Training Registration For IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.1 Scripting and Automation

Introduction:

This course teaches students to write, debug, and run Jython scripts to automate the administration of WebSphere Application Server V6.1. It provides a comprehensive view of the WebSphere Application Server tools and technologies that support scripting, and highlights the key resources needed to successfully develop administrative scripts. Students learn to use the Jython language in conjunction with  WebSphere administrative objects to develop scripts that automate common administrative tasks.

Audience

This is an intermediate course designed for system administrators, IT architects, lead application developers, and test engineers.

Prerequisites
Before taking this course, you should have experience with WebSphere Application Server V6.1 administration, or a good understanding of WebSphere Application Server V6.1 administration concepts, as provided by course WA361, IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.1 Administration.

Skills taught
After completing this course, students should be able to:

• Describe the WebSphere Application Server support for scripting and automation
• Use Jython and the Application Server Toolkit (AST) to develop, test, and debug automation 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 (Another Neat Tool) to automate tasks
• Use the JACL (Java Application Control Language) to Jython conversion tool

Course outline

• Introduction to scripting and automation
• WebSphere Application Server administrative concepts and architecture
• Exercise: Automating the installation of WebSphere Application Server
• WebSphere Application Server scripting facilities
• Using wsadmin
• Exercise: Using wsadmin to explore the WebSphere Application Server environment
• Jython basics
• Jython development using the AST
• Exercise: Using the AST to develop Jython scripts
• Administrative object basics: Help and AdminConfig
• Exercise: Using the AdminConfig object
• Administrative object basics: AdminApp
• Exercise: Using the AdminApp object
• Administrative object basics: AdminControl
• Exercise: Using the AdminControl object
• Administrative object basics: AdminTask
• Exercise: Using the AdminTask object
• Introduction to the Trade application
• Configuring and managing servers and server resources using scripting
• Exercise: Creating and configuring the Trade server environment using scripting
• Deploying and managing applications and application resources using scripting
• Exercise: Deploying and managing the Trade application using scripting
• Using ws_ant
• Exercise: Controlling and managing scripting using ws_ant
• Using the Jacl2Jython conversion assistant
• Exercise: Converting Jacl scripts to Jython using Jacl2Jython

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