Sun Java System Web Server 6.1: Administration and Maintenance Training  

Web Server Features

• Describe Web Server features
• Describe core features
• Describe application-related features
• Describe administrative features

Web Server Architecture

• Explain the Web Server architecture
• Explain the default components of each server instance
• Explain how the Web Server supports multiple web server functionality based on multiple IP addresses
• Explain how the Web Server supports multiple web server functionality based on a single IP address
• Explain how the Web Server processes client requests

Installing the Web Server

• Describe the platform, hardware, and browser requirements for installing the Web Server
• Describe the users and permissions required for installation
• Describe the installation options
• Install the Web Server
• Describe the express installation
• Describe the default directory structure after an installation
• Describe the Web Server instances and their directories
• Describe the methods to verify a successful installation

Web Server Configuration Files

• Describe how the Web Server uses configuration files
• Describe the magnus.conf file
• Describe the server.xml file
• Describe the obj.conf file
• Describe the mime.types file
• Describe the other configuration files
• Describe configuration precautions, configuration types, and the restoration process

Administering the Web Server

• Describe administration concepts
• Access and identify the interfaces in the Administration Server
• Describe and access the command-line interface
• Describe the features and syntax of administrative utilities and scripts
• Describe manual configuration file editing
• Reset the administration password
• Use clusters for remote administration
• Manage logs and server content

Configuring Virtual Servers

• Describe server instances
• Describe virtual servers and their benefits
• Describe virtual server concepts
• Describe the precedence of virtual server settings
• Describe the HttpServerAdmin utility
• Describe the role of the server.xml file
• Describe Quality of Service
• Describe virtual server administrators

Configuring and Using J2EE Web Components

• Describe Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) web applications
• Describe Java Technology Servlets and JavaServer Pages (JSP)
• Describe and configure J2EE web application resources
• Describe the web application content
• Describe J2EE web application deployment concepts and methods
• Describe session management
• Describe web services
• Describe the JWSDP plugin

Creating Dynamic Content Through Scripting

• Describe Common Gateway Interface (CGI) programs
• Enable and configure CGI support
• Describe server-side scripting languages
• Describe Java System Active Server Pages support
• Install and configure Java System Active Server Pages support
• Describe PHP Hypertext Processor (PHP)
• Install and configure PHP support

Configuring and Using WebDAV

• Describe Web-based Distributed Authoring and Learning (WebDAV), its properties, and uses
• Enable WebDAV
• Create a WebDAV collection
• View locks on WebDAV resources
• Describe and enable WebDAV access control

Implementing NSAPI filters

• Describe Netscape Server Application Programming Interface (NSAPI) and Server Application Functions (SAF)
• Describe NSAPI filters
• Describe and configure HTTP compression

Configuring SSL

• Describe security concerns
• Describe the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol, cryptography, and certificates
• Describe the SSL handshake process and how trust is verified between clients and servers
• Enable and configure SSL on the Web Server

Configuring Access Control

• Describe access control, its purpose, requirements, and options
• Describe how the Web Server implements access control
• Describe the use of access control lists and user-group authentication types supported by the Web Server
• Describe the role of a directory server in Web Server access control
• Describe how dynamic access control files can be used

Configuring J2EE Web Application Security

• Describe J2EE web applications security and terminology
• Describe J2EE user authentication methods
• Describe J2EE role-based authorization
• Describe Web Server support for J2EE security
• Describe Web Server authentication methods
• Describe how to configure security realms for authentication
• Describe how to configure security role mapping
• Describe how to configure single sign-on across J2EE web applications

Monitoring Performance

• Describe the built-in monitoring capabilities of the Web Server
• List operating system commands and tools that are used to monitor the Web Server
• Explain how you can use SNMP to monitor the Web Server
• List other available monitoring tools
• Explain how the Web Server uses Quality of Service (QoS) to set performance limits

Troubleshooting Problems With the Web Server

• List problem categories and common problems pertaining to the Web Server
• Use a problem solving checklist to isolate problems

Configuring and Using the Search Engine

• Describe the search capabilities included with the Web Server
• List the changes to search functionality since the previous release of the Web Server
• Enable search for a virtual server
• Describe, create, update, and maintain collections
• Search for content and view the search results
• Describe custom search settings

Implementing the Reverse Proxy Plugin (RPP)

• Describe the RPP
• Describe how to install the RPP
• Describe how to configure the Web Server to use the RPP
• Describe how to troubleshoot the RPP