WebSphere for z/OS Version 8 Implementation

Course details

WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Version 7.0 (V7) for z/OS provides a Java2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) runtime environment for Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB), along with servlets and JavaServer Pages (JSP) in Web applications. WAS V7 extends the platform established in WebSphere for z/OS V6, bringing new functionality for application management, messaging, and Web services and new flexible Management and administration options. Learn how to install and customize WebSphere V7.0 for z/OS, and how to deploy EJB applications and Web applications. Reinforce the concepts you learn in lectures with extensive hands-on laboratory exercises Note: This course does not address Java application development for z/OS, and it and does not teach the use of programming tools such as IBM Rational Application Developer 7.0.

Objectives:

• Understand the basics of object-oriented applications, EJBs and the J2EE standard runtime environment
• Prepare the base z/OS environment, including all system prerequisites
• Plan for and configure the WAS V7 runtime environment using the supplied WebSphere Customization Tools (WCT) workstation application
• Design and implement a complete server security scheme for WAS V7 on your z/OS system
• Customize your WAS V7 runtime on z/OS
• Set up and run the Installation Verification Test (IVT)
• Deploy an EJB application and a Web application into your new WAS V7 runtime using the systems management administrative functions
• Configure and manage Network Deployment, including a Deployment Manager and Node Agents
• Install and configure an the Apache-based web server on z/OS to host the WebSphere for z/OS plug-in
• Configure and use a web server node in WebSphere to assist managing the web server plug-in file
• Create a cluster by cloning your first application server
• See how the plugin can perform load balancing and achieve high availability
• Create a proxy server, and drive your applications through this proxy server
• Define a JDBC driver and datasource and deploy a sample application to connect to a DB2 for z/OS subsystem through the UDB universal driver type 4
• Describe the main components and infrastructure of the WebSphere for z/OS java messaging run time environment
• Plan for the monitoring of performance in your new WAS V7 runtime