IBM WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance Technical Overview (Self-Paced)

NOTE: THIS IS AN ONLINE SELF-PACED VIRTUAL COURSE. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS COURSE.
Self-paced virtual courses provide the same deep technical content as our classroom courses, but allow you to learn on your own schedule. You can stop and start a Self-Paced Virtual class as needed during the 60-day access period.
There is no live instructor for this course, so it may not be appropriate for students who require the guidance of a live instructor.
Course overview:
This six-hour self-paced virtual course teaches students the skills they need to configure and monitor virtual systems deployed to private cloud environments using the IBM WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance.
The WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance is the first hardware appliance of its kind. Preloaded with WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition, it provides access to WebSphere Application Server virtual images and patterns so that application environments can be quickly and easily created, and securely deployed and managed in a private cloud.
This course begins by introducing students to the key concepts of clouds and cloud computing, as well as to the technical and business benefits and challenges of cloud computing. Students then learn how the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance can help organizations handle the business opportunities that cloud computing enables for the enterprise. In addition, students learn how the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance and WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition address provisioning virtual systems into cloud environments.
The course then provides an overview of how to deploy, configure, and manage cloud environments with the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance. Students learn how to create, deploy, and monitor virtual systems that are created from predefined patterns, as well as how to complete the initial physical and firmware configurations for the CloudBurst Appliance. Students also learn about the networking and storage requirements for implementing a VMware ESX cloud environment used by the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance, and learn how to configure cloud resources, such as hypervisors and IP groups. Finally, the course covers resource management procedures for both virtual systems and the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance.
In-depth product demonstrations provided throughout the course reinforce the content in the streaming lectures by highlighting the functionality of the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance V2.0 and giving students additional insight into configuring and monitoring cloud resources and virtual systems. Topics covered by the demonstrations include configuring the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance and cloud resources, creating virtual systems, managing resources, and performing recovery procedures. For example, the demonstrations show students how to configure product licenses on the appliance and how to configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) from the console. Students also learn how to create multi-image patterns from disparate image parts and how to manage dynamic virtual machines from the console. Finally, students learn to customize, clone, and deploy an Intelligent-Management-Pack-enabled pattern.
Online Enrollment:
THIS IS A SELF-PACED VIRTUAL CLASS. ONCE YOU REGISTER, YOU HAVE 60 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE COURSE.
Before you enroll, review the system requirements listed below to ensure that your system meets the minimum requirements for this course.
Within 48 hours of enrolling in the course, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing your online link, your ID and password, and additional instructions for starting the course.
Start the course at any time. Once you start the course, you have 60 days to complete it. You are billed for the course when you submit the enrollment form.
ONCE YOU ARE ENROLLED IN THIS COURSE, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CANCEL YOUR ENROLLMENT.
Určeno pro
This basic course is designed for system architects, application developers, data center managers, and operations managers.
Předpokládané znalosti
Sudents should have:
• Experience administering WebSphere Application Server.
General knowledge of service-oriented architecture (SOA) principles and virtualization principles is beneficial.
Cíl kurzu
• Define clouds and cloud computing
• Explain the technical benefits of cloud computing
• Describe the business goals and benefits of cloud computing
• Explain the concepts of virtualization, virtual machines, and hypervisors
• List issues specific to cloud computing that are addressed by the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance
• Describe the capabilities of the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance
• Describe the capabilities of WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition
• Explain how the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance achieves the goals of cloud computing
• Define the requirements for implementing a VMware ESX cloud environment
• Define the requirements for implementing a PowerVM cloud environment
• Complete the initial physical configuration of the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance
• Complete the firmware configuration of the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance
• Define cloud resources on the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance to access the VMware ESX cloud environment
• Create virtual systems from predefined patterns
• Deploy virtual systems to hypervisors running in the VMware ESX environment
• Perform a snapshot and restoration of a virtual system
• Back up and restore the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance
• Perform resource configuration tasks using the command-line interface
Klíčová témata
• Course introduction
• Introduction to clouds and cloud computing
• Introduction to the IBM WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance
• Planning a deployment of the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance
• Planning a deployment of the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance -PowerVM
• Demonstration: Configuring an IBM WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance
• Configuring cloud resources
• Demonstration: Configuring cloud resources
• Creating virtual systems
• Demonstration: Creating virtual systems
• Resource management
• Demonstration: User-level resource management
• Demonstration: Administrator-level resource management
• Demonstration: Importing and exporting virtual images
• Demonstration: Snapshots and backups
• Using the command-line interface
• Demonstration: Using the command-line interface
• What's new in IBM WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance V2.0
• Demonstration: Configuring product licenses
• Demonstration: Configuring SNMP
• Demonstration: Creating a multi-image pattern
• Demonstration: Managing dynamic machines
• Demonstration: Cloning and customizing an Intelligent-Management-Pack-enabled pattern
• Course summary
Požadavky na technické vybavení
After you enroll in this course, you will be directed to a link to help you prepare your system to access the course.
Minimum workstation software requirements:
• Windows XP or Windows 2003
• Internet Explorer browser version 6.0 or later, Netscape Navigator browser version 7.0 or later, Mozilla browser version 1.1 or later, or Firefox browser version 1.0.7
• 128-bit encryption
Minimum network requirements:
• Internet access at a minimum of 30 kbps of dedicated bandwidth
• A direct Internet connection that allows communication on port 443 or 1494 (depending on your class)
• Proxy rules that permit Citrix ICA Client access using ICA/SSL packets
For information on other related WebSphere courses, visit the WebSphere Education Training Paths Web site:
http://www.ibm.com/software/websphere/education/paths/