IBM i - System i Work Management Tailoring and Basic Tuning

This is an intermediate course is designed for data processing managers, programmers, and analysts.

On completion, participants will be able to :

• Manage jobs by:
• Setting the appropriate system values
• Modifying subsystem descriptions to fit the workload
• Controlling batch jobs
• Tailoring job descriptions to fit processing needs
• Create unique environments for running jobs by:
• Creating subsystems for special applications
• Directing jobs to run in these subsystems
• Developing job descriptions for special jobs
• Tune the performance of the system by:
• Setting up pools and activity levels to handle jobs
• Tailoring execution parameters for job priorities
• Evaluating current performance using information provided by the system
• Changing system values and parameters as the workload changes

Day 1:

• Introduction/class administration
• Unit 1 - Work management
• Exercise 1 - Job and subsystem information
• Unit 2 - Creating a work environment
• Exercise 2 - Creating your own subsystem description
• Exercise 3 - Special work management functions

Day 2:

• Unit 3 - Shipped system objects
• Exercise 4 - System values and network attributes
• Unit 4 - Job structure and execution logic
• Unit 5 - Storage management
• Unit 6 - System tuning
• Summary
  

Participants should be able to:

• Start and stop the power i operating system
• Start and stop subsystems
• Manage job, message, and output queues
• Describe security concepts and create user profiles

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• Official course book provided to participants.