The Administrating IBM WebSphere Portal on Windows training course combines informative lectures and discussions with relevant activities and labs so that you can administer IBM WebSphere Portal. In the first part of the course, the focus is on installation and configuration of IBM WebSphere Portal. 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, including portlet installation, security configuration, and WebSphere Portal site management.
By attending Administrating IBM WebSphere Portal on Windows workshop, delegates will learn to:
- 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
- Experience with the WebSphere Application Server and JVM environments
- Database administration experience
- Network security experience
This Administrating IBM WebSphere Portal on Windows class is for experienced system administrators who are new to WebSphere Portal or need to refresh WebSphere Portal administration skills and are responsible for installing and configuring WebSphere Portal and its day-to-day management.