SUMMARY:   WebSphere Application Server v6 Administration is designed to provide delegates with the knowledge and skills necessary to install, configure and maintain an IBM WebSphere Application Server v6 and to deploy enterprise applications in a single machine or clustered configuration. AUDIENCE:   Delegates should be webmasters or system administrators, who wish to install, configure and manage Web-based applications on WAS v6. PREREQUISITES:   You should have an understanding of basic Internet concepts, and experience using a Web browser. You should also have a basic knowledge of J2EE and its components. Experience and knowledge of administering WebSphere, or a web server (such as Apache) would be an advantage. DURATION:   5 Days OBJECTIVES:   At the end of this course, delegates will be able to: • Describe the WAS architecture • Install and configure WAS • Explain Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) • Assemble and install Java enterprise applications • Use WAS administrative tools to configure and manage enterprise applications • Configure security • Deploy applications in clustered environments • View performance information about servers and applications • Troubleshoot problems COURSE CONTENT:   I INTRODUCTION WebSphere product family Background and history J2EE Overview WAS Architectural Overview WAS Components   II INSTALLATION Installation Concepts Install WAS (base and network deployment) Initial configuration   III MANAGING WEBSPHERE APPLICATION SERVER Explore WAS through the Administrative Console Use command-line tools Creating an application server Starting and stopping application servers   IV APPLICATION ENVIRONMENT Preparing an application environment Resource Definitions Server Processes   V SETTING UP and DEPLOYING AN APPLICATION J2EE packaging Application Assembly using Application Server Toolkit Application Administration   VI  LOAD BALANCING Creating clusters Creating clones Deploying applications across nodes in a cluster     VII PROBLEM SOLVING Problem solving tools Trace configuration System log Activity log Log analyzer Diagnosing problems   VIII SECURITY WebSphere Security SSL WebSphere and J2EE Security   IX PERFORMANCE Performance Isues Integrated Performance Viewer       GH/06