites :	The prerequisites for this course include Intermediate administration skills using WebSphere Application Server 6.0 or 6.1 acquired through experience and/or completion of IBM® WebSphere® Application Server Administration (courses SW246 or WA361). Knowledge of portals and WebSphere Portal, acquired by completing IBM® WebSphere® Portal Version 6.0 Fundamentals (WP010). Basic knowledge of portal security concepts, acquired by completing IBM® WebSphere® Portal Version 6.1 Administration 1 (WP711).