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Websphere Portal Server Administration

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