Administration of IBM Business Process Manager Advanced

This professional training program provides a structured and in-depth foundation in installing, configuring, administering, and troubleshooting IBM Business Process Manager Advanced V8.5.5. The course delivers comprehensive coverage of the platform’s architecture, components, deployment models, and security configurations.

Particular emphasis is placed on IBM Process Server as the core execution engine supporting Business Process Management (BPM) and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). Participants will gain practical administrative expertise across clustered environments, high availability configurations, application deployment models, and enterprise security integration.

The course combines conceptual understanding with intensive hands-on labs to ensure operational readiness in real-world enterprise environments.

This course is designed for:

• Systems Administrators
• Solutions Administrators
• Middleware Administrators
• IT Operations Engineers
• Infrastructure Support Specialists
• Technical Professionals responsible for IBM BPM environments

Day One: IBM BPM Advanced Architecture & Installation

Course Overview

• Program structure and learning outcomes
• Lab environment introduction

IBM BPM Advanced Overview

• Positioning within BPM and SOA architectures
• Business value of IBM BPM Advanced
• Key terminology and concepts

Architecture Deep Dive

• IBM BPM Advanced architecture components
• Process Center vs. Process Server
• Integration Designer and Process Designer roles
• WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus overview
• Deployment topologies (single server, clustered, ND)

Installation Procedures

• Pre-installation planning and system requirements
• Installing IBM BPM Advanced
• Installing IBM HTTP Server
• Post-installation verification

Hands-On Labs

• Install IBM BPM Advanced
• Install IBM HTTP Server
• Validate installation

Day Two: Process Center Administration

Process Center Architecture

• Role of Process Center in development lifecycle
• Repository management

Configuring Process Center

• Deployment Environment wizard
• Creating clustered Process Center environments
• Custom properties configuration using BPM Configuration Editor

Process Portal Administration

• User access and administration
• Monitoring and governance

Content Maintenance

• Purging content in Process Center
• Maintenance best practices

Hands-On Labs

• Configure Process Center
• Administer Process Portal
• Purge environment content

Day Three: Process Server Administration & Deployment

Process Server Architecture

• Execution environment structure
• High availability and clustering models
• Topology selection criteria

Configuring Process Server

• Creating clustered environments using BPMConfig
• Managing node configurations

Application Deployment

• Business process choreography
• Deployment lifecycle
• Managing offline and online Process Servers

Failover & High Availability

• Verifying failover functionality
• Load balancing and resilience

Hands-On Labs

• Configure clustered Process Server
• Deploy applications
• Validate failover mechanisms

Day Four: Security & Integration

Security Architecture

• Security concepts in IBM BPM
• SSL implementation between Process Center and Process Server

LDAP Integration

• LDAP configuration
• User registry integration
• Securing enterprise environments

Administrative Console & Management Tools

• Navigating the administrative console
• Managing runtime environments

Advanced Administration

• Performance considerations
• Environment tuning best practices

Hands-On Labs

• Implement SSL
• Configure LDAP security
• Advanced administration exercises

Day Five: Monitoring, Maintenance & Troubleshooting

Deployment Scenarios

• Enterprise deployment models
• Governance considerations

Content & System Maintenance

• Purging Process Server content
• Maintenance strategies

Problem Determination

• Log analysis
• Troubleshooting methodology

Environment Assessment

• Reviewing system configuration
• Ensuring operational stability