WebSphere Application Server V8.5 administration

This is the definitive course for all who will be providing administration in the WebSphere Application Server (WAS) environment. The installation, configuration and maintenance of WAS including the deployment of Java Enterprise and Web applications are all covered in this course. Additionally it provides attendees with a clear understanding of the WAS specific architecture.

The course is based on the Java EE platform and the WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Base, as well as the Network Deployment version. Core administration skills are taught, as such the course is also suitable for delegates maintaining older (V5, V6) product level configurations.

On successful completion of this course, attendees will be able to:

• describe the set-up of the Java EE component model and how this model maps to the WAS infrastructure implementation;
• explain WAS architecture and topology choices and relate them to the appropriate configuration
• configure and maintain the WebSphere Application Server;
• detect the application flow and the interaction between Java EE application components and the server;
• describe security for server-side applications;
• explain how WAS can help with the evaluation and the follow-up of server availability and performance;
• use the WAS tools for the management, the configuration and the evaluation of enterprise applications.
• describe and implement the Job Manager in order to schedule the application servers
• describe and implement the Admin Agent in order to manage multiple base application servers
• understand how the Centralised Installation Manager is configured to simplify the application of maintenance in a Network Deployment environment
• explain both business level applications and data power applications
• explain the new application policy sets that can be installed to define the integrity and confidentiality of messages and transactions for Web Services
• describe the security features in WAS (e.g. Security Cache, Security Domains, Security Auditing, etc.)
• configure WebSphere messaging
• understand the use of the Intelligent Management Pack
• describe the Batch features available in WebSphere
• understand the use of the Liberty profile and its purpose
• install and configure the Liberty profile