Overview
| Course code | ZE479 | Skill level | Intermediate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | 0.3 days | Delivery type | Self-paced Virtual Class |
| Course type | Public only | ||
| Public price | USD $190.00 plus tax |
NOTE: THIS IS AN ONLINE SELF-PACED VIRTUAL COURSE. DO NOT MAKE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS COURSE.
Self-paced virtual classroom (SPVC) courses provide the same deep technical content as WebSphere Education 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.
This self-paced course combines streaming lecture with a hands-on lab exercise to introduce participants to the migration of a DataPower application from one environment to another.
In the course lecture, students learn multiple options for performing the migration of a DataPower configuration from one platform to another while identifying common problems and tools that can be used to mediate them. Deployment policies are a powerful method for modifying configuration properties during migration. The lecture describes how to create and use deployment polices and how to integrate external scripting tools, such as Python/ANT (Another Neat Tool) and shell scripts.
Deployment policies are used to control the acceptance and rejection of configuration objects onto the DataPower device, and to facilitate the modification of object parameters during importation. The different ports used on the Web Service Proxies and Multi-Protocol Gateways in development, testing, and production are examples of these properties. Deployment polices can be used with all of the primary configuration import processes, such as the remote application domain configuration definition and the import features of the WebGUI, command-line interface (CLI), and XML Management Interfaces.
The course concludes with a hands-on lab exercise that shows how to manipulate these environment-specific values during an application migration. Students create a DataPower configuration satisfying two use cases. This configuration is moved from one domain to another, simulating the movement of an application from one DataPower appliance to another. In the first use case, a migration occurs using a deployment policy, created as part of this lab, during an import. The second use case uses ANT and shell scripts.
Online Enrollment:
THIS IS A SELF-PACED VIRTUAL CLASS. AFTER YOU REGISTER, YOU HAVE 60 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE COURSE.
Before you enroll, review the system requirements on this page 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 email that contains your online link, your ID and password, and additional instructions for starting the course.
You can start the course at any time. After you register for the course, you have 60 days to complete it. You are billed for the course when you submit the enrollment form.
AFTER YOU ARE ENROLLED IN THIS COURSE, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CANCEL YOUR ENROLLMENT.
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Audience
This intermediate course is for DataPower developers and administrators who migrate DataPower environments.
Prerequisites
Students must be:
- experienced in developing services and service policies on a DataPower appliance using the WebGUI.
Skills taught
- Create a deployment policy object
- Use a deployment policy object to migrate configuration between domains
- Use an ANT script to migrate configuration
- Use a SOAP request via the XML Management Interface call to update the appliance with a new configuration, which is called by the ANT script
Course outline
- Using scripts to manage migration for IBM DataPower V4.0.1
- Demonstration: Implementing scripts to manage migration for IBM DataPower V4.0.1
Machine requirements
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 that you use to access the labs should meet the following requirements:
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3, Microsoft Vista SP1, or Microsoft Windows 7
- Internet Explorer V6.0 SP2 (or higher) or Mozilla Firefox V2.0 (or higher)
- 256 kbps or faster Internet connection