Test 000-055: Rational Automation Framework for WebSphere

Section 1: Overview and Value of RAFW (10%)

1. The need in the market for automation
2. IT and systems challenges
3. Specific capabilities of RAFW and their value
4. The new RAFW environment vs. the existing environment

Section 2: Installing RAFW (15%)

1. Installation requirements
2. Product restrictions
3. Installation conventions
4. Installation terminology
5. Backing up directories
6. Post-installation setup
7. Setting up network connectivity
8. Setting up user IDs and passwords

Section 3: Integrating RAFW (20%)

1. Integrate RAFW with Build Forge
2. Set property values
3. Add the Environment wizard
4. Add actions to Build Forge as libraries
5. Install the local agent
6. Create and add server objects
7. Integrate RAFW with WebSphere Cloudburst Appliance
8. Add the product script package
9. Deploy patterns

Section 4: Configuring RAFW (10%)

1. Set up the media tree
2. Transfer installation media to target computers
3. Setup on a shared file system
4. The configure.properties file
5. Population tasks

Section 5: Using RAFW (40%)

1. Create environment objects using the Environment wizard
2. Cell definitions
3. Workflows for creating objects
4. Objects created by the wizard
5. Run actions to manage WebSphere cells
6. Action types
7. Action scopes
8. Action nodes
9. The rafw command
10. Running actions as Build Forge projects
11. The RAFW CLI syntax
12. The RAFW action naming convention
13. Configure security for WebSphere Application Server
14. Apply role-based security to WebSphere environments
15. Deploy J2EE applications

Section 6: Troubleshooting RAFW (5%)

1. Debugging RAFW
2. Accessing release information
3. Contacting IBM Software Support