Duration
3 days
Course Overview
This course is designed to enhance the skills of an System i System Operator and develop additional skills in the areas of work management, CL programming using WDSc and menu creation. It introduces you to the HMC and explain when it is required. It gives you an review of the other System i console options you may see in your environment. It also gives you the new changes for backup and recovery including Virtual Tape Support and strategies for HMC firmware.
Audience
This course is designed for those individuals who are responsible for operating and managing the operation of an i system.
Pre-requisites
Before taking this course, a student should be able to:
- Perform basic system operations such as starting and stopping the system; sending and receiving messages; saving and restoring objects, libraries, and user profiles; and executing CL commands
- Describe an interactive job and a batch job
- Use help facilities
- Describe basic security concepts
- Monitor devices
- Initiate problem determination
Course Objective
After completing this course, a student should be able to:
- Secure specific objects including securing the IFS (scanning IFS)
- Describe the components of single signon (SOS)
- Describe how the system manages storage
- Create a basic CL program using WDSc
- Create menus using SDA
- Describe the features and capabilities of Management Central
- Make changes to the system that can simplify operations (Virtual Optical, and so forth)
- Describe backup and recovery solutions for the System i (Virtual Tape Support, and so forth)
- Use the problem determination tips to help resolve and prevent problems
Day 1
9am-10:30am
- Review of basic operations
10:30am-10:45am Morning break
10:45-12:30pm
- Resource security
12:30pm-1:30pm Lunch
1:30-3:30pm
- Work management and performance
3:30pm-3:45pm Afternoon Break
3:45pm-5:00pm
- Introduction to PDM/SEU transition to WDSc/RSE?LPEX
Day 2
9am-10:30am
- CL programming
10:30am-10:45am Morning break
10:45-12:30pm
- Menu creation by using SDA)
12:30pm-1:30pm Lunch
1:30-3:30pm
- Tips for the improved operation
3:30pm-3:45pm Afternoon Break
3:45pm-5:00pm
- Management Central
Day 3
9am-10:30am
- Backup and recovery solutions
10:30am-10:45am Morning break
10:45-12:30pm
- Virtual tape support
12:30pm-1:30pm Lunch
1:30-3:30pm
- Problem determination
3:30pm-3:45pm Afternoon Break
3:45pm-5:00pm
- Revision
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.