IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0 Deployment and Administration Sample Questions:

1. Which of the following choices best describes the steps for configuring SSL only for the login process?

A) -Locate the login link in the theme and add the ssl="true" attribute to the navigation:urlGeneration> tag of the anchor.
-Set the UseSecureLoginActionUrl parameter to "true" for the Login portlet.
B) -Update the WP ConfigService to set the proper values for redirect.login.ssl and host.port.https.
-Set the UseSecureLoginActionUrl parameter to "true" for the Login portlet.
C) -Update the WP ConfigService to set the proper values for redirect.login.ssl and host.port.https.
-Set the transport security constraint for /myportal to CONFIDENTIAL.
D) -Set the transport security constraint for /myportal to CONFIDENTIAL.
-Locate the login link in the theme and add the ssl="true" attribute to the navigation:urlGeneration> tag of the anchor.

2. If errors occur during the execution of ConfigEngine tasks, which of the following log files contain the trace information for diagnosing the configuration issues?

A) ConfigTrace.log
B) SystemOut.log
C) SystemErr.log
D) ConfigEngine.log

3. At a high level, which of the following options best describes the sequence of steps that one should take when setting up an IBM WebSphere Portal static cluster?

A) 1.Install WebSphere Portal on the first node, configure the database, and use the ConfigEngine tasks to create a profile template.
2.Prepare the first node to communicate WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, and use addNode and ConfigEngine tasks to configure the cluster and user registry.
3.Install WebSphere Portal on additional nodes and use the profile template to configure.
4.Use the addNode and ConfigEngine tasks to federate the additional nodes and complete the cluster setup.
B) 1.Use WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment to create a managed node for each portal node in the cluster.
2.Federate each of these nodes into the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment cell using the addNode command.
3.Install and configure WebSphere Portal on each portal server node.
4.Use ConfigEngine tasks to configure the database, user registry, and create the cluster.
C) 1.Use WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment to create a cell and managed node for each portal node in the cluster.
2.Use the WebSphere Portal cluster profile template to install WebSphere Portal onto each node.
3.Use the ConfigEngine tasks to configure the nodes to use the same database and user registy.
4.Federate each of these nodes into the cluster by using the addNode and ConfigEngine tasks.
D) 1.Install and configure WebSphere Portal as a stand-alone node for each cluster node.
2.Federate each portal server node to the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment cell using the addNode command.
3.Create a portal cluster using the ConfigEngine tasks.
4.Configure the cluster members to use the same database and user registry.

4. Which one of the following statements is true regarding the XML configuration interface?

A) The user does not require the manager role on the virtual resource XML_ACCESS.
B) The user requires the manager role on the virtual resource XML_ACCESS and the security user role on the virtual resource PORTAL.
C) The user requires the manager role on the virtual resource XML_ACCESS and the security administrator role on the virtual resource PORTAL.
D) The user requires the user role on the virtual resource XML_ACCESS and the security administrator role on the virtual resource PORTAL.

5. Choose the two items that correctly describe Cooperative Portlets.

A) Cooperative portlets represent an IBM-specific API for publish/subscribe communication between portlets.
B) An administrator can use cooperative portlet support with either IBM, JSR 168, or JSR 286 portlets.
C) Cooperative portlets communicate by using properties that are produced and consumed by portlet actions.
D) JSR 286 portlets require an additional WSDL deployment descriptor which defines portlet actions.

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