IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation – Installation and Administration Course Overview:

This course is designed for technical professionals and focuses on the installation of IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation (CP4BA) capabilities, along with administration and troubleshooting tasks. It begins with an introduction to CP4BA, covering installation methods, custom resource file configuration for Business Automation Navigator, and verifying prerequisites. The course also addresses deploying CP4BA capabilities like FileNet Content Manager, Business Automation Studio, Business Automation Workflow, Business Automation Insights, and Operational Decision Manager, including endpoint verification. You’ll learn about dashboard security management for CP4BA, explore the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform for container management, and delve into open-source monitoring options. The course also provides guidance on scaling application deployments and troubleshooting common Cloud Pak cluster issues, including log retrieval and resolving pod-related problems. Additionally, you’ll gain skills in collecting MustGather files for IBM Support team submissions.

Intended Audience:

• This course is intended for administrators of IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation.

Learning Objectives of IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation – Installation and Administration:

• Describe the products in the Cloud Pak for Business Automation
• Understand the benefits of various Cloud Pak for Business Automation installation options
• Explain the business value of the air gap installation technique for Cloud Pak for Business Automation
• Install the Business Automation Navigator and verify the Cloud Pak dashboard
• Configure the Custom Resource (CR) file for the following capabilities: FileNet Content Management, Business Automation Studio (BAS) and Business Automation Workflow (BAW), Operational Decision Manager (ODM), and Business Automation Insights (BAI)
• Deploy the capabilities and verify the deployments
• Perform basic administration tasks in the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform web console and in the Cloud Pak web client
• Scale the application deployment
• Change the default password for the Cloud Pak dashboard
• Troubleshoot common Cloud Pak cluster problems
• Monitoring your IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation system
• Collect MustGather files and examine logs