AUDIENCE:   This is a course for administrators who are responsible for installing and maintaining a WebSphere Portal Server based web site. Prior experience with WebSphere Application Server administration is definitely helpful but not mandatory. PREREQUISITES:   A basic understanding of WebSphere Application Server v6 administration is required. DURATION:   5 days. Hands on. OBJECTIVES:   This course teaches WebSphere Portal Server V6 installation, configuration, performance tuning as well as administration. Portal administration involves, creating pages, installing portlets, configuring security and other day to day operations. This WebSphere Portal Administration training course is an excellent way to gain a broad skill base with the product. At the end of this course, students will be able to: - Plan for a portal installation. - Install portal, including silent installation. - Create a customized look and feel. - Install new portlet application. - Add portlets to pages and change page layout. - Configure security. - Use LDAP for security. - Migrate databases to DB2 or Oracle. - Resolve most common problems. - Perform basic performance tuning. - Create multiple virtual portal. - Use Web Content Management to maintain the web site. COURSE CONTENT:   1. Introduction to the WebSphere Portal Server What is a Portal An Example of A WebSphere Portal Site Benefits of Portal Sites General Portal Architecture The Major Components of Horizontal Portals WebSphere Portal Goals WebSphere Portal Components WebSphere Portal Accessibility WebSphere Portal Packaging WebSphere Portal Requirements A Typical Network Architecture for WebSphere Portal WebSphere Portal Server Architecture Portal Container Portal Engine Architecture Page Aggregation Modules Portlet WebSphere Portal Built-in Portlets Portlet Application Portlet Mode and State WebSphere Portlet Content Publishing (WPCP) Portal Document Manager (PDM) Search Engine WebSphere Portal Information 2. WebSphere Application Server Overview Application Server Base vs. Network Deployment Node Cell Configuration Repository Administration Service Cluster Web Container Web Request Processing Plugin Configuration Virtual Host Managed Process Basics Key Possibilities Coexistence Scenarios Common Topologies All in One Vertical Scaling Server Separation Multi-tier Horizontal Scaling Web Server Horizontal Scaling J2EE Modules J2EE Application Assembly Web Module Configuring Web Applications EJB Modules Enterprise Application Modules Installing an Enterprise Application Relationship Between WAS and WPS 3. Installing WebSphere Portal Server WPS Components Optional Component: Database Optional Component: LDAP Server Process Server Optional Component: HTTP Server Installation Architectures Development Environment Functional Testing Integration Testing Production Environment Clustering Considerations Hardware Requirements Software Requirements Supported Databases Supported LDAP Servers Supported Web Servers Preparing The OS Installation Source Running The Install Program Simple Install Example Install Complete Test 4. Basic Administration Starting Portal Server Accessing The Home Page The Portal Home The Portal Admin Page Portlets Administrative Portlets Utility Portlets Application Portlets Stopping Portal Server Getting Server Status Looking At Log Files SystemOut.log 5. Portal Page Hierarchy Elements of a Portal Site Screen The Home Screen Screen Page and Label Page/Label Hierarchy URL Theme Skin Putting it all together Creating Pages and Labels Setting Page Properties Layout Of A Page Page Locking Private Page Adding Portlets To A Page Delayed Cleanup Of Deleted Portal Pages Deleting Orphaned Data Creating URL URL Link Behavior Of The Back Button Configuring Anchors 6. Portlet Administration Terminologies Portlet Instance Types Instance Type Summary Portlet Applications and Concrete Portlet Applications Portlet Modes Example of Using Edit Mode Portlet Window States Portlet API Portlet Deployment Descriptors portlet.xml (IBM API) portlet.xml JSR-168 Relationship between web.xml and portlet.xml Relationship between Portlet and Concrete Portlet Installing a Portlet Web Module How is a Portlet Web Module Installed? Managing Applications Managing Portlets Adding A Portlet To A Page Configuring A Portlet Copying A Portlet Application Copy A Portlet Removing A Portlet From A Page Uninstalling A Portlet Application 7. Customizing the Look and Feel Customization Basics Customization Technique Theme Basics Creating a Theme How Does a Theme Work Theme at Work Customizing the New Theme Creating a Skin Skins And Layouts How Does a Skin Work Customizing a Skin 8. Business Integration Portlet Templates CSV Portlet Template Copy the CSV Add the Portlet Configure the Portlet View the CSV HTML Portlet Template Copy The HTML Resources JSP and Servlet Portlet Template Importing Content From External Sites Web Page Portlet Web Clipping Portlet Configuring the Web Clipping Portlet Clipping Options Clipping Type HTML Clipping RSS Portlet Configure the RSS Portlet Add the RSS Portlet Third Party Portlets 9. Document Manager What is Portal Document Manager (PDM)? Productivity Components Creating A Document Library Configuring the PDM Portlet Document library Management PDM Operations Access Control Document Search Approval Workflow Versioning 10. Search Engine Key Features Taxonomy and Categorization Summarization and Stemmer Support Administrator Tasks Administering Portal Search Search Engine Organization Creating Document Collection Add A Content Source Crawl The Source Collection Status Search Center Portlet Using the Search Portlet 11. Security Key Concepts Authentication Portal User Registry Alternate Security Registries LookAside Enabling The ConfigWizard Using An Alternate Database Enabling Security with LDAP Single Sign On (SSO) Authorization How Does Authorization Work? Roles More on Authorization Resources Common Access Rights Managing Users and Groups Setting Resource Permissions Resource Permissions GUI Enabling SSL Credential Vault Components of Credential Vault Structure of the Credential Vault Slot Scope Credential Access Level Single Sign-on Scenario Vault Administration 12. Composite Applications What Is A Composite Application? What Is A Component? Components and Applications Benefits Of Composite Applications Template Composite Application Design and Use Creating A Template Configuring A Template Edit The Template Layout Creating The Application Configuring The Application Using The Application Protecting Applications and Templates Defining Roles Roles Portlet Assign Application Members 13. Web Content Management Basics Key Features Main Components of WCM How Does it Work? Enabling WCM Accessing WCM Authoring Tools Using the WCM Tool Authoring Template Presentation Template Corporate News Presentation Template Presentation Template XML Markup Site and Site Area Content Creating a Content Security and Workflow of a Content Components Showing a Component from an Authoring Template Rendering Content in a Web Site The Web Content Viewer Portlet Summary 14. WCM Security and Workflow Common Security Requirements Where is Security Configured? Super User Access to WCM Setting Library Access Structure Designers Granting Access for a Component Authors Readers Workflow Basics Content Status Content Rejection Basic Steps to Create a Workflow Creating Actions Creating Stages Creating a Workflow Following the Workflow 15. Portal Configuration Global Settings Portal Configuration Services The WAS Admin Console Using The WAS Admin Console Changing A Parameter Configuring Various Services Credential Vault Service External Access Control Service Auditing Service Enabling Auditing Service Persistent Session State Session State Level Portlet Filters Enable Filtering Register The Filter Assign The Filter To Portlet HTTP Proxy URL Mapping URL Mapping Portlet Unique Names Custom Unique Names Portlet 16. Configuration Management Configuration Utilities wpsconfig Utility ANT Script File How wpsconfig Uses ANT? More on Properties Property Precedence What Can You Do With wpsconfig? ConfigWizard Transfer Database Database Domains Transferring To A Database Create The Database Select The Domains Specify the Drivers Specify The Database Password And Finish Introduction to xmlaccess Running xmlaccess Example Input File Basic Syntax XML Input Structure Export Example Deleting Users Detail XML script reference Portal Resources represented in XML Object ID Looking up objects Symbolic Reference Example Symbolic Reference Guidelines Portal Scripting Interface JACL Script Beans Profile Scripts Example Add Pages Running the example 17. Problem Determination Types of Problems Problem Isolation HTTP Server Access Log HTTP Server Error Log HTTP Server Start Up Error WebSphere Specific Notes Tools for Resolving WebSphere Problems Admin Console Messages Configuration Problems Runtime Messages Message Details Important Log Files Log Types Log Detail Levels Configuring Log Files Viewing Logs Log File Format Configuring Tracing Reading Java Exceptions dumpNameSpace Tool Debugging IBM Tools Problem With Installation Application Server Does Not Start 404 File Not Found 500 Internal Server Error Cannot Find Server or DNS Error Virtual Host Not Found JSP Compilation Problem Class Not Found Error JNDI Name Not Found High CPU Usage Application Server Hanging Portal Server Logs Portal Server Tracing 18. Portal Server Clustering What is Clustering Sample Topology Basic Steps Install Network Deployment Install/Federate Primary Node Federating Primary Node Create The Cluster Install Additional Nodes Add Additional Members: Horizontal Add Additional Members: Vertical Enable Security Generate plugin-cfg.xml Start and Validate the Cluster Installing a Portlet Web Module Deploying Themes and Skins Configuring Dynamic Cache 19. Performance Tuning WebSphere Portal Server Basic Concepts WebSphere Tuning JVM Heap Tuning Database Tuning topas Advanced topas Use svmon Generating svmon Reports The monitor Tool Network Buffer Tuning Network Dropped Packets Resolution Network Statistics Report TCP/UDP Buffer Tuning System Activity Report Disk I/O Report Reduce IO Bottleneck Using filemon Using vmstat Tuning VMM Policy The vmstat Command The mpstat Command The iostat Command The netstat Command netstat (cont.) Increasing the Connection Backlog Minimize Packet Fragmentation Reduce Socket Overhead Recover from Browser Disconnects Kernel Tuning Performance Tips Performance Testing Guidelines Tune Service Properties 20. ReleaseBuilder High Level Concepts Preparing a Staging Server Making a Release in Staging Exporting Shared Configurations Computing the Differences Applying Changes in Production Caveats 21. Virtual Portals Characteristics of virtual portals Creating Virtual Portals Pre-configuring Virtual Portals Virtual Portals - Actions Virtual Portals Content & Search