BRMS for IBM i,including Cloud Storage Solutions for i

This is an intermediate course for Power System with IBM i administrators, IBM Business Partners, and anyone else who would like practical knowledge of the features and functions supported by BRMS.

On completion, participants will be able to :

• Describe the major features and functions of BRMS
• List the steps to install BRMS on a single system or in a BRMS Network environment
• Implement a previously defined backup and recovery strategy using BRMS
• Implement a previously defined archival and retrieval plan, including dynamic retrieval, using BRMS
• Explain how to utilize a tape drive, tape library system, virtual tape, and optical drive with BRMS
• Implement and use BRMS using the green screen, System i Navigator, and IBM Navigator for i

Day 1

• Welcome and eLab Overview
• Unit 1: Installing BRMS
• Unit 2: BRMS Policies Overview
  • Exercise 1: Using 5250 Emulation
  • Exercise 2: Using System i Navigator
  • Exercise 3: Using IBM Navigator for i
• Unit 3: Media Devices and Encryption Using Software and Hardware
• Unit 4: Overview and Implementation of Virtual Tape, DVD, and Optical Device Support
  • Exercise 4: Media Devices and Virtual Tape
• Unit 5: Creating a Simple Backup Control Group

Day 2

• Review
• Unit 6: BRMS Log
  • Exercise 5: Creating a Basic Backup Control Group Using 5250 Green Screen
  • Exercise 6: Creating a Basic Backup Control Group Using System i Navigator
  • Exercise 7: Creating a Basic Backup Control Group Using IBM Navigator for i
• Unit 7: Saving IFS Data
• Unit 8: Working with Backup Lists
  • Exercise 8: Creating and Using Backup Lists and Saving to a Save File
  • Exercise 9: Creating and Using Backup Lists and Saving to a Save File Using System i Navigator
  • Exercise 10: Creating and Using Backup Lists and Saving to a Save File Using IBM Navigator for i
• Unit 9: Parallel Save, User Exits, and Save-While-Active
• Unit 10: Performing a Backup and Full System Backup
• Unit 11: Other Backup Topics
  • Exercise 11: Creating a Backup Control Group
  • Exercise 12: Creating a Backup Control Group Using System i Navigator
  • Exercise 13: Creating a Backup Control Group Using IBM Navigator for i

Day 3

• Unit 12: Storage Locations
  • Exercise 14: Creating a Storage Location
• Unit 13: Containers
• Unit 14: Move Management
  • Exercise 15: Move Policies
• Unit 15: Media Class
  • Exercise 16: Creating a Media Class
• Unit 16: Media Policies
  • Exercise 17: Creating a Media Policy
• Unit 17: Media Topics
  • Exercise 18: Running a Backup Using 5250 Emulation
  • Exercise 19: Running a Backup Using System i Navigator

Day 4

• Exercise 20: Running a Backup Using IBM Navigator for i
• Review Exercises 18 Through 20
• Unit 18: BRMS Networking
• Unit 19: Scheduling BRMS Jobs
• Unit 20: Daily Maintenance
• Unit 21: BRMS Reports
• Unit 22: Recovery
  • Exercise 21: BRMS Recovery Capabilities
• Unit 23: Tape Duplication and Label Print
  • Exercise 22: Tape Duplication
• Unit 24: Functional Usage

Day 5

• Unit 25: Archive
• Unit 26: Retrieval
  • Exercise 23: Archive/Retrieve Using 5250 Emulation
• Unit 27: TSM Client and BRMS on IBM i
• Unit 28: BRMS Enterprise
• Unit 29: Summary

Participants should have a working understanding of the capabilities and operations in the area of save and restore for IBM i.

None

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• Official course book provided to participants.