BizTalk for Administrators - Beginner to Advanced Training Course

Introduction

Overview of BizTalk Server Features and Architecture for Government

• BizTalk components, tools, and tasks

Installing and Configuring BizTalk Server for Government

• Basic versus custom configuration
• Pre-installation tasks
• Installation and configuration process
• Post-installation tasks

Getting Started with BizTalk Server for Government

• Navigating the user interface
• Using the BizTalk Server Administration console
• Utilizing the BTSTask command-line tool

Setting up and Managing Users for Government

• Securing user passwords using Enterprise Single Sign-On (ESSO)
• Managing user credentials

Routing Messages in BizTalk Server for Government

• Configuring message routing
• Sending and receiving messages using adaptors
• Setting up a business process workflow (orchestration)

Securing Messages in BizTalk Server for Government

• Installing and configuring certificates in Biztalk
• Securing messages using pipelines
• Encrypting and decrypting a message
• Applying and verifying a digital signature

Creating, Running, and Managing Business Rules for Government

• Understanding how business rules work
• Implementing business rules using the Business Rules Engine (BRE)
• Managing the Business Rules Engine (BRE)

Deploying a Biztalk Application for Government

• Deploying an assembly to an application
• Customizing binding files
• Deploying the application as an MSI package
• Troubleshooting runtime exceptions

Automating a BizTalk Deployment for Government

• Determining what to automate
• Scripting using BTSTask
• Scripting using PowerShell
• Automating other administrative tasks

Integrating Applications across Organizational Boundaries for Government

• Case Study: Exchanging business documents
• Determining where and how to send and receive messages
• Understanding ports and bindings
• Using parties, roles, and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

Tracking and Monitoring Business Activity for Government

• Enabling and managing tracking settings
• Enabling data analytics
• Configuring Business Activity Monitoring (BAM)
• Tracking, viewing, and analyzing data
• Utilizing third-party monitoring tools

Configuring Biztalk Server for High Availability for Government

• Managing hosts and host instances
• Isolating hosts, services, etc.

Disaster Recovery in BizTalk for Government

• Planning for disaster recovery
• Recovering the BizTalk Server databases
• Recovering the BizTalk Server runtime
• Recovering Enterprise Single Sign-On (ESSO)

Updating Biztalk Server for Government

• Installing Feature Packs
• Installing BizTalk Server tools

Managing BizTalk Server Applications for Government

• Deploying a BizTalk application
• Updating the application

Setting up Hosts and Host Instances for Government

• Configuring a BizTalk host as a cluster resource
• Configuring the BizTalk adapter
• Managing the MessageBox database

Testing Biztalk Server for Government

• Unit testing
• Performance testing
• Automated testing

Monitoring BizTalk Server for Government

• Types of monitoring
• Understanding PAL (Performance Analysis of Logs)
• Other tools for monitoring BizTalk Server

Automated Monitoring of BizTalk Server for Government

• Monitoring BizTalk using OpsMgr
• Monitoring BizTalk using BizTalk 360
• Monitoring BizTalk using AIMS for BizTalk

Fixing Errors in BizTalk Server for Government

• Handling runtime exceptions
• Troubleshooting runtime exceptions

Optimizing BizTalk Server Performance for Government

• General optimizations
• Optimizing for low latency
• Using Relog.exe

Optimizing the BizTalk Server Environment for Government

• Optimizing the operating system
• Optimizing the network
• Optimizing IIS

Optimizing SQL Server for BizTalk Server for Government

• Optimizing before and after BizTalk Server deployment

Optimizing Resources in BizTalk Server for Government

• Understanding the Biztalk throttling mechanism
• Adjusting throttling settings

Maintaining the BizTalk Server Environment for Government

• Creating a maintenance checklist
• Carrying out daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly maintenance tasks

Summary and Conclusion for Government