Module 1 - Introducing Application Server SE/EE 8.x
- Describe the three editions of Application Server 8.x
- Describe how Application Server SE/EE 8.x fits into the Java Enterprise System (JES) suites
- Describe key concepts of Application Server SE/EE 8.x
- Discuss the key features of Application Server SE/EE 8.x
- Discuss the developer productivity features provided in Application Server SE/EE 8.x
- Describe the upgrade and migration tools provided by the Application Server SE/EE 8.x
Module 2 - Management Architecture
- Describe the main components and concepts of the Application Server SE/EE 8.x
- Define the entity relationships
- Illustrate the management architecture
- Define the Domain Administration Server (DAS)
- Define the central repository
- Define the node agent
- Explain how synchronization works between different components
- Explain how the JMX API is used in Application Server SE/EE 8.x
Module 3 - Installing Application Server SE/EE 8.x
- Describe the key features of the Application Server SE/EE 8.x installation
- List the product components of Application Server SE/EE 8.x
- List the supported platforms for installation
- List the system requirements
- Describe the product distribution
- Describe the installation modes
- Describe the directory structure after installation
- Locate the installation log files
- Identify the sample applications
Module 4 - Configuration and Administration
- Describe the administration infrastructure
- Describe the domain configuration
- Describe the domain.xml file
- Describe server instance specialization
- Define dynamic reconfiguration
- Use the administration tools, including the asadmin utility and the Administration Console (Admin Console)
- Configure and administer clusters
- Configure a node agent
- Back up and restore the domain
- Define administrative security
Module 5 - Deployment
- Describe the deployment features in Application Server SE/EE 8.x
- Describe the JSR-8.x8.x Deployment API
- Describe the deployment life cycle
- Deploy an enterprise application
- List the key features of the deploytool 8.x utility (DeployTool)
- Discuss deployment features across various Application Server 8.x versions
Module 6 - HTTP Load Balancing
- Discuss the concepts of load balancing
- Describe the features of Application Server 8.x load balancing
- Explain the mechanism of load balancing
- Install the load balancer plug-in
- Configure HTTP load balancing
- Define rolling upgrade
- Perform a rolling upgrade in mixed mode
- Perform a rolling upgrade in non-mixed mode
- Enable HTTP load balancing logging
Module 7 - HADB Basics
- Describe important features of the HADB
- Illustrate the HADB hardware architecture
- Describe how to achieve HA for the HADB
- Configure a system for the HADB
- Describe the management architecture
- Locate the HADB directory and files in Application Server SE/EE 8.x
- Configure and start Management Agent (MA)
- Explain how the management client (hadbm) communicates with the MA
- Perform simple management tasks
- Use the asadmin command to configure an HA cluster
Module 8.x - HTTP Session Persistence
- Describe the fundamentals of a session and session persistence
- List the supported features of session persistence
- Explain the persistence mechanisms
- Compare the session persistence types
- Enable HA for SSO sessions
- Describe the criteria for distributed sessions
- Describe the availability's different levels
- Configure HTTP session persistence for HA
Module 9 - RMI/IIOP Load Balancing and Failover
- Describe the basics of RMI/IIOP
- Explain RMI/IIOP load balancing and failover subsystems
- Describe server-side configuration
- Configure standalone clients and the Application Client Container (ACC)
- Perform rolling upgrades for applications accessed by application clients
Module 10 - EJB Container High Availability
- Describe the new EJB container features common to Application Server 8.x
- Describe SFSB failover
- Configure SFSB failover
- Discuss the EJB timer service
- Describe transaction recovery
Module 11 - JMS Clustering and Failover
- Describe JMS and the Sun Java System Message Queue 3.6 (Message Queue 3.6)
- Describe the features of Message Queue 3.6
- Describe the integration of Message Queue 3.6 with Application Server 8.x
- Discuss resource adapters in Application Server 8.x
- Configure JMS
- Explain connection failover behavior
- Describe the multiple-broker configuration
Module 12 - Upgrade and Migration
- Describe Application Server 8.x compatibility with earlier versions
- Differentiate between application server upgrade and migration
- Describe the features of Upgrade Tool
- Describe the need for application server migration
- Identify entities that require migration
- Identify issues in migrating applications from earlier versions of Application Server
- Describe the Java Application Verification Kit for the Enterprise (Java AVK Enterprise)
- Describe the features of Migration Tool
- Use Migration Tool to migrate applications
- Use Migration Tool to migrate applications from other platforms
Module 13 - Tuning Performance
- Identify the performance role of the key web components
- Discuss performance tuning in Application Server 8.x
- Describe techniques to tune applications
- Tune Application Server 8.x
- Describe techniques to tune for HA
- Tune the HADB
- Identify the various tools to tune the performance of Application Server 8.x
Module 14 - Troubleshooting
- Use various resources to identify Application Server SE/EE 8.x problems
- Troubleshoot installation problems
- Troubleshoot Application Server SE/EE 8.x start problems
- Troubleshoot administrative client problems (asadmin and the Admin Console)
- Troubleshoot Application Server problems
- Resolve load balancer errors
- Troubleshoot HADB problems