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Course Overview
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.
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.
Skills Gained
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.
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of WebSphere Application Server v6 administration is required.
Course Outline
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
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