IBM Process Manager and
Operational Decision Manager

WPL85G: Installation and Administration of IBM

WebSphere Portal 8.5 on Windows


             Recommended Duration: 5 Days
Skill Level: Intermediate
Cost: $5,300 (b/GST)

This comprehensive course combines informative lectures and discussions with relevant activities and labs so that you can administer IBM WebSphere Portal 8.5. In the first part of the course, the focus is on installation and configuration of IBM WebSphere Portal 8.5. After installation, focus shifts to configuration and administration. Configuration includes the database that WebSphere Portal uses, federated user registries, and clustering for scalability and fault tolerance. In the second half of the course, you practice common day-to-day administration tasks on IBM WebSphere Portal Server 8.5, including portlet installation, security configuration, and WebSphere Portal site management.


Audience


This intermediate course is for experienced system administrators that are new to WebSphere Portal or need to refresh WebSphere Portal administration skills. They are responsible for installing and configuring WebSphere Portal and its day-to-day management.


Prerequisites


You should have:

  • Understanding the WebSphere Application Server and JVM environments
  • Experience with the WebSphere Application Server and JVM environments
  • Database administration experience
  • Network security experience

Course Agenda


Configure WebSphere Portal to use an IBM Tivoli Directory Server LDAP server
Create a Network Deployment cell that contains a single node cluster
Select the best topology for your organization’s needs
Turn on logging and tracing
Use XML Access to streamline management activities
Back up and restore data
Implement release management practices
Add portlets to pages by using the new drag and drop of the page builder
Deploy a new portlet
Manage access
Create and apply visibility rules
Work with syndication feeds
Integrate mashups
Configure search
Customize or brand the portal
Deploy a custom theme
Transfer the ready-to-use data from the Derby database to DB2 Universal Database


Course Overview


Day 1

  • Welcome
  • Introduction
  • Installing WebSphere Portal
  • Exercise: Installing WebSphere Portal Server 8.5
  • Configuring WebSphere Portal
  • Exercise: Configuring the portal database
  • LDAP and security for WebSphere Portal
  • Exercise: Enabling portal security by using an LDAP repository

Day 2

  • Page management
  • Exercise: Exploring portal page hierarchy and portal commands
  • Deploying portlets
  • Exercise: Deploying a portlet
  • WebSphere Portal security management
  • Exercise: Implementing security and creating a Developer Administration page
  • Attribute-based administration
  • Exercise: Creating rules

Day 3

  • WebSphere Portal search
  • Exercise: Using external search engines
  • Other administrative portlets
  • Exercise: Creating custom names
  • WebSphere Portal usage analysis
  • Exercise: Enabling and reading the logs
  • Virtual portlets and realms
  • Exercise: Configuring realms and virtual portals

Day 4

  • XML access
  • Exercise: Using XML Access
  • Staging to production
  • Exercise: Deploying resources from staging to production
  • Creating a cell
  • Exercise: Create a deployment manager profile
  • Federating a portal node into a cell
  • Exercise: Federating and clustering the portal node

Day 5

  • Managing portlets in WebSphere Portal clusters
  • Troubleshooting
  • Exercise: Troubleshooting a portal
  • Theme architecture
  • Production topologies
  • Production procedures
  • Course summary