Sun Java System Portal Server Installation and Configuration

PTL-2309 Sun Java System Portal Server: Installation and Configuration
Course Content :: Duration :: Course Fees
5 days

INR 20000.0 plus service taxes

Overview
The Sun Java System Portal Server: Installation and Configuration course provides students with a focus on how the Sun Java System Portal Server is installed and configured. Students learn the basic architecture and components of the Sun Java System Portal Server, install the Sun Java System Portal Server (Portal Server) in a classroom environment, install new portals within the Portal Server, customize the Portal Server desktop, manage users, configure services within the Portal Server, install and configure secure remote access (SRA), and install and configure the Portal Server on multiple machines.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
· Describe the basic architecture and components of the Sun Java System Portal Server 6 2005Q1
· Install the Portal Server
· Install and customize a new portal desktop
· Install new JSR-168-compliant portlets
· Enable portal localization
· Customize the portal login screens
· Configure the Portal Server search, subscription, and discussion services
· Manage users through the Sun Java System Access Manager (Access Manager) and manage application integration and single sign-on
· Configure delegated administration, Netlet, NetFile services, and multiple servers
· Install and configure the Secure Remote Access (SRA) service

PreRequisites

To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to have a:
· Work with the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS)
· Understand directory services and the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
· Familiarity with Internet technologies like Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and Extended Markup Language (XML)
· Working with the Sun Java System Directory Server (Directory Server) and Sun Java System Web Server (Web Server)

Who Can Benefit

Students who can benefit from this course are system engineers, system administrators, web architects, application developers and other technical personnel who must install and configure the Sun Java System Portal Server.

Duration :5 days

Course Fees :INR 20000.0 plus service taxes

INR 22472.00 inclusive of service taxes

Course Content :
Introducing the Portal Server
· Describe the Portal Server
· Describe the Portal Server architecture
· Describe the features of the Portal Server
· Describe secure remote access and mobile access
· Describe multiple operating system support
· Describe multiple web container support

Installing the Portal Server
· Identify the operating system requirements for installing the Portal Server
· Identify the hardware requirements for installing the Portal Server
· Identify the software requirements for installing the Portal Server
· Identify browser requirements to be used with the Portal Server
· Identify typical deployment scenarios
· Describe the components that are installed with the Portal Server
· Describe the installation procedures for the Portal Server
· Describe the file system layout after Portal Server installation
· Describe how to verify the Portal Server installation
· Describe how to uninstall the Portal Server
· Describe how to tune the Portal Server

Configuring a Portal
· Describe the role of the Access Manager in the Portal Server
· Log in to the Access Manager console as an administrator
· Create and test a new organization
· Identify the tasks required to manage a new organization

Configuring the Portal Server Desktop
· Describe the Portal Server desktop
· Describe the Portal Server desktop components
· Describe the content providers included with the sample portal
· Describe the Portal Server desktop display profile
· Describe the desktop service configuration

Configuring Portal Server Channels
· List the methods for adding new content to a Portal Server implementation
· Examine and configure a URL scraper provider, and identify the role of the Rewriter
· Describe extensible style sheet language transformations (XSLTs) and their role in transforming XML documents
· Examine and configure an XML building-block provider
· Describe the portlet rationale and JSR-168
· Describe Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP)
· Describe the WSRP rationale
· Describe WSRP producers
· Describe WSRP consumers

Branding and Localizing the Portal
· Describe the files used to customize a portal's look and feel
· Describe the files created to customize the appearance of a Portal Server desktop
· Describe an example of how to modify the appearance of a Tab Container
· Describe the use of display profile themes
· Describe the properties used to draw a leaf channel
· Describe an example of how leaf channels are drawn
· Describe the Theme Tag Library
· Localize the Portal Server desktop
· Localize dynamic provider portal content
· Localize static portal content

Customizing the Authentication Interface
· Customize the appearance and content of the authentication graphical user interface (GUI)
· Describe localization options for the authentication interface
· Modify the UserInfo channel to allow user modification of an LDAP password

Configuring Portal Server Services
· Describe the Portal Server search service
· Configure the search service provider
· Administer the database taxonomy
· Perform searches using the search channel
· Describe the Portal Server subscription service
· Configure the subscription service
· Subscribe to a topic
· Describe the Portal Server discussion service
· Configure the discussion service

Managing Users and Delegating Administration
· Explain Portal Server users, roles, and access control
· Create users within an organization
· Create roles within an organization
· Add users to roles
· Customize roles through service templates
· Describe delegated administration
· Identify the different administrator roles
· Describe the delegated administration hierarchy
· Configure common role tasks
· Create and test the custom administrator roles

Managing Application Integration and Single Sign-On
· Examine the different types of application integration within the Portal Server
· Deploy web applications into the Portal Server
· Describe single sign-on (SSO)
· Examine authentication and SSO within the Portal Server
· Describe the Access Manager SSO architecture and API
· Examine proxy authentication
· Describe the operation of the SSO Adapter
· Describe the SSO Adapter features for the Portal Server
· Describe the SSO Adapter administration interface

Installing and Configuring the Secure Remote Access Software
· Describe the Secure Remote Access (SRA) software function
· Identify the SRA software services
· Install the SRA software
· Configure SRA services
· Configure the SRA Gateway
· Configure the SRA software for a new organization
· Describe Portal Server SRA components

Related Courses (Before)

Related Courses (After)
Sun Java System Portal Server: Customization