WebSphere Application Server 8.5 Administration on Windows

Course Overview

Introduction

Java EE and WebSphere Overview

• Goals of Enterprise Applications
• What is Java?
• What is Java EE?
• The Java EE Specifications
• Role of Application Server
• What is a Servlet?
• Servlet Execution
• What is a JSP?
• JSP Code Sample
• What is an EJB?
• EJB Types
• EJB Examples
• Model-View-Controller Architecture
• MVC – An Example
• WebSphere Application Server Platform
• "Base" Edition
• Other WAS Editions
• IBM HTTP Server
• Other Products

WebSphere Installation with Installation Manager

• General System Requirements
• Pre-Install Tasks
• Installation Manager
• Product Repositories
• Repository Packaging Utility
• Silently Installing Installation Manager
• Recording Response Files With IM
• Installation Manager Console Mode
• Installing Products Silently With Response Files
• WebSphere Profiles
• Benefits of Profiles
• Creating Profiles
• Profile Management Tool
• manageprofiles command
• Product Files Directories
• Profile Directories
• Cell/Node/Server
• Config Directory
• Important Configuration Files
• Starting and Stopping the Server

Administration Console and Application Deployment

• Single Server Admin Structure
• Administration Clients
• Logging In
• Console Overview
• Navigation Tree
• Workspace Area
• Configuration and Runtime
• Help Area
• Save Configuration
• Save Conflicts
• Configuration Repository Checkpoints
• Common Configuration
• Scope
• Application Installation
• Installation Steps
• Finishing Up
• Start Application
• Installing Applications From a Monitored Directory
• Applications on File System

Web Server and Web Server Plug-in

• Using a Web Server
• Web Server Plug-in Architecture
• Web Server Integration
• IBM HTTP Server Installation
• IBM HTTP Server Configuration
• Plug-in Configuration
• Plug-in Configuration Scenarios
• IBM HTTP Server Services
• Web Servers in WebSphere
• Defining Web Servers
• Mapping Applications to Web Servers
• Plug-in Administration
• Plug-in Tuning
• Virtual Host
• Virtual Hosts in WebSphere
• Creating a Virtual Host in WebSphere
• Relation to Enterprise Applications
• Plug-in Syntax

Troubleshooting

• Problem Determination
• Error Reporting
• Browser to Web Server Connection Problem
• HTTP Request Problems
• HTTP Request Solutions
• Tools for Resolving WebSphere Problems
• Admin Console Messages
• Configuration Problems
• Runtime Messages
• Message Details
• Basic and HPEL Logging Mode
• Important Log Files
• Configuring JVM Log Files
• Viewing JVM Logs
• Log Format
• Event Types in JVM Log
• Event Types in JVM Type
• Setting the Log Levels
• Level Specification String
• Tracing
• Configuring Tracing
• Reading Java Exceptions
• Common Exceptions
• Server Does Not Start
• dumpNameSpace Tool
• Remote Debugging
• Thread Dump
• IBM Tools

WebSphere 8 HPEL Logging

• New HPEL Logging Feature
• Benefits of HPEL
• HPEL Log Repository Architecture
• HPEL Logging Configuration
• HPEL Trace Configuration
• Configuration of Log Detail Level With HPEL
• Log Repository Location
• Viewing HPEL Log Records in Admin Console
• Viewing HPEL Log Records by Command Line
• HPEL Text Log

IBM Support Assistant

• Source of Errors
• Support Tools
• IBM Support Assistant
• ISA Workbench
• Customizing the Workbench
• ISA Preferences
• Search for Information
• Case Management
• Collecting Information
• Guided Troubleshooting
• Troubleshooting Tools
• Manage Service Requests
• ISA Lite

JDBC and Data Sources

• What is JDBC?
• JDBC Driver
• Typical JDBC Use
• Problems to Address
• JDBC Data Sources
• Data Source Architecture
• Typical Use of Data Source
• Configuring JDBC in WebSphere
• Creating JDBC Provider
• Using WebSphere Variables
• Creating Data Source
• Connection Pools
• Advanced DB2 Settings
• Data Source Resource Reference
• JPA and Data Source
• JPA Administration
• JPA Resource Reference
• Logging JPA SQL Statements
• Data Source Configuration Errors

JMS Overview and WebSphere MQ Configuration

• Messaging Introduction
• Messaging Example
• Messaging Components
• Messaging Types
• JMS (Java Messaging Service)
• Message Driven Beans (MDB)
• MDB as Message Consumer
• JMS Resources
• Messaging in WebSphere
• Default Messaging
• WebSphere MQ
• Which To Use?
• WebSphere MQ JMS Configuration
• WebSphere MQ JMS Provider
• Connection Factory
• Destination
• Activation Specification
• Binding MDB to Activation Specification
• Relationship Between Messaging Components

JMS Using Default Messaging Provider

• Service Integration Bus
• Bus Members
• Messaging Engine
• Message Store
• Destination
• Default Messaging JMS Configuration
• Creating a Service Integration Bus
• Adding a Bus Member
• Bus Member Message Store
• Add a Destination
• Default Messaging JMS Provider
• JMS Connection Factory
• JMS Destination
• JMS Activation Specification
• MDB Listener Binding
• Relationship Between Messaging Components

WebSphere Security

• Security Overview
• Architecture Components
• Security Components
• Digital Certificates
• SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
• SSL in WebSphere
• WebSphere SSL Configuration

Java EE Security

• Authentication and Authorization
• Challenge Mechanism
• Configure Challenge Mechanism
• User Registry
• Federated Repositories
• Security Configuration
• User Registry Configuration
• Authentication Mechanism Configuration
• LTPA and Single Sign On Mechanism
• Configuring LTPA
• Single Sign-on (SSO)
• Admin Console Roles
• Fine Grained Administration Security
• Security Domains
• Stopping Secure Servers

Java EE Security

• Authorization
• Java Security
• JAAS
• Java EE Roles
• Sample Role Mapping
• Mapping Roles to Users/Groups
• Map Users/Groups
• Special Roles
• Using Security Domains
• Defining Security Roles
• Resource Protection in Web Module
• Resource Protection in EJB Module
• Unprotected Methods
• "Unchecked" Method Permissions
• Run-As Delegation

Web Service Administration

• What is a Web Service?
• SOAP Overview
• WSDL Overview
• WSDL Syntax Overview
• Service Endpoint Definition
• Web Service Administration Tasks
• Configure Endpoint URL in Provider Side
• Publishing WSDL File
• Configure Endpoint URL in Consumer Side
• Working with Policy Sets
• Stopping a Service Listener
• REST Web Services

Performance Management

• What Affects Performance
• How to Measure Performance?
• WebSphere Queuing Network
• Performance Tuning
• System Settings for Tuning
• Top Tuning Parameters
• Performance Monitoring Service
• Enabling Performance Monitoring
• Performance Statistics
• Performance Data Available
• Performance Advisors
• Performance and Diagnostic Advisor
• Tivoli Performance Viewer
• Launching Tivoli Performance Viewer
• Tivoli Performance Viewer Advisor
• Summary Reports
• Performance Data Options
• Viewing Performance Data
• Logging Performance Data
• Performance Servlet

Java Memory Management

• Java Heap Space
• Heap Size Limits
• Default Size Limits
• Garbage Collection Basics
• Allocation Failure (AF)
• OutOfMemoryError
• Memory Leak
• Free Space Threshold
• Garbage Collection Mechanism
• GC Performance Improvements
• Generational Garbage Collection
• Thread Local Heap (TLH)
• Memory Tuning Goals
• Steady State Heap Size
• Analyzing Steady State Behavior
• Effect of Initial Heap Size on GC
• Optimizing GC Duration

Memory Management in WebSphere

• Configuring the Heap
• Garbage Collection Policy
• Monitoring Memory Using PMI
• Heap Dumps
• Analysis Using IBM Support Assistant
• Leak Advisor
• IBM Java SDK v7

Command Line Administration

• Command Line Tools
• Common Binary Commands
• wsadmin
• wsadmin Options
• Benefits of wsadmin
• Properties
• Security
• Scripting Languages
• JMX in WebSphere
• Default Scripting Objects
• Getting Help
• AdminConfig
• Object ID
• Saving Configuration
• AdminControl
• Object Names
• AdminApp
• AdminTask
• AdminTask exportWasprofile
• Common Scripting Patterns
• Profiles

Jython Scripting Tools

• Managing Configurations with Properties Files
• Exporting Properties File
• Filtering Exported Properties
• Options When Exporting Properties
• Property File Templates
• Validate a Properties File
• Importing a Properties File
• Scripting in RAD
• Script Configuration
• Jython Command Assistance in Admin Console
• Command Assistance Notifications
• Jython Script Library
• AdminServerManagement
• AdminApplication
• AdminJDBC

Network Deployment Architecture

• Workload Management (WLM) Basics
• Role of Network Deployment Software
• Similarities With Base Edition
• Differences With Base Edition
• Coexistence With Base Edition
• Network Deployment Cell
• Deployment Manager and Node Agents
• Configuration File Synchronization
• Synchronization Problems
• Firewall Issues
• WebSphere Profiles - Recap
• Network Deployment Profiles
• Federating Nodes
• Federating an Application Server Profile
• Federating a Custom Profile
• Prerequisites Before Adding Nodes
• Steps Taken When Adding a Node
• Recovering an Existing Node
• Removing Nodes
• Admin Console Changes
• Controlling Deployment Manager and Node Agents
• Automatically Starting Servers

Web Server Management and Cluster Topology

• Web Server Management
• Administering IBM HTTP Server
• IBM HTTP Server Architecture
• Non-IHS Web Server
• Managing Multiple Web Servers
• Cluster
• Vertical Scaling
• Horizontal Scaling
• "Mixed" Scaling
• Heterogeneous Scaling
• Creating a Cluster
• First Cluster Member Options
• Cluster Member Options
• Managing Clusters
• Mapping Applications to Clusters
• Cluster Topology Screen
• Topology
• Factors Affecting Topology
• Coexistence Scenarios
• Common Topologies
• All in One
• Vertical Scaling
• Server Separation
• "Mixed" Scaling
• Web Server Horizontal Scaling

Workload Management and Application State

• Types of WLM
• Web Server WLM
• Web Module WLM Architecture
• Weighted Routing
• State Management
• Server Affinity
• Weighted Routing with Server Affinity
• EJB WLM
• Factors Overriding EJB WLM
• Problems With Server Affinity
• Server Affinity With Failover
• Data Replication Service
• Number of Replicas
• Enabling Server Affinity Failover
• Session Database
• Session Tuning
• Distributed Session Tuning

Overview of WebSphere Intelligent Management Features

• Challenges to Address
• Evolution of WAS ND 8.5
• WebSphere 8.5 “Intelligent Management”
• “On Demand Router”
• Intelligent Routing
• Service Policies
• Adjusting for Capacity
• Dynamic Clustering
• Application Edition Management
• Edition Control Center
• Edition Management Use Cases
• Concurrent Activation
• Application Validation
• Application Rollout
• Health Management
• Issues Solved by Health Management

What's New in WebSphere Application Server 8.5 for Administrators

• Java EE 6 Support
• Installation Manager
• Central Installation with IM
• Installing Applications From a Monitored Directory
• HPEL Logging
• HPEL Details
• OSGi Applications
• OSGi Support in WebSphere 8.x
• Java Batch Functionality
• WebSphere Support for Java Batch
• WebSphere 8.5 “Intelligent Management”

Course Summary

• WebSphere Certification
• Reference

Prerequisites

• Good operational skills for Windows.
• Administration skills for a web server like Apache or IBM HTTP Server and knowledge of Java or web technology would be helpful but is not required.