IBM Certified System Administrator- Websphere Application Server Network Deployment v8.5 and Libert Profile Training

• WebSphere Application Server packaging, profiles and other related concepts
• Liberty profile installation, updation, accessing the database and managing the profile for administrators
• Core administration, including installation and configuration of IBM Installation manger (IIM), WebSphere Application Server, and IBM HTTP Server (IHS)
• Apply problem determination techniques and analyses
• Using Jython, IBM Assembly and Deploy Tools (IADT), and wsadmin  tool for supporting scripting and automation in WebSphere Application Server
• Use the Apache JMeter and the  IBM  Support Assistant (ISA) for performing load testing and monitoring application server performance
• Use Intelligent Management monitoring

• System administrators
• System integrators
• Solutions architects
• Application architects
• Infrastructure architects

• Command line interface and Jython/JACL
• Java Enterprise Edition 6
• Web application architecture and deployments

1. Technical Overview

• Overview of WebSphere Application Server
• WebSphere Application Server packaging
• WebSphere Application Server profiles
• WebSphere Application Server full profile concepts
• Liberty profile concepts
• Development and testing of applications
• Integration with other products
• Summary of programming support
• Summary of capabilitiesc

2. Liberty Profile administration skills

• Overview of the Liberty profile for administrators
• Installing and updating the Liberty profile
• Working with Liberty profile servers
• Accessing databases
• Runtime scenarios
• Messaging applications
• Monitoring the Liberty profile server environment
• Problem determination tools
• Integration with WebSphere eXtreme Scale

3. Core4 administration skills

• Explain how WebSphere Application Server relates to the WebSphere family of products
• Describe the architectural concepts related to WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5
• Install and configure IBM Installation Manager (IIM)
• Install and configure WebSphere Application Server and IBM HTTP Server (IHS)
• Assemble and install server-side Java enterprise applications
• Use WebSphere Application Server administrative tools to configure and manage enterprise applications
• Configure security for server-side application resources
• Use log files to troubleshoot problems
• Describe the Intelligent Management Pack
• Describe WebSphere Batch features
• Describe the Liberty profile
• Install and configure the Liberty profile
• Use the job manager to administer Liberty serverse

4. Problem determination skills

• Apply problem determination techniques and analyses
• Use problem determination tools
• Use problem determination tools and analysis techniques to identify problems
• Identify common problems
• Use IBM Support Assistant
• Communicate effectively with IBM support teamsmical Overview

5. Scripting and automation skills

• Describe the support in WebSphere Application Server for scripting and automation
• Use Jython and the IBM Assembly and Deploy Tools (IADT) to develop automated scripts
• Identify the administrative objects and programming APIs needed for administrative scripting
• Use the wsadmin tool to prototype and run scripts
• Write scripts to automate common WebSphere Application Server administration tasks
• Describe the use of Ant to automate tasks
• Use Jython scripting to submit jobs to the job manager

6. Websphere Application Server performance tuning skills

• Apply performance tuning methods to WebSphere Application Servers
• Perform load testing using the Apache JMeter
• Monitor application server performance using WebSphere and  the  IBM  Support Assistant (ISA)
• Monitor and tune the JVM for optimum throughput and response time
• Monitor and tune connection pools for optimum performance
• Implement best practices for general WebSphere runtime performance
• Use the Apache JMeter to profile and tune Java EE applications

7. Intelligent Management Configuration Skills

• Explain the concept of middleware virtualization
• Describe the architecture of the runtime components that Intelligent Management uses
• Use Intelligent Management monitoring
• Configure application server dynamic operations and explain their behavior
• Configure health management and explain its behavior
• Configure application edition management and explain its behavior
• Explain the behavior of on demand router dynamic clusters
• Use the features of centralized log management
• Configure a highly available deployment manager and explain its behavior
• Make  some  of  the  design  and  deployment  decisions  that  are  associated  with
• Intelligent Management

8. WebSphere Batch Application Processing Skills

• Explain WebSphere Batch and batch environment
• Use JVM launcher
• Explain Java batch complexity
• Use batch programming model
• Use Job Control Language - xJCL
• Describe parallel batch features
• Describe configurable transaction model
• Schedule a batch job
• Integrate with external job scheduler

9. Skills with webSphere eXtreme Scale and DataPower XC10 appliance

• Introduction to WebSphere eXtreme Scale and DataPower XC10 appliance
• Comparing the XC10 with WebSphere eXtreme Scale
• Architecture and topologies
• Application scenarios
• Configuring WebSphere DataPower XC10
• Developing with WebSphere eXtreme Scale
• Deployment scenarios
• Extended HTTP session management with WebSphere eXtreme Scale
• Basic administration