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IBM Certified System Administrator - WebSphere Portal 8.0

Job Role Description / Target Audience

This intermediate level certification is intended for system administrators who perform the installation, configuration, and day-to-day tasks associated with ensuring a smooth and efficient operation of an IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0 environment. This administrator is generally self-sufficient and is able to perform most of the tasks involved in the role with limited assistance from peers, product documentation, or support services.

The candidate must possess the requisite skills needed to perform the following administration task areas associated with WebSphere Portal 8.0 prior to attempting the certification exam(s):

  •    Architecting a WebSphere Portal Solution
  •    Installing and Configuring
  •    Managing Security
  •    Customizing and Administering
  •    Maintaining and Monitoring
  •    WebSphere Portal Content Management
  •    Troubleshooting and Serviceability
  •    WebSphere Portal Integration
  •    Migration and Other Concepts

Recommended Prerequisite Skills

The prerequisite knowledge and skills one needs before beginning to prepare for this job role certification include:

  • Basic WebSphere Portal administration skills, including experience with IBM WebSphere Application Server and JVM environments, databases and security
  • Basic understanding of operating systems
  • Troubleshooting and problem determination skills

Requirements

This certification has 2 paths.

The first path is the update path and requires one (1) certification and one (1) test.

Certification(s) required:

1.  IBM Certified System Administrator - WebSphere Portal 7.0

Test(s) required:

Click on the link(s) below to see test details, test objectives, suggested training and sample tests.

  1. LOT-929 IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0 Deployment and Administration Update

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The second path requires two (2) tests:

Test(s) required:

Click on the link(s) below to see test details, test objectives, suggested training and sample tests.

  1. LOT-923 IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0 Deployment and Administration
  2. LOT-924 IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0 Migration and Support

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