Websphere Portal Server Admin Online Training

Course Duration : 30 Hrs

Websphere Portal Server Admin Course Content

Installing a Basic Portal

• Introduction to Portal Administration
• Overview of Installation
• Options and Impact

Planning a Portal Installation

• Create an Installation Plan

The Portal Installation Wizard

• Install the Portal

Defining a Portal and Its Benefits

• The Portal Framework
• Benefits of Implementing a Portal
• IBM WebSphere Portal
• Portal Terminology
• Reasons for Implementing a Portal

Introduction to Portal Administration

• Common Administrative Tasks

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
Portal Security

• The Portal Resource Security Mechanism
• Privileges
• Propagation
• Inheritance
• Traversal
• Granting Appropriate Administrative Access to Developers

Implementing Portal Security

• Implementing Security on Portal Pages
• Implementing Security on Portlets

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 Applications?
• 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

Federating a Portal Node into a Cell
Exploring WebSphere Cells

• Cell Terminology
• Managing the Underlying WebSphere Instances
• Clustering a Portal Node

Creating a Cell

• Creating a Deployment Manager Profile
• Federating a Stand-Alone Portal Node into a Cell

Configuring Web Content Management
Introduction to Web Content Management

• What Is Web Content Management?
• The Architectural Role in Portal

Configuring Web Content Management

• Overview of Configuring Web Content Management
• Navigating Web Content Management
• Creating Libraries
• Creating Site Frameworks
• Creating Workflows
• Creating Authoring Templates
• Creating Presentation Templates
• Creating Template Maps
• Creating Content
• Displaying Content on a Portal Page

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