This is an introductory course to enable technical professionals to use IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager (ITCAM) for WebSphere 6.0. Students will learn how to use ITCAM for WebSphere 6.0 to monitor J2EE applications and conduct initial problem determination of applications in a production environment. Learning objectives will be reinforced with hands-on student exercises in a remote lab environment.
Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to accomplish the following:
Explain the purpose and value of IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager (ITCAM) for WebSphere.
Use ITCAM for WebSphere to monitor applications in a production environment.
Use ITCAM for WebSphere to perform initial problem determination of applications in a production environment.
Course outline
Overview of IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for WebSphere
Composite Application Management
ITCAM for WebSphere Functionality
Overview of ITCAM for WebSphere Architecture
Monitoring Applications with ITCAM for WebSphere
Groups and Users
Enterprise, Server, Portal and Web
Recent Activity Display
z/OS Monitoring – Systems Resources
Monitoring Active and Recent Requests
MOD
Server Activity Display
In-Flight Requests
Composite Requests
Memory Diagnosis
Memory Diagnosis - Memory Analysis
Memory Diagnosis - Heap Analysis
Memory Diagnosis – Memory Leak
JVM Thread Display
Additional Problem Determination Tools
Trap and Alert Management
Installed Binary Comparison and Check
Runtime Environment Comparison and Check
Reports and Data Sources
Data Sources
Sampling Rates
Application Reports
Server Reports
Report Navigation
z/OS Reports
Who will benefit from this course
This course will benefit any technical professional who needs to know how to use ITCAM for WebSphere 6.0. Examples of such roles include: operators, system administrators, performance analysts, application developers and verification engineers.
Required skills/knowledge
UNIX user skills
Windows user skills
Understanding of WebSphere (and J2EE in general) application environment and performance metrics
