Date: 26-Nov-2009 URL: global/training/catalog/courses/IAS-3445.xml

Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.1 2005Q2 (IAS-3445)

The Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.1 2005Q2 (Application Server PE 8.1) course provides students with knowledge about the new features and other changes to the product since the last release of Sun Java System Application Server PE 8. This course focuses on the following topics about Application Server PE 8.1: product installation and administration changes, integrated web service security features, performance improvements, and developer experience enhancements.

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Languages

English

Who Can Benefit

Students who can benefit from this course are architects, application server administrators, application deployers, support engineers, and technical staff who need to be Application Server product specialists.

Prerequisites

To succeed fully in this course, students should be:

Familiar with the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS)
Proficient with the Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8
Able to package and deploy a Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) application to an application server
Familiar with Internet protocols
Familiar with Java Management Extensions (JMX) technology
Familiar with Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) technology
Familiar with concepts of web services

Skills Gained

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

Describe the architecture and new features of Application Server PE 8.1
Install Application Server PE 8.1
Monitor and manage Application Server PE 8.1
Configure Application Server PE 8.1 for message-level security
Configure Application Server PE 8.1 to improve EJB technology runtime performance
Use the new features of the deploytool utility

Related Courses

Before:

Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8: Configuration and Deployment (IAS-4404)

After:

Sun Java System Application Server Standard Edition/Enterprise Edition 8.1 2005Q2: Administration and Deployment (IAS-4444)

Course Content

Module 1 - Introducing Application Server PE 8.1

List the distinguishing features of Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 (Application Server 8.1)
Compare the different editions of Application Server 8.1 and state their benefits in the enterprise environment
Describe how Application Server 8.1 relates to Sun Java Enterprise System
Describe the enhancements in the Application Server PE 8.1

Module 2 - Installing and Administering

Describe the Application Server PE 8.1 product distributions
Describe the Application Server PE 8.1 installation requirements
Illustrate the architecture of Application Server PE 8.1
Explain how JMX technology is used in Application Server PE 8.1 management
Describe Application Server PE 8.1 administration enhancements

Module 3 - Performance Enhancements

Describe runtime performance enhancements
Describe the last agent optimization (LAO)
Explain the Version Column Consistency Check feature
Describe the characteristics of read-only beans
Describe how to use the Immediate Flush feature
Describe deploy-time performance enhancements

Module 4 - Developer Experience Enhancements

Describe the new features in the deploytool utility
Use the web services wizard
Describe the features of the Sun Java Studio Creator Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
Describe support for the NetBeans 4.1 IDE

Module 5 - Web Service Security

Describe the need to secure web services
Explain message-level security for web services
Describe the standards for message-level security
List the web service security support in Application Server 8.1
Configure web service security in Application Server 8.1