IBM WPL93. Installatin and Administratin f IBM WebSphere Prtal 8 n Linux This instructr led curse is designed fr system administratrs wh want t acquire r update their WebSphere Prtal administratin skills. Thrugh hands n applicatin f installing, cnfiguring and managing WebSphere Prtal, system administratrs will learn basic thrugh advanced cncepts f WebSphere Prtal administratin management In the first half f the curse, yu practice cmmn day t day administratin tasks n IBM WebSphere Prtal Server 8.0, including prtlet installatin, security cnfiguratin, and WebSphere Prtal site management. In the secnd half f the curse, the fcus shifts t installatin and cnfiguratin f WebSphere Prtal V8.0. Cnfiguratin includes the database used by WebSphere Prtal, federated user registries, and clustering fr scalability and fault tlerance. Audience This in depth intermediate level curse curse is beneficial fr bth experienced system administratrs wh are new t IBM WebSphere Prtal and t WebSphere Prtal system administratrs (prir t WS Prtal 6.1) wh want t update their WebSphere Prtal administratin skills. In this curse, system administratrs new t WebSphere Prtal Administratin will learn the basic and advanced ad ministratin management f IBM WebSphere Prtal, and t Prtal cncepts. In additin, Web Sphere Prtal system administratrs wh need t refresh their WebSphere Prtal administratin skills will quickly gain experience in installing, cnfiguring, and managing WebSphere Prtal in day t day peratins. Prerequisites The prerequisites fr this intermediate level curse include: Understanding the WebSphere Applicatin Server and JVM envirnments Experience with the WebSphere Applicatin Server and JVM envirnments Database administratin experience Netwrk security experience 1 Skills taught Yu shuld have: Add prtlets t pages using the new drag and drp f the page builder Deply a new prtlet Manage access Set up a blg and a wiki Set up tagging and rating Create and apply visibility rules Wrk with syndicatin feeds Cnfigure search Custmize r brand the prtal Deply a custm theme Transfer the ready t use data frm the Derby database t DB2 Universal Database Cnfigure WebSphere Prtal t use an IBM Tivli Directry Server LDAP server Create a Netwrk Deplyment cell cntaining a single nde cluster Select the best tplgy fr yur rganizatin's needs Turn n lgging and tracing
Use XML Access t streamline management activities Back up and restre data Implement release management practices Curse Length 5 days Tpic Outline Unit 1: Intrductin Unit Objectives WebSphere Prtal and WebSphere Applicatin Server WebSphere Prtal and WebSphere Applicatin Server WebSphere Applicatin Server and Prtal WebSphere Prtal as an applicatin Abut Java Virtual machine JVM instance prtal Integrated Slutins Cnsle (ISC) Preferences fr WebSphere Prtal Server WebSphere Prtal Sftware stack and architecture WebSphere Prtal Sftware stack and architecture Examining the applicatin server prfiles Examining cw_prfile Examining wp_prfile Methds fr defining prt assignments Methd 1 Navigating t the Prts page (1 f 2) Methd 1 Navigating t the Prts page (2 f 2) Methd 2 The servindex.xml dcument Cre cncepts Cre cncepts Defining prtal, pages, and prtlets Prtal, pages and prtlets Prtlets Prtlet Cntainers The web archive (WAR) file Deplyment descriptrs web.xml Deplyment descriptrs prtlet.xml Prtlet.xml.example The web.xml. and prtlet.xml relatinship Default hme page Unauthenticated user Default hmpage Administratr Themes and skins Ndes Understanding navigatin 2
Page hierarchy Page aggregatin Prcess fr cnstructing pages Rendering the utput (1 f 2) Rendering the utput (2 f 2) Aggregatin verall flw answers Unit 2: Page management Unit Objectives Navigating and managing WebSphere Prtal 8.0 Navigating and managing WebSphere Prtal 8.0 Administrative interface (1 f 2) Administrative interface (2 f 2) Administrative tasks in WebSphere Prtal Setting up and designing page hierarchy Setting up and designing page hierarchy Page and page hierarchy Designing the page hierarchy (1 f 2) Designing the page hierarchy (2 f 2) WebSphere Prtal has tw primary ndes types Cntent and cntainer ndes Creating a new label nde Creating a new label nde (1 f 3) Creating a new label nde (2 f 3) Creating a new label nde (3 f 3) Creating pages and page management Creating pages and page management Creating a page frm a page template Create a page hierarchy Changing page prperties after creatin Page layut custmizatin Layut tls dialg bx Layut tlbar Layut and prtlets Lcking cntainers, prtlets, and cntent Managed pages verview answers Exercise intrductin 3 Unit 3: Deplying prtlets
Prtlet deplyment Prtlet deplyment Three ways t deply prtlets Stand alne envirnment Clustered envirnment (1 f 2) Clustered envirnment (2 f 2) Web mdules Using the Web Mdules prtlets Manage Web Mdules dialg bx Cmpleting clustered prtlet deplyment Cnfiguring prtlets Setting shared settings Page hierarchy and prtlets Page hierarchy and prtlets The general prcess Exprting a page hierarchy Selecting the Exprt icn File used t restre the page hierarchy Imprting a page hierarchy answers Exercise intrductin 4 Unit 4: WebSphere Prtal security management Unit Objectives Overview f rle based security Overview f rle based security Privileges Rles and actins (1 f 2) Rles and actins (2 f 2) Prpagatin Inheritance Traversal Defining WebSphere Prtal resurces security mechanism Defining WebSphere Prtal resurces security mechanism Defining WebSphere Prtal resurce security mechanism Explring the resurces f WebSphere Prtal Blcking prpagatin and le inheritance Blcking prpagatin and rle inheritance Blcking prpagatin Hw t blck all prpagated rights N title Hw t blck inheritance
Access cntrl settings Access cntrl settings Initial access cntrl settings Initial access cntrl settings prtlet Initial access cntrl settings page Granting privileges Granting privileges Granting privileges t a prtlet (1 f 8) Granting privileges t a prtlet (2 f 8) Granting privileges t a prtlet (3 f 8) Granting privileges t a prtlet (4 f 8) Granting privileges t a prtlet (5 f 8) Granting privileges t a prtlet (6 f 8) Granting privileges t a prtlet (7 f 8) Granting privileges t a prtlet (8 f 8) Granting different privileges n a single prtlet (1 f 3) Granting different privileges n a single prtlet (2 f 3) Granting different privileges n a single prtlet (3 f 3) Creating annymus pages Creating annymus pages Analyzing rle interactins n pages and prtlets Transversal Transversal The need fr transversal Transversal HR scenari Cnfiguring transversal Securing prtal page hierarchy Securing prtal page hierarchy Setting resurce permissins What is OpenID and OAuth? Integrating OpenID and OAuth with Prtal (1 f 2) Integrating OpenID and OAuth with Prtal (2 f 2) answers Exercise intrductin 5 Unit 5: Attribute based administratin Persnalizatin rules Persnalizatin Abut persnalizatin Administering the WebSphere Prtal by using attribute based techniques Administering the WebSphere Prtal by using attribute based techniques Attribute based administratin
Access cntrl and visibility rule (1 f 2) Access cntrl and visibility rule (2 f 2) WebSphere Prtal and visibility rules (1 f 2) WebSphere Prtal and visibility rules (2 f 2) Security and visibility rules Plicies and errr cnditin behavir Rule evaluatin and errrs Creating and managing visibility rules Creating and managing visibility rules Suggested practice 1. Create visibility rules (1 f 2) 1. Create visibility rules (2 f 2) 2. Applying visibility rules (1 f 2) answers Exercise intrductin Unit 6: Virtual prtlets and realms Virtual prtals and realms Virtual prtals and realms Realm Realm and virtual prtal Create a multiple virtual prtals Examining IBM WebSphere security WebSphere Prtal security Defining a federated repsitry Creating a realm Creating a realm Adding realm supprt fr a virtual prtal Creating a virtual prtal Creating a virtual prtal Using the Virtual Prtal Manger prtlet Creating a new virtual prtal (1 f 3) Creating a new virtual prtal (2 f 3) Creating a new virtual prtal (3 f 3) Managing the virtual prtal asset Virtual prtal and managed pages Scped and nn scped resurces Scped and nn scped resurces Defining scped resurces Defining nn scped resurces Virtual prtal prvisining script Virtual prtal prvisining script 6
Custmizing the initial Virtual Prtal cntent Prviding a script name Checkpint Checkpint answers Unit summary Exercise intrductin Unit 7: IBM Syndicated Feed Prtlet Unit Objectives IBM Syndicated Feed Prtlet IBM Syndicated Prtlet Prxy fr the prtlet Specifying details f the prxy server Cnfiguratin ptins fr administratrs (1 f 2) Cnfiguratin ptins fr administratrs (2 f 2) Management implicatins Feeds Feeds Abut Secure Sckets Layer (SSL) SSL feeds and errr messages Adding a missing certificate Client side rendering Feed management and feed presentatin capabilities Cnfiguring IBM Syndicated Feed Prtlet answers Exercise intrductin 7 Unit 8: Mashup integratin Defining mashups and iwidgets Defining iwidgets and mashups Mashups and iwidgets iwidgets WebSphere Prtal and iwidgets (1 f 2) WebSphere Prtal and iwidgets (2 f 2) Adding an iwidget t a page (1 f 2) Adding an iwidget t a page (2 f 2) Mashup Integratin pst migratin Mashup Integratin pst migratin Abut mashup integratin pst migratin answers
Exercise intrductin Unit 9: WebSphere Prtal search Cmparing search ptins Cmparing search ptins Search services ptins Cntent surce, cllectin, and search cllectin Type f cntent surces Type f crawlers Crawlers in details Manage Search prtlet (1 f 2) Manage Search prtlet (2 f 2) Wrking with WebSphere Prtal Search Wrking with WebSphere Prtal Search Search scpe Search scpe Search Center Creating search scpe Narrwing the search scpe Search links New Custm Link Windw External Search Results prtlet External Search Results prtlet: Cnfiguratin settings Manage Prtlet windw Setting the search engine URL in the prtlet cnfiguratin Search Optimizatin Search Optimizatin answers Exercise intrductin 8 Unit 10: Other administrative prtlets Prtal clients Prtal clients Abut client supprt Existing client supprt (1 f 2) Existing client supprt (2 f 2) Adding client supprt Web clippings Web clippings Creating prtlets with Web Clipping Editr Imprting cntent with Web Clipping Editr (1 f 2) Imprting cntent with Web Clipping Editr (2 f 2)
Web Clipping Editr Advanced Optins Friendly URL Friendly URL What is Friendly URL? URL mappings Defining URL mappings Creating a URL mapping (1 f 4) Creating a URL mapping (2 f 4) Creating a URL mapping (3 f 4) Creating a URL mapping (4 f 4) Custm names Custm names Defining custm names Creating custm names (1 f 3) Creating custm names (2 f 3) Creating custm names (3 f 3) answers Exercise intrductin Unit 11: WebSphere Prtal usage analysis Unit Objectives Mnitring prtal usage Mnitring prtal usage Why is it useful t mnitr prtal usage? WebSphere Prtal and usage data Data pints available n the server side Enabling server side lgging Available lggers: List and descriptin Reading the lg files Sample lg file entry example Active Site Analytics fr user behavir analysis Active Site Analytics fr user behavir analysis Active Site Analytics (ASA) Overlay Reprts Setting up verlay reprts Cnfiguring a Credential Vault fr verlay reprts Page metadata Hw an aggregatr fits int the flw Aggregatr and micrfrmat Page structure with anntated prtlets Samples and custm aggregatr Tips fr using the sample aggregatr Identifying and slving prblems 9
WebSphere Prtal supprted aggregatr tags Assigning an aggregatr t a page (1 f 2) Assigning an aggregatr t a page (2 f 2) Aggregatrs and themes Adding metadata t the page Including aggregatrs with the page Including micrfrmats f interest answers Exercise intrductin Unit 12: Theme architecture Client side aggregatin versus server side aggregatin Client side aggregatin versus server side aggregatin Page aggregatin cncept Understanding tw aggregatins ptins Setting page aggregatin ptins Prtal custmizatin and branding Prtal custmizatin and branding Defining a brand Creating a brand (1 f 2) Creating a brand (2 f 2) Prtal 8 Theme Prtal 8 Theme What s new in the themes fr prtal 8 Understanding the mdularized theme Abut mdularizatin framewrk and mdules Theme artifacts and their interrelatin Registering theme mdules (1 f 2) Registering theme mdules (2 f 2) Prtlets and iwidgets Managing themes in the WebDAV file stre Themelist flder Managing the WebDAV file stre (1 f 2) Managing the WebDAV file stre (1 f 2) Applying a theme answers 10 Unit 13: Installing WebSphere Prtal Installatin ptins, methds and surces fr installing WebSphere Prtal
Installatin ptins, methds and surces fr installing WebSphere Prtal WebSphere Prtal installatin ptins Base installatin ptin cmpared t full installatin ptin Installatin methds IBM Installatin Manager Using the installatin manager IBM Installatin Manager screen WebSphere Prtal Enable and WebSphere Prtal Extend WebSphere Prtal and Ltus Web Cntent Management Installatin summary Using the silent unattended installatin Installatin surces Using a DVD t set up flders Multiple prfile feature Creating a prtal applicatin server prfile n Windws Launching the Prfile Management Tl Cnfiguring WebSphere Prtal Cnfiguring WebSphere Prtal Develper Mde The whitelist Empty prtal answers Unit 14: Cnfiguring WebSphere Prtal Wrking with CnfigEngine and the Cnfiguratin Wizard Wrking with CnfigEngine and the Cnfiguratin Wizard CnfigEngine verview Updated Cnfiguratin Wizard in Prtal 8 Wrkflws in Cnfiguratin Wizard Wrking with the CnfigEngine: Tips and files Usingparent.prperties file Usingparent.prperties file: Syntax Cnfiguring the database Cnfiguring the database Prtal cnfiguratin database (1 f 2) Prtal cnfiguratin database (2 f 2) Database alternatives Resurces fr CnfigEngine t perfrm the database transfer Database transfer Prperties fr the database cnfiguratin Cnfiguring the prtal databases Cnfiguring the prtal databases: Step 3 Cnfiguring the prtal databases: Step 4 11
Cnfiguring the prtal databases: Steps 5 > 7 Cnfiguring the prtal databases: Steps 8 > 10 (1 f 2) Cnfiguring the prtal databases: Steps 8 > 10 (2 f 2) Cnfiguring the prtal databases: Step 11 Using prfiles Using prfiles Abut prfile Type f prfiles Multiple prfiles Cnfiguring system with multiple prfiles Multiple prfiles: Search cnsideratins Cluster cnfiguratins Creating prfiles (1 f 2) Creating prfiles (2 f 2) Running prfile enablement Prfile Management Tl: Create prfiles (1 f 2) Prfile Management Tl: Create prfiles (2 f 2) Creating prfiles with manageprfiles cmmand Parameters f the manageprfiles cmmand answers Exercise intrductin Unit 15: Security fr WebSphere Prtal LDAP based authenticatin LDAP based authenticatin Overview f LDAP based authenticatin Prtal security Prtal security Authenticatin Remember me ckie Enhancing security Step up authenticatin Impersnatin (1 f 2) Impersnatin (2 f 2) Enabling impersnatin VMM and LDAP integratin Stand alne LDAPs Federated repsitries (1 f 2) Federated repsitries (2 f 2) Security fr immediate use Custm LDAP integratin The prperty extensin database 12
External security managers Checkpint Checkpint answers Unit summary Exercise intrductin Unit 16: Creating a cell Netwrk deplyment Netwrk deplyment verview Cell Cncepts Architecture Creating a cell Creating a cell Netwrk deplyment Deplyment manager: Features Examining cdes (1 f 2) Examining cdes (2 f 2) Examining servers Applicatin server: Cmpnents (1 f 2) Applicatin server: Cmpnents (2 f 2) Prfile template and deplyment manager prfile Prfile Management Tl: Prfile Creatin Using the managprfiles script Script arguments answers Exercise intrductin 13 Unit 17: Federating a prtal nde int a cell Federating and clustering a WebSphere Prtal nde Federating and clustering a WebSphere Prtal nde Cncepts Lab tplgy Defining a cluster Cluster limitatins Tls t implement a federated and clustered WebSphere Prtal slutin Preparing the deplyment manager Augmenting the deplyment manager prfile Preparing and federating the primary nde Determining the prt Clustering WebSphere Prtal Creating the cluster
Cnfiguring the JCRSeed bus: Steps Managing a WebSphere Prtal cluster Managing a WebSphere Prtal cluster Starting and stpping the nde agent Deplyment manager Nde agents Starting clusters and cluster members (1 f 2) Starting clusters and cluster members (2 f 2) Stpping the federated prtal server Stp ptins fr cluster members Stp ptins fr clusters answers Exercise intrductin Unit 18: Trubleshting Overview f trubleshting Overview f trubleshting Lgging mechanisms and lg files Lg files in prblem reslutin IBM Supprt Assistant IBM Supprt Assistant: Steps fr use IBM Supprt Assistant: Step 1 IBM Supprt Assistant: Step 2 IBM Supprt Assistant: Step 3 IBM Supprt Assistant: Step 4 Tls fr trubleshting Tls fr trubleshting Tracing Enable tracing: Steps Enable tracing: Step 2 Enable tracing: Step 3 Enable tracing: Step 4 Enable tracing: Step 5 Tracing: Areas f cncern answers Exercise intrductin 14 Unit 19: XML Access XML cnfiguratin interface fr WebSphere Prtal
XML cnfiguratin interface fr WebSphere Prtal XML cnfiguratin interface: Changes in Prtal 8 XML cnfiguratin interface: Overview (1 f 2) XML cnfiguratin interface: Overview (2 f 2) Wrking with the XML cnfiguratin interface tl Example scripts Example script 1: Exprt file attributes Example script 2: Creating a Prducer definitin Cntent nde element Examples f when t use XML Access Examples f when t use XML Access XML scripting interface XML scripting interface: Syntax Object ID Resurce bjectid attribute Using bject IDs in a script: Tw methds Using bject IDs in a script: Methds in details Pages Other prtal resurces answers Exercise intrductin Unit 20: Prductin tplgies Prductin tplgies Prductin tplgies Stand alne r distributed implementatin ( 1 f 2) Stand alne r distributed implementatin ( 2 f 2) Clustering terminlgy Hrizntal scaling Hrizntal scaling tplgy Vertical scaling Vertical scaling tplgy Hrizntal cluster: Add new cluster members Prtal farms (1 f 2) Prtal farms (2 f 2) A prtal farm WebSphere prtal in a clud envirnment Default WebSphere Prtal installatin Cnfiguring WebSphere Prtal fr prductin Cnfiguring WebSphere Prtal fr prductin: Step 1 Cnfiguring WebSphere Prtal fr prductin: Step 2 Extending the WebSphere Prtal installatin 15
Extending the WebSphere Prtal installatin: HTTP server Extending the WebSphere Prtal installatin: Prtal cluster Building develpment and prductin ready deplyment Building develpment and prductin ready deplyment Planning Items t cnsider during prductin installatin and set up 1. Creating a scaled dwn test cell fr develper testing 2. Creating a prductin mirrr fr staging cell 3. Creating a full prductin cell Reducing single pints f failure Reducing single pints f failure Where single pints f failure can ccur Appraches t reduce single pints f failure 1.Reducing dependency at the lad balancer 2.Reducing dependency at the http server 3.Reducing dependency at the prtal Enabling redundancy fr cnfiguratin data Enabling redundancy fr cnfiguratin data Cnfiguring partitin cnfiguratin data int lgical buckets Evaluating data requirements Evaluating data requirements Database split ptins Database split ptins Defining database split ptins Cnfiguring databases fr failver Cnfiguring databases fr failver Database failver supprt ptins Optin 1: Failver switch Optin 2: LDAP failver Defining scalability Capacity planning cnsideratins Capacity planning cnsideratins Abut capacity planning Capacity planning cnsideratins Web Services fr Remte Prtlets (WSRPs) Web Services fr Remte Prtlets (WSRPs) Defining Web Services fr Remte Prtlet (WSRP) Benefits and limitatins f WSRP Cnsuming a WSRP prvider Cnsuming a WSRP prvider: Steps verview Cnsuming a WSRP prvider: Steps 1 >2 Cnsuming a WSRP prvider: Steps 3 >4 Cnsuming a WSRP prvider: Steps 5 >6 Cnsuming a WSRP prvider: Step 7 16
Checkpint answers Unit summary Unit 21: Managing prtlets in WebSphere Prtal clusters Deplying prtlets in a cluster Deplying prtlets in a cluster Cluster envirnment verview Cluster envirnment entities Methds fr prtlet deplyment Clustered prtlet deplyment task Deplying prtlets by using the Manage Web Mdules prtlet: Steps Clustered prtlet deplyment prcessed Prtlet distributin prcess in a cluster Installing r updating a prtlet in a cluster Installing r updating a prtlet in a cluster Web archive (WAR) file Synchrnizing ndes Synchrnizing ndes Synchrnizatin Using XML Access in a cluster Using XML Access in a cluster XML Access imprt and synchrnizatin answers 17 Unit 22: Staging t prductin Mving frm a staging t prductin envirnment Mving frm a staging t prductin envirnment Staging, prductin envirnment, and cnfiguratin management Staging t prductin: Managed pages Staging and prductin systems Staging and prductin systems Defining the staging envirnment (1 f 2) Defining the staging envirnment (2 f 2) Defining the prductin envirnment Release lifecycle Release lifecycle Abut WebSphere release lifecycle Release lifecycle: Steps Implementing releases Implementing releases Abut release
Defining releases Managing releases (1 f 2) Managing releases (2 f 2) 1. Examining the initial release 2. Exprting cnfiguratins 3. Imprting release infrmatin Defining a differential release Building a release: Steps Using Release Builder Using Release Builder Defining Release Builder Running Release Builder Release scenaris and mving artifacts Mving artifacts manually Mving artifacts manually Mving artifacts: Principles answers Exercise intrductin Unit 23: Prductin prcedure Backup prcedures fr the prductin envirnment Backup prcedures fr the prductin envirnment Backup prcedures: Cnsistent state Backing up WebSphere cnfiguratins The BackupCnfig utility Backing up prductin databases Starting the DB2 Cntrl Center: Steps Backing up LDAPs Applying updates in the prductin envirnment Applying updates in the prductin envirnment Applying WebSphere Applicatin Server updates Applying WebSphere Applicatin Prtal updates Sequence fr backup Disaster recvery: Restre frm backup Restratin steps answers Appendix A: Certificatin and exam cmpetencies 18 Appendix B: Additinal resurces: Useful websites
Appendix C: Installatin and cnfiguratin f IBM Frms Experience fr use in Prtal 8.0 Acknwledgment 19