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For more information please write to [email protected] Please email feedback / corrections (technical, grammatical or spelling) to [email protected] To access the complete catalogue of Vibrant Publishers, visit www.vibrantpublishers.comchopter chapter 2 chapter 3 chopter chapter 5 chapter 6 chopter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9 cnopter 10 cnopter 11 copter 12 chopter 13 Table of Contents Installation Administration WAS and Java WebSphere on Other OS WAS and Data Server WAS and HTTP Sessions WAS Security WAS Deployment WAS 7 and & Problem Determination Scripting and Automation Performance Tuning Miscellaneous HR Interview Questions Index 21 7 35 39 43 45 47 57 63 73 81 109Dear Reader, Thank you for purchasing IBM WebSphere Application Server Interview Questions You'll Most Likely Be Asked. We are committed to publishing books that are content-rich, concise and approachable enabling more readers to read and make the fullest use of them. We hope this book provides the most enriching learning experience as you prepare for your interview. Should you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to email us at [email protected] Thanks again for your purchase. Good luck with your interview! — Vibrant Publishers Team, facebook.com/vibrantpublishersIBM WebSphere Application Server Interview Questions Review these typical interview questions and think about how you would answer them. Read the answers listed; you will find best possible answers along with strategies and suggestions. www.vibrantpublishers.comThis page is intentionally left blankChapter 1 Installation 1: Explain what's new in IBM Installation Manager V8. Answer: Find below the list of latest competences: a) You can now install and uninstall the product using the same kit b) iFixes and fix-packs can be updated and even rolled back c) Feature packs can be installed and uninstalled d) Perform indi response files from GUI or create using the right XML file dual operations with GUI. Record the for installation in stealth mode. e) Involve multiple operations in silent mode www.vibrantpublishers.com8 IBM WebSphere Application Server Interview Questions You'll Most Likely Be Asked 2: You have already installed WAS 8. Now, can you check in “ nifregistry” for the installed servers? Answer: You cannot check! It is not using ‘.nifregistry’ registry file anymore. 3: Is WebSphere Application Server V5 allowed over system i in remote mode? Answer: WebSphere Application Server Version 5 does not have a GUI interface. So, it’s not possible. 4: What causes abrupt stoppage of WebSphere Application Server installation over system i without creating a log file? Answer: The installation could stop abruptly without creating a log file if the hostname is not defined. 5: What can go wrong with profile creation? Answer: If you include any special characters in the local host name, the profile may not be created. Special characters are usually not supported as host name. 6: What happens when the application server is installed on a platform where it has already been installed? Answer: The application server will be installed in unattended mode when installing it on a platform where it was already installed before. facebook.com/vibrantpublishersInstallation 9 7: Can you install application server 8 using ITM on system i? Answer: IM cannot be used to install application server 8 over system i. You need the QShell command line for the same. 8: Can you schedule IIM instance installation for system z for a certain time after working hours? Answer: Yes, this can be done by submitting the installation job in batch mode. 9: Consider a scenario where an administrator had unsuccessful installation of WAS and he wants to reinstall it, what shall he do to get more information during next installation about the cause of the unsuccessful installation? Answer: Reinstall WAS with tracing turned on. 10: How to make sure that your application server's installation was successful? Answer: The success of application server's installation can be ensured by using Installation Verification tool. www.vibrantpublishers.comThis page is intentionally left blankChapter 2 Administration 11: Under which circumstances does WebSphere application contact the Registry server for user information? Answer: The WebSphere application will contact the registry server when: a) auser checks the password while logging in b) checking or relating a certificate against the user id ©) checking for group information d) converting a userid to uniqueid 12: Explain Extended deployment. Answer: WebSphere Extended deployment consists of three suites - the WebSphere Virtual Enterprise, WebSphere eXtreme Scale and Computer Grid. All these, put together, will enhance the service www.vibrantpublishers.com12 IBM WebSphere Application Server Interview Questions You'll Most Likely Be Asked quality by ensuring optimized IT resources. 13: Explain the purpose of wsadmin objects in detail. Answer: wsadmin consists mainly of five objects that let you deploy an application, create and configure environments, control the servers and extract more information on other objects. a) AdminApp lets you deploy an application b) AdminTask is used to create a new environment or delete an existing one c) AdminConfig lets you change an existing environment d) AdminControl is used to start or stop servers e) Help is used to extract more information on all wsadmin objects 14: Explain DMGR in WebSphere Application Server. Answer: DMGR, the deployment manager is an administrative tool. When we create a DMGR, a node, cell and admin console are created. It is mainly used to administer the application. It does not require a server and need not be installed. Once the DMGR is created, it lets you create server from the admin console. 15: How do you disable security in WebSphere? Answer: To disable security in WebSphere, you have to execute the securityoff in wsadmin and restart the DMGR. Another way to do this is by changing the security.xml file in the server's node. Change the first enable setting to false and restart the instances to facebook.com/vibrantpublishersAdministration 13 disable security. 16: Explain how you can take a backup while the server is running. Answer: You can take a backup of the running server by executing backupConfig.sh -nostop command from the DMGR bin. The backupConfig.sh takes the backup while nostop implies without stopping the server. You can also move to the root of WAS and execute backupConfig.bat -nostop to take a backup without stopping the server. 17: Explain fix pack. Answer: A fix pack contains a collection of programs or utilities that removes bugs, increases security and improves the performance to fix the known challenges in WAS. These are small packs that are released periodically to fix smaller issues to improve the overall performance of the server. 18: Explain asymmetric clustering. Answer: Asymmetric clustering helps you create run-time partitions that run ona single cluster at one time. Any work specific to a cluster will be redirected to it automatically. This technology is widely being used in share trading platforms. www.vibrantpublishers.com14 IBM WebSphere Application Server Interview Questions You'l Most Likely Be Asked 19: Explain WebSphere commerce. Answer: IBM WebSphere commerce is a single platform that offers complete ecommerce solutions. Businesses can use this platform to interact with their customers, channel partners and business partners. 20: Explain WebSphere architecture. Answer: WebSphere consists of three major components — the Database, the J2EE Server and the Web Server. IBM WebSphere supports DB2, Oracle and Cloudspace databases. The web servers - IBM Server, Microsoft IIS and Sun are supported. 21: Will all profile services be up and running again when you are using the PMT migration wizard for WebSphere Application Server 8? Answer: By default, the migration wizard does not enable any services. It provides only minimal functions. So, all profile services will not be up and running. 22: The administrator has to upgrade the entire application profiles from v6.1 to v8. When using the PMT, how can he make sure that the available windows services are retained after the migration? Answer: Please follow these steps, in that order: facebook.com/vibrantpublishersAdministration 15 a) Enable the services first b) Start the wizard ©) Create the new profile d) Point to that profile while using the migration wizard 23: If you installed WAS 6 while WAS 8 was already installed on your server, can you migrate the WAS 6 nodes to WAS 8? Answer: Unless WAS 8 is installed after the earlier versions it will not function. 24: Which option in the application server lets you control it? Answer: To control or administer the application server, the authorized users or Admin can use the wsadmin command and the admin console. 25: Using manageprofiles command, can you merge profiles? Answer: You cannot federate profiles using manageprofiles though you can delete a profile and create a new profile with details of multiple profiles to be federated. 26: Can you enable SSO for application server over system i? Answer: Yes, you can do it during profile creation wizard. www.vibrantpublishers.com16 IBM WebSphere Application Server Interview Questions You'll Most Likely Be Asked 27: Suppose you need to federate a node on system i box into DMGR over Windows/Linux platform, is that possible? Answer: If the system i box can be accessed over a network, you can federate a node. 28: While system i is running, can you take a copy of SystemOut.log files? Answer: No. The log files are locked during run-time. 29: Is there any other way to administer your application server over system i rather than its admin console? Answer: Yes, you can administer it using HTTP Admin console. 30: How can an administrator make sure that application mapping between web server and application server was successful? Answer: It can be verified by viewing plug-in config file and making sure that the URI element under URI Group has a name attribute which is equal to the context root of that application. 31: What is the best way to avoid port conflict when adding a member to a cluster? Answer: Port conflict can be avoided by selecting option of generating unique HTTP ports. facebook.com/vibrantpublishersAdministration 17, 32: Specify three ways to federate a node to a cell. Answer: It can be done using admin console, addnode command and using profile management tool (PMT). 33: How can an administrator make sure that every HTTP session is replicated to all members in the cluster? Answer: An administrator can make sure that every HTTP session is replicated to all members in the cluster by setting the number of replicas to "entire domain" in the replication domain settings for the cluster. 34: What should an administrator do in order to administer an Apache web server on a remote machine using DMGR? Answer: He should configure web server definition and configure a managed node on the remote host. 35: Can you install fix packs using Centralized Installation Manager (CIM)? Answer: Yes, but administrator must download the update installer for the appropriate platform into CIM repository. 36: How do you manage more than one stand-alone application server on different hosts? Answer: One can manage more than one stand-alone application servers www.vibrantpublishers.com18 IBM WebSphere Application Server Interview Questions You'l Most Likely Be Asked with administrator agents through job manager. Multiple stand alone application servers can be managed by using a job manager through administrator agents. 37: How are the network deployment cell and the flexible management topology related? Answer: Network deployment cell and flexible management topology can be alternatively used. 38: If you want to remove the resources in an enhanced EAR file that have the application scope, how would you accomplish that? Answer: By removing the ibmconfig folder within the META-INF folder in the WAS root, you can remove the resources in the enhanced EAR file with an application scope. Another option to accomplish the same is to uninstall the enhanced EAR. 39: Is it possible to manage SIBus using fine-grained administrative security? Answer: No, SIBus messaging engine cannot be managed by fine-grained administration. 40: How to protect servlets in Java EE applications? Answer: Servlets can be protected by method permissions. facebook.com/vibrantpublishersAdministration 19 41: In order to modify the configuration of an enterprise application, through which components can the system admin make modification using wsadmin? Answer: Job manager or deployment manager can be used for this. 42: Where can administrator find binding information for an application? Answer: The administrator can find binding information in the deployment descriptor. 43: State three ways to enable verbose GC. Answer: Following are the ways to enable verbose GC. a) wsadmin script, b) -verbose:gc command line attribute and ©) -Xoptionsfile command line option www.vibrantpublishers.comThis page is intentionally left blankJob Interview Questions Series IBM WEBSPHERE APPLICATION SERVER INTERVIEW QUESTIONS YOU'LL MOST LIKELY BE ASKED IBM WebSphere Application Server Interview Questions You'll Most Likely Be Asked is a perfect companion to stand ahead above the rest in today’s competitive job market. Rather than going through comprehensive, textbook-sized reference guides, this book includes only the information required immediately for job search to build an IT career. This book puts the interviewee in the driver's seat and helps them steer their way to impress the interviewer. 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