Course description: IBM WebSphere Message Broker V6.1 System Administration Workshop

An updated version of this course is available. For more information, click IBM WebSphere Message Broker V7.0 System Administration Workshop (WM643).

PLEASE NOTE: This course is also available as an Instructor Led Online Course, IBM WebSphere Message Broker V6.1 System Administration Workshop (Remote Class) (VM642) and also as a Self Paced Virtual Course (E-Learning), IBM WebSphere Message Broker V6.1 System Administration Workshop (Self-Paced) (ZM642)

Please also note these two options do not require any travel.

This 3.5-day instructor-led course teaches you how to administer the IBM WebSphere Message Broker V6.1 product on the distributed platforms (Windows and Linux). This course is designed specifically for those who will administer the Message Broker environment, including Message Broker developers who also work in an administrative capacity.

WebSphere Message Broker provides universal connectivity and transformation in heterogeneous IT environments by distributing business event data in real time to people, applications, and devices throughout the enterprise and beyond. This course teaches you how to use common WebSphere Message Broker administrative interfaces such as the Message Broker toolkit and the command line interface. You will learn how to perform initial installation and subsequent maintenance tasks, environment configuration, and routine administration tasks such as backup and recovery of the environment. Interactive discussions cover topics that include product requirements planning, problem determination and resolution, performance monitoring and tuning, and techniques for extending WebSphere Message Broker's capabilities. This course also covers the publish/subscribe model and provides you with a review of message transport protocols, including WebSphere MQ, Java Messaging Service (JMS), and Web services.

In the hands-on lab exercises, you will learn how to perform essential installation, configuration, and administrative tasks for the Message Broker environment. Exercises include configuring the installed Message Broker environment by using the Message Broker toolkit, command line and Configuration Manager API interfaces, creating and configuring a broker domain, configuration manager and user name server, and ensuring the efficient operation of the broker domain. Other exercises help you build critical skills needed to back up and restore the Message Broker environment, configure security parameters, and use tracing and debugging tools for problem determination and resolution. You will also get hands-on experience with the publish/subscribe message topology, configuring Java Message Service nodes and Web services, and extending Message Broker's base functionality by implementing user-defined extensions.

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IBM Education Advantage Program Eligibility

Yes - IBM Education Pack - online account

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This course is designed for WebSphere Message Broker administrators, including WebSphere Message Broker developers who will act in an administrative capacity in their environments.

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Before taking this course, you should have good knowledge of WebSphere MQ administration. You should also be reasonably familiar with the operating system environment for the practical exercises, and should know how to invoke simple commands. Basic knowledge of the VMware player and TCP/IP configuration is also helpful.

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• Install and configure a WebSphere Message Broker instance
• Establish, maintain, and manage a broker domain
• Perform basic administration tasks in the management of the broker domain
• Work with the Message Broker Toolkit
• Use problem determination aids to diagnose and solve development and runtime errors

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• WebSphere Message Broker overview
• Product installation, configuration, and security planning
• Exercise: Setup and customization
• The WebSphere Message Broker toolkit
• Exercise: Using the WebSphere Message Broker toolkit
• Configuration and administration
• Backup and recovery
• Exercise: Administration and operations
• Exercise: Security
• Monitoring and problem determination
• Exercise: Debug and trace
• Exercise: Problem determination
• Performance considerations
• Publish/subscribe applications
• Exercise: Statistics and publish/subscribe
• Additional transport protocols
• Exercise: Configuring Java Message Service nodes (optional)
• Configuring Web services
• Exercise: Web services (optional)
• Extending WebSphere Message Broker
• Exercise: Implementing a user-defined extension

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