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System Operator for IBM i

Learn to develop basic to intermediate level skills needed for day-to-day operations of IBM i.

This introductory course enables a new system operator to develop basic to intermediate level skills needed for day-to-day operations of 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 IBM i.

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Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for someone who is responsible for IBM i system operations on a daily basis.

It is not intended for technical audiences who are seeking an in-depth look at IBM i system administration. This audience should instead attend the IBM i System Administration course (OL19G).

What You'll Learn
  • 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
  • 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

Course Outline

Day 1:

  • Unit 1: IBM Power 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 emulation
  • Exercise 4: Messages with 5250 emulation
  • 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 emulation
  • Unit 11: Concepts: Object, library, and the IFS

Day 2:

  • Unit 12: Object management with 5250 emulation
  • Exercise 6: Object management with 5250 emulation
  • 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 emulation
  • Exercise 8: Work management with 5250 emulation
  • Exercise 9: Work management with IBM Navigator for i (Optional)
  • Unit 16: Job control with 5250 emulation
  • Exercise 10: Job control with 5250 emulation
  • Unit 17: Job control with IBM Navigator for i
  • Exercise 11: Job control with IBM Navigator for i (Optional)
  • Unit 18: Print concepts
  • Unit 19: Print control with 5250 emulation
  • Exercise 12: Print control with 5250 emulation
  • Unit 20: IBM i Access Client Solutions printer output
  • Exercise 13: Print with IBM i Access Client Solutions

Day 3:

  • Unit 21: Print control with IBM Navigator for i
  • Exercise 14: Print control with IBM Navigator for i (Optional)
  • Exercise 15 Creating your own subsystem description
  • Exercise 16 Special work management functions
  • Unit 22: Starting and stopping the system
  • Exercise 17: System values with 5250 emulation
  • Exercise 18: System values with IBM Navigator for i (Optional)
  • Unit 23: System security concepts
  • Unit 24: System security with 5250 emulation
  • Exercise 19: System security with 5250 emulation
  • 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 emulation
  • 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 4:

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