Course description: Installation and Administration of IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0 on Linux (SPVC)

NOTE: THIS IS AN ONLINE SELF-PACED VIRTUAL COURSE. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS COURSE.

Self-paced virtual courses provide the same deep technical content as our classroom courses, but allow you to learn on your own schedule. You can stop and start a Self-Paced Virtual class as needed during the 60-day access period.

There is no live instructor for this course, so it may not be appropriate for people who require the guidance of a live instructor. In such cases, you should consider the alternative versions of this course:

Installation and Administration of IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0 on Linux (WPL91)

This comprehensive course combines informative lectures and discussions with relevant activities and labs so that you can administer WebSphere Portal 7.0

In the first half of the course, you will practice common day-to-day administration tasks on WebSphere Portal Server 7.0, including portlet installation, security configuration, and Portal site management.  In the second half of the course, the focus will shift to installation and configuration of WebSphere Portal 7.0. Configuration will include the database used by Portal, federated user registries, and clustering for scalability and fault tolerance.

Note: This course was updated from IBM WebSphere 6.1: Administration 1 (WP711) and IBM WebSphere 6.1: Administration 2 (WP721).

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This in-depth intermediate course is beneficial for both experienced system administrators who are new to IBM  WebSphere Portal and to WebSphere Portal system administrators (prior to WS Portal 6.1) who want to update their WebSphere Portal administration skills. In this course, system administrators new to WebSphere Portal Administration will learn the basic and advanced administration management of IBM WebSphere Portal, and to Portal concepts. In addition, WebSphere Portal system administrators who need to refresh their WebSphere Portal administration skills will quickly gain experience in installing, configuring, and managing WebSphere Portal in day-to-day operations.

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You should have:

• An understanding the WebSphere Application Server and JVM environments
• Experience with the WebSphere Application Server and JVM environments
• Database administration
• Security

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Please refer to the Topics section for description information.

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• Deploying Portlets
• Portal Security Management
• Wikis and Blogs
• Tagging and Rating
• Personalization Attribute-based Administration
• Virtual Portlets and Realms
• Feed Syndication
• Mashup Integration
• Portal Search
• Other Miscellaneous Administrative Portlets
• Usage/Site Analytics
• Theme Architecture (Branding)
• Installation
• Creating a Cell
• Federating a Portal Node into a Cell
• Configuration
• Portal Security
• Troubleshooting
• XML Access
• Production Topologies
• Portal Clusters
• Staging to Production
• Production Procedures

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THIS IS A SELF-PACED VIRTUAL CLASS. ONCE YOU REGISTER, YOU HAVE 60 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE COURSE.

Before you enroll, review the system requirements listed below to ensure that your system meets the minimum requirements for this course.

Within 48 hours of enrolling in the course, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing your online link, your ID and password, and additional instructions for starting the course.

Start the course at any time. Once you start the course, you have 60 days to complete it. You are billed for the course when you submit the enrollment form.

ONCE YOU ARE ENROLLED IN THIS COURSE, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CANCEL YOUR ENROLLMENT.

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After you enroll in this course, you will be directed to a link to help you prepare your system to access the course.

The computer you use to access the labs should meet the following requirements:

• Microsoft Windows 2000 or higher
• Minimum 512 MB of memory
• Microsoft Internet Explorer V7 or higher, or Mozilla Firefox V3 or higher
• Citrix ICA Client installed
• Access to the Internet

If you are running Windows 2000, ensure that your Internet Explorer uses 128-bit encryption. You can verify this by opening Internet Explorer and selecting Help - About Internet Explorer. If 128-bit is not listed, download and install the code from Microsoft.

The following network configurations will not work with these labs:

• Dialup connections
• Proxy Automatic Configuration (PAC) scripts loaded on the local machine (using file:// under Use automatic configuration script in Internet Explorer's Local Area Network (LAN) Settings); use a PAC script on a Web server (using http://) instead
• Web Proxy Auto Discovery (WPAD) only configurations; contact your location's network administrator about alternative configurations

The following configurations may or may not work with these labs, but are not supported:

• Citrix Clients under the following operating systems:
  • Windows 95
  • Linux
  • UNIX
  • Macintosh
  • Web browsers other than Internet Explorer V7 or higher and Firefox V3 or higher

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