Training Course: System Operator for IBM i

Introduction

This introductory course enables a new system operator to develop basic to intermediate level skills needed for day-to-day operations of the Power System with IBM i. Focus is given to using the GUI (IBM i Access Client Solutions and IBM Navigator for i) as well as 5250 emulation sessions to perform tasks including job control, monitoring, sending messages, managing systems devices, and more. Hands-on exercises reinforce the lecture topics and prepare the student to successfully operate a Power System with IBM i.

Training Objectives

• Use the online help and references
• Send, display, and reply to messages
• Monitor and control jobs, devices, and job and output queues
• Start and stop the system
• Create and change user profiles
• Use authorization lists and group profiles
• Manage system configuration --> this could be the replacement for Manage system devices, user display stations, and printers
• Save and restore objects, libraries, and the system
• Monitor job and history logs
• Diagnose a system problem
• Order, receive, and apply PTFs
• Perform all of these functions using a 5250-emulation session as well as IBM i Access Client Solutions and IBM Navigator for i

Target Audience

This course is intended for the person who has responsibility for daily system operations.

Training Outlines

Day 1

• Unit 1: Power Systems and IBM i concepts and overview
• Unit 2: Reference material and support
• Unit 3: Overview of IBM i Access Client Solutions
• Exercise 1: Using the keyboard and system displays
• Unit 4: Overview of 5250 emulation and help
• Exercise 2: Overview of IBM i Access Client Solutions
• Unit 5: Overview of IBM Navigator for i
• Exercise 3: Overview of IBM Navigator for i
• Unit 6: Messaging concepts
• Unit 7: Messaging with 5250 emulations
• Exercise 4: Messages with 5250 emulations
• Unit 8: Messaging with IBM Navigator for i
• Exercise 5: Messaging with IBM Navigator for i
• Unit 9: CL command concepts
• Unit 10: CL commands with 5250 emulations
• Unit 11: Concepts: Object, library, and the IFS

Day 2

• Unit 12: Object management with 5250 emulations
• Exercise 6: Object management with 5250 emulations
• Unit 13: Object management with IBM Navigator for i
• Exercise 7: Object management with IBM Navigator for i
• Unit 14: Introduction to work management
• Unit 15: Work management with 5250 emulations
• Exercise 8: Work management with 5250 emulations
• Exercise 9: Work management with IBM Navigator for i (Optional)
• Unit 16: Job control with 5250 emulations
• Exercise 10: Job control with 5250 emulations

Day 3

• Unit 17: Job control with IBM Navigator for i
• Exercise 11: Job control with IBM Navigator for i
• Unit 18: Print concepts
• Unit 19: Print control with 5250 emulations
• Exercise 12: Print control with 5250 emulations
• Unit 20: IBM i Access Client Solutions printer output
• Exercise 13: Print with IBM i Access Client Solutions
• Unit 21: Print control with IBM Navigator for i
• Exercise 14: Print control with IBM Navigator for i

• Exercise 15 Creating your own subsystem description
• Exercise 16 Special work management functions

Day 4

• Unit 22: Starting and stopping the system
• Exercise 17: System values with 5250 emulations
• Exercise 18: System values with IBM Navigator for i (Optional)
• Unit 23: System security concepts
• Unit 24: System security with 5250 emulations
• Exercise 19: System security with 5250 emulations
• Unit 25: System security with IBM Navigator for i
• Exercise 20: System security with IBM Navigator for i (Optional)
• Unit 26: System configuration overview
• Unit 27: Configuration with 5250 emulations
• Exercise 21: Managing your system configuration
• Unit 28: Configuration with IBM Navigator for i
• Unit 29: Control language programming
• Exercise 22: Write a basic CL program

Day 5

• Unit 30: IBM DB2 for i introduction
• Unit 31: Save concepts
• Unit 32: Save with 5250 emulations
• Exercise 23: Save with 5250 emulations
• Unit 33: Save with IBM Navigator for i
• Unit 34: Restore concepts and overview
• Exercise 24: Restore with 5250 emulations
• Unit 35: Problem determination with 5250 emulations
• Exercise 25: Problem determination
• Unit 36: Overview of the PTF process
• Unit 37: PTFs with 5250 emulations
• Unit 38: Storage management
• Unit 39: Introduction to system tuning Unit 40: Class summary