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 Duration 35 hours

Course Outline

Introduction

BizTalk Server Features and Architecture Overview

  • Key components, tools, and administrative tasks

Installing and Configuring BizTalk Server

  • Basic vs. custom configuration approaches
  • Pre-installation preparation
  • Installation and initial configuration
  • Post-installation verification

Getting Started

  • Navigating the user interface
  • Using the BizTalk Server Administration Console
  • Utilizing the BTSTask command-line utility

Setting up and Managing Users

  • Securing user passwords with ESSO
  • Managing user credentials and access

Routing Messages

  • Configuring message routing rules
  • Sending and receiving messages via adaptors
  • Designing business process workflows (orchestration)

Securing Messages

  • Installing and configuring certificates in BizTalk
  • Securing message pipelines
  • Message encryption and decryption
  • Applying and verifying digital signatures

Creating, Running, and Managing Business Rules

  • Understanding business rule mechanics
  • Implementing rules with the Business Rules Engine (BRE)
  • Managing the Business Rules Engine (BRE)

Deploying a BizTalk Application

  • Deploying assemblies
  • Customizing binding files
  • Packaging applications as MSI
  • Troubleshooting runtime exceptions

Automating BizTalk Deployment

  • Identifying tasks for automation
  • Scripting with BTSTask
  • Scripting with PowerShell
  • Automating additional administrative tasks

Integrating Applications Across Organizational Boundaries

  • Case study: Business document exchange
  • Determining message flow and endpoints
  • Understanding ports and bindings
  • Utilizing parties, roles, and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

Tracking and Monitoring Business Activity

  • Configuring tracking settings
  • Enabling data analytics capabilities
  • Setting up Business Activity Monitoring (BAM)
  • Tracking, viewing, and analyzing operational data
  • Leveraging third-party monitoring tools

Configuring BizTalk Server for High Availability

  • Managing hosts and host instances
  • Isolating hosts and services for stability

Disaster Recovery in BizTalk

  • Developing a disaster recovery strategy
  • Recovering the BizTalk Server database
  • Restoring the BizTalk Server runtime
  • Recovering the Enterprise Single Sign-On (ESSO) system

Updating BizTalk

  • Installing Feature Packs
  • Installing additional BizTalk Server tools

Best Practices

Troubleshooting

Summary and Conclusion

Requirements

  • Hands-on experience managing Windows-based network environments

Audience

  • System Administrators
  • Systems Engineers

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