Sun Java CAPS 6.X Administration (CAPS-0550)

For business integration, Sun provides the Sun Java[tm] Composite Application Platform Suite (Java CAPS) - the most complete, integrated software suite to develop, deploy, and manage a service-oriented architecture (SOA) and composite applications to rapidly deliver new business capabilities and drive business growth. This course emphasizes hands-on lab work to present the features, functionality, vocabulary and concepts of Java CAPS 6.x for those new to Java CAPS.

Students who can benefit from this course:
* Administrators new to Java CAPS who are tasked with: installing Java CAPS 6; deploying Java CAPS 6 repository-based projects; deploying Java CAPS 6 JBI-based projects; and managing and monitoring Java CAPS 6 applications

Audience
Course Topics Overview of Java CAPS 6

• Java CAPS Suite Overview
• Java Business Integration
• The NetBeans IDE
• GlassFish Application Server
• Management and Monitoring
• Business Process Management

Installation of Java CAPS 6

• Installing Java CAPS 6
• CAPS Repository Install Actions
• Using the Java CAPS Uploader
• Updating the Enterprise Manager
• Updating NetBeans
• Adding JBI Components to GlassFish

Repository-based Development

• Overview of Repository-Based Development
• Java Collaborations
• Object Type Definitions
• JMS Topics and Queues
• eWays
• The Connectivity Map
• The Java CAPS Environment
• The Java CAPS Deployment Profile

Repository Deployment

• Project Creation Roadmap
• The Environment
• Logical Hosts and Environments
• The Logical Host
• External Systems
• Starting the Application Server
• Building and Deploying Applications

Repository Deployment Management

• Commandline Codegen
• The Enterprise Manager
• Managing Applications
• Viewing Alerts
• Managing Messages
• Managing Components
• Using em-cmdline-client
• Importing and Exporting Projects

Log File Management

• GlassFish Log Files
• Viewing and Searching Log Files
• Common problems
• Common error messages
• Configuring Runtime Logging
• Managing Log File Rotation
• Configuring Application Loggers

User Management Repository

• Repository Users
• Repository Version Control
• Access Control Lists
• Enterprise Manager User Roles
• Configuring Application Server Security
• Realms
• Configuring Security Settings
• Managing Password Security

Introduction to JBI

• JBI Overview
• Deployment to JBI
• JBI in GlassFish
• The Java EE Service Engine
• The JBI Bridge
• JBI Administration

Business Processes in Java CAPS 6

• Describing a message with XSD
• Web Services Definition Language
• Abstract and Concrete WSDL
• Business Processes and BPEL
• The Composite Application
• Adding a JBI Module
• The CASA Editor
• Building and deploying a Composite Application

Adapters in Java CAPS 6

• J2EE Overview
• J2EE Connector Architecture
• Connection Pooling
• Resource Adapter Deployment
• JCA Adapters in Java CAPS 6
• Using OTDs with JCA Adapters

Management and Monitoring Tools

• JBI Components
• Java Message eXtensions (JMX)
• Using the Management API
• asadmin and asant
• NetBeans Admin Plug-ins
• The GlassFish Admin Console
• Deploying Applications and Service Assemblies
• Managing Service Assemblies, Binding Components and Service Engines

Managing Patches

• Types of Patches
• Patch Distribution
• Patch Management Tools
• Installing Patches
• Verifying Patch Installation
• Uninstalling a Patch

Application Configuration

• Repository-Based Configuration Model
• Externalization in LDAP
• Environment Objects
• Creating and Maintaining Environment Objects
• JBI Configuration Model
• Application Variables
• Application Configuration Objects

Course Objectives

• install Java CAPS 6 deploy projects to GlassFish Application Server use a variety of tools to monitor and manage deployed projects