Citent: IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1 Administration 1 and 2 Course

Course name :

IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1 System Administration 1 and 2

Brand: Lotus

Code: WP731	Target Audience: System Administrators	Format(s): Classroom	Days: 5 days
Introduction:	This course combines the IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1 Administration 1 and 2 courses to create a comprehensive five-day course. Students 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. Students will also manage page hierarchies and configure resource permissions on portal resources. In the second part of the course, students 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.
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Topics :	This course covers the following topics: Part 1: IBM® WebSphere® Portal 6.1 System Administration 1 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 Part 2: IBM® WebSphere® Portal 6.1 System Administration 2 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 Part 1: IBM® WebSphere® Portal 6.1 System Administration 1 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 Part 2: IBM® WebSphere® Portal 6.1 System Administration 2 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 Independent Software Vendors, Systems Integrators, and IBM technical staff, Architects and developers responsible for implementing solutions using WebSphere Portal version 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 course SW246 or WA361 Basic knowledge of portals and WebSphere Portal, acquired by completing IBM WebSphere Portal Version 6.0 Fundamentals (WP010) 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)