Websphere Portal Server V8.0 Administration
This instructor-led course is designed for system administrators who want to acquire or update their WebSphere Portal administration skills. Through hands-on application of installing, configuring and managing WebSphere Portal, system administrators will learn basic through advanced concepts of WebSphere Portal administration management In the first half of the course, you practice common day-to-day administration tasks on IBM WebSphere Portal Server 8.0, including portlet installation, security configuration, and WebSphere Portal site management. In the second half of the course, the focus shifts to installation and configuration of WebSphere Portal V8.0.Configuration includes the database used by WebSphere Portal, federated user registries, and clustering for scalability and fault tolerance.
This course specifically addresses the following new features of IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0
• New installation program, IBM Installation Manager
• Overlay analytics reports
• Managed pages (Simplified page creation from the site toolbar)
• Optimized theme that uses a modular framework
• Search optimization update (page metadata is rendered as keywords in the HTML)
• Open ID support (Enables site visitors to authenticate by using a third-party identity provider)
• New configuration wizard
COURSE CONTENT:
Installing a Basic Portal
Introduction to Portal Administration
Planning a Portal Installation
The Portal Installation Wizard
Defining a Portal and Its Benefits
• The Portal Framework
• Benefits of Implementing a Portal
• IBM WebSphere Portal
• Portal Terminology
• Reasons for Implementing a Portal
Troubleshooting Installation Problems
• Logs and Other Tools Used to Resolve Installation Issues
Exploring the Portal and its Architecture
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
Configuring a Portal for Production and Future Scalability
Examining the Portal Configuration Database
• Portal Configuration
• Default Database Configuration
• Enterprise Database Alternatives
• Benefits of Splitting the Configuration Database
Enabling LDAP-Based Authentication
Examining WebSphere and Portal Security
• The Portal Authentication Process
• Authentication Methods
• User Profiles
• User Repositories
• Security Enhancements
Using an LDAP as the User Repository
• Default Portal Security and LDAP
• LDAP Security Configuration Files
• Securing the Portal with IBM Tivoli Directory Server
Navigating and Managing the Portal
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
Deploying Portlets
• The Portlet Deployment Unit
• Deploying a Portlet Application
• Managing Deployed Portlets
Managing Portal Security
Administering Portal Using Attribute-Based Techniques
Exploring Attribute-Based Administration
• Attribute-Based Administration
• Creating a Show/Hide Rule
• Portal Attributes
• Managing Rules
Creating and Applying Theme Policies
• Exporting Policies
• Editing a Theme Policy
• Updating a Theme Policy
Building and Managing Composite Applications
Composite Applications
• What are Composite Application
• Designing a Composite Application
• Business Components
• Benefits of Deploying Composite Applications
• Templates and Applications
• The Point of Variabilty Concept
Building and Deploying a Composite Application
• Building a Composite Application Template
• Deploying an Application Based on a Template
• Propagating a Template to Another Server
Configuring Web Content Management
Exploring Portal Topologies
Introduction to Portal Topologies and Benefits
• The Portal Environment
• Benefits of Using WebSphere Portal
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
Creating a Portal Cluster
• The Portal Cluster Creation Process
Deploying Portlets to a Cluster
Deploying Portlets to a Cluster
• The Mechanics of Clustered Portlet Deployment
• Installing Portlets to a Cluster
• Updating Portlets in a Cluster
Moving from Staging to Production
Defining Portal Environments
• The Desktop Development Environment
• The Test Environment
• The Staging Environment
• The Production Environment
Transitioning From One Environment to the Next
• The Transition Process
• The XML Export Capabilities of Portal
• Using the Release Builder Tool
Creating Virtual Portals and Realms
Realms and Multiple LDAPs
• What Are Realms?
• Realm Requirements
• WebSphere Manager Member Configuration Files
• Creating a Realm
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
Troubleshooting a Clustered Portal
Troubleshooting Methodologies for Clustered Portals
• Problem Determination Methodology
• Log Files
• Isolating Problem Components
• Tracing Portal Problems
• The IBM Support Assistant
• Monitoring for Performance
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
