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WebSphere Application Server V8 Problem Determination

This course teaches techniques for troubleshooting problems with WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5. Students learn to use tools like IBM Support Assistant to organize diagnostic data and identify issues. Through hands-on exercises, students gain experience troubleshooting common problems including hung threads, crashes, memory leaks, database connectivity errors, security issues, and application deployment failures. The goal is to help administrators effectively manage problems within their organizations and work with IBM support to resolve complex problems.

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WebSphere Application Server V8 Problem Determination

This course teaches techniques for troubleshooting problems with WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5. Students learn to use tools like IBM Support Assistant to organize diagnostic data and identify issues. Through hands-on exercises, students gain experience troubleshooting common problems including hung threads, crashes, memory leaks, database connectivity errors, security issues, and application deployment failures. The goal is to help administrators effectively manage problems within their organizations and work with IBM support to resolve complex problems.

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WebSphere Application Server V8.5.

5 Problem Determination

Overview
This course is also available as classroom course WebSphere Application Server
V8.5.5 Problem Determination(WA591G).
This course teaches you how to manage WebSphere Application Server problems
more skillfully within your organization by using problem determination tools and
techniques. The instructor and students explore common scenarios that you might
face in your daily activities. You also learn methodologies and techniques for
problem determination, including how to use online IBM support tools to resolve
problems. In addition, you learn how to communicate more effectively with IBM
support teams so they can identify a problem and find its solution.
The course covers problems that are associated with Java virtual machine (JVM)
tuning and memory management, database connectivity, connection pool
configuration, security configuration, server start and stop failures, application
deployment, web requests, and default messaging.
In hands-on lab exercises throughout the course, you gain practical experience with
problem determination techniques by using your newly acquired skills within various
scenarios. These scenarios include hung threads, OutOfMemory errors, crashes,
data source configuration, security-related issues, server start and stop failures, web
requests, and Java Message Service (JMS) message flow issues.
The lab environment for this course uses the Linux platform.

Prerequisites
You should have basic operating skills for the Linux or UNIX operating systems.. You
should also have WebSphere administration skills, which can be obtained through
practical experience in administering a WebSphere Application Server
environment or by completing one of these courses:
WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Administration (WA855G)
WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Administration (ZA855G)

Key topics
Course introduction
Overview of WebSphere Application Server systems and components
Using the IBM Support Assistant Team Server 5.0
Exercise: Using the IBM Support Assistant Team Server 5.0
Problem determination methods
Gathering diagnostic data
Exercise: Gathering diagnostic data
Introduction to JVM-related problems
Exercise: Introduction to configuring garbage collection policies
How to troubleshoot hangs
Exercise: Troubleshooting hung threads
How to troubleshoot crashes
Exercise: Troubleshooting crashes
Introduction to WebSphere out-of-memory problems
Exercise: Troubleshooting an out-of-memory condition
Introduction to database connection problems
Exercise: Troubleshooting database connection problems
Tuning and connection pool management problems
Exercise: Troubleshooting a connection leak
WebSphere security configuration problems
Exercise: Troubleshooting security problems
Application deployment problems
Server start failures
Exercise: Troubleshooting server start failures
Request flow and web container problems
Exercise: Troubleshooting request flow and web container problems
Default messaging provider problem determination
Exercise: Troubleshooting WebSphere default messaging
WebSphere installation problems when using IBM Installation Manager
Intelligent Management problem determination and problem determination tools
Exercise: Configuring health management policies
Course summary

Objectives
Use IBM Support Assistant to organize and analyze problem artifacts
Use problem determination techniques to identify common problems
Apply problem investigation approaches such as analysis and isolation
Gather diagnostic data problem artifacts by using administrative tools
Troubleshoot JVM-related problems such as hung threads, out of memory issues,
and crashes
Use IBM Support Assistant to run tools that analyze diagnostic data
Identify and troubleshoot common problems with database connections
Configure and tune database connection pools
Troubleshoot WebSphere security problems associated with authentication,
authorization, SSL, and Java 2 policies
Identify and resolve Java EE application deployment problems
Troubleshoot HTTP request flow problems from web server to web container
Identify and resolve application server startup failures
Troubleshoot problems associated with WebSphere default messaging and SI bus
Troubleshoot WebSphere installation problems
Use Intelligent Management features to configure health policies and tasks
Communicate effectively with IBM support teams

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