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IBM WebSphere Portal Version 5. 1 Administration
Course Code: PW321
Course Duration: 3 days
In this hands-on lab course, learn how to perform the day-to-day administrative tasks for IBM WebSphere Portal V5. 1. Develop the necessary skills for an administrator, architect, or developer to administer WebSphere Portal. Portal administrators see how to perform such tasks as portlet deployment, portal page creation, document management using Document Manager and Web Content Manager, configure Virtual Portals and many other administrative tasks. Also, discuss approaches involving portal design and implementation.
This course does not cover programming of portlets nor does it cover the administrative task of installation of the base IBM Portal Server product. These skills can be obtained by attending the appropriate WebSphere Portal Developer or other administration courses.
Related Software Programs or Products: IBM WebSphere Portal
Related Awards, Degrees or Certifications: IBM WebSphere Portal Administration Certification
Related Jobs or Careers: WebSphere Portal Developer
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IBM WebSphere Portal Version 51 Administration
IBM WebSphere Portal Version 5. 1 Administration
Course Code: PW321
Course Duration: 3 days
In this hands-on lab course, learn how to perform the day-to-day administrative tasks for IBM WebSphere Portal V5. 1. Develop the necessary skills for an administrator, architect, or developer to administer WebSphere Portal. Portal administrators see how to perform such tasks as portlet deployment, portal page creation, document management using Document Manager and Web Content Manager, configure Virtual Portals and many other administrative tasks. Also, discuss approaches involving portal design and implementation.
This course does not cover programming of portlets nor does it cover the administrative task of installation of the base IBM Portal Server product. These skills can be obtained by attending the appropriate WebSphere Portal Developer or other administration courses.
Administrative skills to install and deploy WebSphere Portal server can be obtained by attending:
IBM WebSphere Portal Version 5. 1 Installation and Deployment (PW311) or
IBM WebSphere Portal Version 5. 1 Installation, Deployment, and Administration (PW331)
PW331 is a combination of topics from the PW311 and PW321.
Course Materials
The course material exposes the portal architect or administrator to the processes and practices for administration of WebSphere Portal V5. 1.
Hands-On Labs
Seven labs are included to address the skills transfer of the portal architect or administrator to the processes and practices for administration of WebSphere Portal V5. 1.
Training Path
This course is part of an IBM Training Path. Taking this course in the recommended sequence allows you to maximize the benefits from your education.
Audience
This is an intermediate course for IBM clients, independent software vendors, systems integrators, and IBM technical staff members, including administrators, architects, and developers who implement portal solutions built on the IBM WebSphere Portal platform.
Objective
Discuss approaches and processes for the planning and design of a portal community
Demonstrate the use of the different WebSphere Portal administration facilities (administration portlets, XMLAccess, and wpscript)
Create and manage pages
Deploy and manage portlet applications
Work with Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP)
Manage user access to portal resources through the WebSphere authorization mechanism
Work with the different tools for creation and management of content in WebSphere Portal (IBM Web Content Manager, Document Manager, and Personalization)
Configure and manage a search collection
Implement virtual portals, with and without realm support
Key topics
Course introduction
This unit describes the course topics and agenda, and provides an opportunity for introductions
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe what the course is about
WebSphere Portal overview
This unit describes the core principles of the WebSphere Portal environment.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe the principles and concepts of WebSphere Portal
identify some of the WebSphere Portal components
explain the difference between authenticated an unauthenticated users
identify where WebSphere Portal fits into the WebSphere Application Server runtime environment
describe the functionality of Release Builder
WebSphere Portal administrative facilities
This unit describes the three methods available for an administrator to configure the WebSphere Portal runtime: administration portlets, wpscript and XMLAccess.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe the different ways of administering the portlet
identify what tasks the administrative portlets support
discuss how to run wpscript and XMLAccess commands
contrast the features of the three administrative tools and identify when each should be used
explain the high-level composition structure of XMLAccess scripts
Portal page management
This unit explores how to create and manage the portal page hierarchy using the Graphical User Interface (GUI) administrative tools, such as the Manage Pages portlet.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
explain the concept and purpose of themes and skins
discuss what the page navigation structure is, and how to build it
identify the behavioral difference between root nodes and regular nodes
use the Manage Pages portlet to create and manage a navigation structure consisting of labels, pages, and Uniform Resource Locators (URL)
discuss the different page configuration options that are available
place portlets on a page
use XMLAccess to export/ import page configurations
WebSphere Portal Scripting interface
This unit discusses how to use the WebSphere Portal Scripting interface (wpscript).
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe what administrative functionality is provided by wpscript
understand the syntax of wpscript
use the wpscript facilities to get help on using the interface
use wpscript to interact with and modify the WebSphere Portal navigation hierarchy
run preprovided scripts that allow for automated, repeatable administrative tasks to be performed
Portlet administration
This unit discusses what portlets are, how to install them, and how to manage them using the administrative portlets.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe a portlet
explain the packaging and deployment mechanism
discuss what occurs during the installation process and the different locations where the code files are placed
explain how to activate/ deactivate and copy a portlet application
describe what occurs when a portlet application is updated
discuss the importance of the portlet. xml and web. xml deployment descriptors
WSRPs
This unit describes how to expose a portlet using the WSRP interface and the steps necessary to consume a portlet that has been exposed through WSRP.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe WSRP and where it should be used
expose a portlet using WSRP
consume a portlet that has been exposed through WSRP
discuss the different options for enabling security for portlets exposed through WSRP
describe where WSRP fits into the portal architecture
Portal access control concepts
This unit describes how WebSphere Portal handles authorization to controlled resources, such as portlets and pages.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe the WebSphere Portal authorization model
explain a role
discuss the seven different role types that exist and the rights associated with each role type
explain the concept of virtual resources and virtual users and how they work
explain who to delegate authorization control to other users
describe the difference between public and private resources and identify which role types affect which type of resource
set up role inheritance and role propagation blocks
explain how traversal permission functions
Portal access control administration
This unit explores the different ways that authorization controls can be set through the administrative portlets.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe the different portlets available to set and manage authorization controls
identify common authorization scenarios and how to set the required role assignments
Adding content to the portal
This unit provides a high-level overview the different content tools provided as part of WebSphere Portal and their respective features.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe the major functions of the different content management tools that ship as part of the WebSphere Portal product
discuss the purpose of Java Specification Request (JSR) 170
explain how content is managed in WebSphere Portal
work with Document Manager functionality
work with IBM Web Content Manager (WCM) functionality
describe what functionality is provided by personalization
describe what functionality is provided by Portal Search
WebSphere Portal Search
This unit explores how to use the built-in WebSphere Portal Search facilities.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe the features available through WebSphere Portal Search
use the administrative portlets to configure a new search index
add the search index to the search center
make a search index available through a portlet
Virtual portal overview
This unit describes the fundamental concepts of virtual portals and where they can be used in an architecture.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe the major functions of virtual portals
contrast virtual portals and true portals
identify which resources are scoped to a specific virtual portal
identify which resources are shared between co-hosted portals
Administering virtual portals
This unit describes the tools and processes needed to configure a virtual portal instance.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe the major functions of the Manage Virtual Portals portlet
discuss what is meant by realms when working with virtual portals
identify the tasks needed to configure the portal to use realm support to scope specific branches of an LDAP tree to a specific virtual portal instance
manage the base rights that are granted to users and administrators when a new virtual portal instance is created
modify the base content that is available to a new virtual portal instance
Planning and designing a community
This unit describes the main considerations when planning your portal s layout and authorization structure.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe some of the important considerations to take into account when planning a portal based on a community of users
use various planning tools, such as wire-frames, to assist in the planning and design efforts
identify some of the main questions to answer in order to help guide portlet development
Course summary
This unit summarizes what the course was about.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
identify the major topics that were covered during this course
Course Code: PW321
Course Duration: 3 days
In this hands-on lab course, learn how to perform the day-to-day administrative tasks for IBM WebSphere Portal V5. 1. Develop the necessary skills for an administrator, architect, or developer to administer WebSphere Portal. Portal administrators see how to perform such tasks as portlet deployment, portal page creation, document management using Document Manager and Web Content Manager, configure Virtual Portals and many other administrative tasks. Also, discuss approaches involving portal design and implementation.
This course does not cover programming of portlets nor does it cover the administrative task of installation of the base IBM Portal Server product. These skills can be obtained by attending the appropriate WebSphere Portal Developer or other administration courses.
Administrative skills to install and deploy WebSphere Portal server can be obtained by attending:
IBM WebSphere Portal Version 5. 1 Installation and Deployment (PW311) or
IBM WebSphere Portal Version 5. 1 Installation, Deployment, and Administration (PW331)
PW331 is a combination of topics from the PW311 and PW321.
Course Materials
The course material exposes the portal architect or administrator to the processes and practices for administration of WebSphere Portal V5. 1.
Hands-On Labs
Seven labs are included to address the skills transfer of the portal architect or administrator to the processes and practices for administration of WebSphere Portal V5. 1.
Training Path
This course is part of an IBM Training Path. Taking this course in the recommended sequence allows you to maximize the benefits from your education.
Audience
This is an intermediate course for IBM clients, independent software vendors, systems integrators, and IBM technical staff members, including administrators, architects, and developers who implement portal solutions built on the IBM WebSphere Portal platform.
Objective
Discuss approaches and processes for the planning and design of a portal community
Demonstrate the use of the different WebSphere Portal administration facilities (administration portlets, XMLAccess, and wpscript)
Create and manage pages
Deploy and manage portlet applications
Work with Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP)
Manage user access to portal resources through the WebSphere authorization mechanism
Work with the different tools for creation and management of content in WebSphere Portal (IBM Web Content Manager, Document Manager, and Personalization)
Configure and manage a search collection
Implement virtual portals, with and without realm support
Key topics
Course introduction
This unit describes the course topics and agenda, and provides an opportunity for introductions
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe what the course is about
WebSphere Portal overview
This unit describes the core principles of the WebSphere Portal environment.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe the principles and concepts of WebSphere Portal
identify some of the WebSphere Portal components
explain the difference between authenticated an unauthenticated users
identify where WebSphere Portal fits into the WebSphere Application Server runtime environment
describe the functionality of Release Builder
WebSphere Portal administrative facilities
This unit describes the three methods available for an administrator to configure the WebSphere Portal runtime: administration portlets, wpscript and XMLAccess.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe the different ways of administering the portlet
identify what tasks the administrative portlets support
discuss how to run wpscript and XMLAccess commands
contrast the features of the three administrative tools and identify when each should be used
explain the high-level composition structure of XMLAccess scripts
Portal page management
This unit explores how to create and manage the portal page hierarchy using the Graphical User Interface (GUI) administrative tools, such as the Manage Pages portlet.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
explain the concept and purpose of themes and skins
discuss what the page navigation structure is, and how to build it
identify the behavioral difference between root nodes and regular nodes
use the Manage Pages portlet to create and manage a navigation structure consisting of labels, pages, and Uniform Resource Locators (URL)
discuss the different page configuration options that are available
place portlets on a page
use XMLAccess to export/ import page configurations
WebSphere Portal Scripting interface
This unit discusses how to use the WebSphere Portal Scripting interface (wpscript).
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe what administrative functionality is provided by wpscript
understand the syntax of wpscript
use the wpscript facilities to get help on using the interface
use wpscript to interact with and modify the WebSphere Portal navigation hierarchy
run preprovided scripts that allow for automated, repeatable administrative tasks to be performed
Portlet administration
This unit discusses what portlets are, how to install them, and how to manage them using the administrative portlets.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe a portlet
explain the packaging and deployment mechanism
discuss what occurs during the installation process and the different locations where the code files are placed
explain how to activate/ deactivate and copy a portlet application
describe what occurs when a portlet application is updated
discuss the importance of the portlet. xml and web. xml deployment descriptors
WSRPs
This unit describes how to expose a portlet using the WSRP interface and the steps necessary to consume a portlet that has been exposed through WSRP.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe WSRP and where it should be used
expose a portlet using WSRP
consume a portlet that has been exposed through WSRP
discuss the different options for enabling security for portlets exposed through WSRP
describe where WSRP fits into the portal architecture
Portal access control concepts
This unit describes how WebSphere Portal handles authorization to controlled resources, such as portlets and pages.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe the WebSphere Portal authorization model
explain a role
discuss the seven different role types that exist and the rights associated with each role type
explain the concept of virtual resources and virtual users and how they work
explain who to delegate authorization control to other users
describe the difference between public and private resources and identify which role types affect which type of resource
set up role inheritance and role propagation blocks
explain how traversal permission functions
Portal access control administration
This unit explores the different ways that authorization controls can be set through the administrative portlets.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe the different portlets available to set and manage authorization controls
identify common authorization scenarios and how to set the required role assignments
Adding content to the portal
This unit provides a high-level overview the different content tools provided as part of WebSphere Portal and their respective features.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe the major functions of the different content management tools that ship as part of the WebSphere Portal product
discuss the purpose of Java Specification Request (JSR) 170
explain how content is managed in WebSphere Portal
work with Document Manager functionality
work with IBM Web Content Manager (WCM) functionality
describe what functionality is provided by personalization
describe what functionality is provided by Portal Search
WebSphere Portal Search
This unit explores how to use the built-in WebSphere Portal Search facilities.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe the features available through WebSphere Portal Search
use the administrative portlets to configure a new search index
add the search index to the search center
make a search index available through a portlet
Virtual portal overview
This unit describes the fundamental concepts of virtual portals and where they can be used in an architecture.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe the major functions of virtual portals
contrast virtual portals and true portals
identify which resources are scoped to a specific virtual portal
identify which resources are shared between co-hosted portals
Administering virtual portals
This unit describes the tools and processes needed to configure a virtual portal instance.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe the major functions of the Manage Virtual Portals portlet
discuss what is meant by realms when working with virtual portals
identify the tasks needed to configure the portal to use realm support to scope specific branches of an LDAP tree to a specific virtual portal instance
manage the base rights that are granted to users and administrators when a new virtual portal instance is created
modify the base content that is available to a new virtual portal instance
Planning and designing a community
This unit describes the main considerations when planning your portal s layout and authorization structure.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
describe some of the important considerations to take into account when planning a portal based on a community of users
use various planning tools, such as wire-frames, to assist in the planning and design efforts
identify some of the main questions to answer in order to help guide portlet development
Course summary
This unit summarizes what the course was about.
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
identify the major topics that were covered during this course
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