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System Administrator for IBM WebSphere Application Server V6

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Training Path for System Administrator skills for IBM WebSphere Application Server V6 Which
platform do you use? WA571 OR Classroom (4 days) ZA571 Self-paced virtual classroom IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.1 Problem Determination VA571 OR Instructor-led online (4... SW222 Classroom (4.5 days) b IBM WebSphere V6 Multiplatform Advanced Administration and... WF781 Classroom (3 days) b IBM WebSphere Application Server V6 Advanced Administration Do you work with WebSphere on AIX or Solaris? Yes Yes Yes No No No WF681 Classroom (2 days) a WebSphere Scripting and Automation Windows Windows Windows WF381 OR Classroom (4 days) WF387 OR Web-based Administration of WebSphere Application Server V6 VA381 OR Instructor-led online (4... WF541 Classroom (4 days) a Administration of WebSphere Application Server V6 (Linux) Linux Linux Linux

Supplemental resources
Web reference - WebSphere Application Server InfoCenter

  1. Redbook – WebSphere Application Server V6 System Management & Configuration Handbook
  2. Redbook – WebSphere Application Server V6: Scalability and Performance Handbook

Role
The WebSphere system administrator performs the installation, configuration, and day-to-day 
tasks associated with ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of a WebSphere runtime 
environment. This includes product installation, configuration and deployment of J2EE applications,
connecting to back-end resources, and basic troubleshooting.

The system administrator is generally self-sufficient and able to perform most of the tasks involved in the role with limited assistance from peers, product documentation, and vendor support services.

Assumptions
It is assumed that the individual following this roadmap has basic skills in the following areas:

  • Good understanding of the J2EE application model, including EJBs, JSP, HTTP sessions, and servlets
  • Good understanding of J2EE 1.4 technologies, such as JDBC, JMS, JNDI, JTA, and JAAS
  • Good understanding of HTTP server concepts
  • Experience in system administration on operating systems such as Windows 2000/XP, UNIX, z/OS, OS/400, and Linux
  • Good understanding of basic Internet concepts (for example, firewalls, Web browsers, TCP/IP, SSL, HTTP, and so forth)
  • Good understanding of standard markup languages such as XML and HTML
  • Basic knowledge of Web services, including SOAP, UDDI, and WSDL
  • Basic knowledge of bean scripting framework languages

Objectives
After completing this training, students should be able to:

  • Describe the architecture of WebSphere Application Server and the product family
  • Install and configure WebSphere Application Server on single and multiple nodes
  • Deploy J2EE business applications to WebSphere Application Server
  • Manage and maintain WebSphere Application Server and business applications
  • Tune performance
  • Determine common problems and work with customer support to resolve problems
  • Back up and restore

Technical conferences

  • Impact 2010

    Join us 02-07 May 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada USA