Course description: WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus V6.2 Administration (Self-Paced)

An updated version of this course is available. For more information, click WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus V7.0 Administration (Self-paced) (ZB723)

Please note this option does not require any travel.

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 students who require the guidance of a live instructor. In such cases, students should consider the alternative versions of this course:

• Classroom delivery: WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus V6.2 Administration (WB223)
• Instructor-led online delivery: WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus V6.2 Administration (Remote Classroom) (VB223)

Course Overview:

This course teaches students the skills and concepts needed to administer IBM WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus V6.2. As a key IBM enterprise service bus product, WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus provides a standards-based integration solution that enables users to create and deploy interactions quickly and easily between applications and services.

This course has an administrative focus, and it begins by introducing students to the concept of the enterprise service bus (ESB) as an architectural pattern, as well as positioning the role of an ESB within a service-oriented architecture (SOA). Students learn about IBM's product support for the ESB pattern through a detailed discussion of the technical specifications for the WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus product.

Students also learn how mediations are the central component in WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus through lectures that cover how mediations are implemented within the product. In addition, this course covers other administrative aspects of working with WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus, such as configuring security and monitoring resources.

In the hands-on lab exercises, students learn how to install WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus as well as how to deploy, configure, and monitor mediations with tools such as the administrative console and the command line. Throughout the labs, students work with previously configured mediations, using WebSphere Integration Developer to explore and configure these mediations in order to gain a basic understanding of mediation development.  The labs also enable students to configure security and use Business Space pages and widgets to monitor the mediations that are deployed to WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus.

Online Enrollment:

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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Training Paths that reference this course are:

• System Administration Skills for WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus v6.2

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IBM Education Advantage Program Eligibility:

• Yes - IBM Education Pack - online account

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This intermediate course is designed for administrators who are responsible for deploying and maintaining applications in WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus.

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Before taking this course, you should have a working knowledge of the following:

• The fundamentals of service-oriented architecture (SOA)
• The role Web services play within an SOA
• Web service standards, such as Web Services Description Language (WSDL), SOAP, and Web services for Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
• J2EE V1.4, specifically background in Web Services for J2EE, Java API for XML-based RPC (JAX-RPC), Java Message Service (JMS), Java Connector Architecture (JCA), and Web services
• Administration of WebSphere Application Server V6.1, gained through experience with administrative tasks
• WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus concepts and mediations; experience with WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus mediation development is also useful

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• Explain how an enterprise service bus (ESB) is an integral part of a service-oriented architecture (SOA)
• Define the enterprise service bus as an architectural pattern
• List the capabilities of an enterprise service bus
• Explain the relationship of WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus to the WebSphere family of products
• Describe the main architectural concepts that support WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus V6.2
• Install and configure WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus V6.2
• Describe the structure of a mediation module
• Explain the relationship between mediation primitives and mediation modules
• Use WebSphere Integration Developer to examine the structure of a mediation module
• Deploy mediation modules using the WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus administrative console or a command line interface
• Configure advanced quality of service properties, such as security and server resources needed by mediation applications
• Configure and manage enterprise applications using WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus administrative tools
• Configure security for server-side application resources
• Configure a Business Space to monitor resources deployed by WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus

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• Introduction to the enterprise service bus pattern and its role in the enterprise
• Functional overview of WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus V6.2
• WebSphere Platform Messaging overview
• Integration of WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus with other key SOA products
• WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus V6.2 installation, deployment, and configuration
• Exercise: WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus V6.2 installation and configuration
• Overview of mediation support in WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus V6.2
• Exploring mediations with WebSphere Integration Developer V6.2
• Case study introduction
• Exercise: Exploring mediations with WebSphere Integration Developer V6.2
• Deploying mediation modules to WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus V6.2
• Exercise: Deploying the Stock Trading application
• WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus V6.2 administration
• Exercise: Administering the Stock Trading application in WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus V6.2
• Exercise: Runtime management of bindings for the Stock Trading application
• Security configuration in WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus V6.2
• Exercise: Securing the Stock Trading application
• Introduction to Business Space powered by WebSphere
• Exercise: Configuring and using Business Space powered by WebSphere with WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus
• Course summary

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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.

Minimum workstation software requirements:

• Windows XP/2003
• Internet Explorer browser Version 6.0 or later, Netscape Navigator browser Version 7.0 or later, Mozilla browser Version 1.1 or later, or FireFox 1.0.7 browser
• 8-bit encryption

Minimum network requirements:

• Internet access at a minimum of 30 kbps of dedicated bandwidth
• A direct Internet connection that allows communication on port 443 or 1494 (depending on your class)
• Proxy rules that permit Citrix ICA Client access using ICA/SSL packets

For information on other related WebSphere courses, visit the WebSphere Education Training Paths Web site:

• http://www.ibm.com/software/websphere/education/paths/

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