IBM i System Administration

Duration

5 Days

PREREQUISITES

You should:

  • complete System Operator Workshop for IBM i (AS240)
  • have responsibility for implementing the security features available for IBM i
  • have responsibility for the implementation of a backup and recovery plan and system availability for your Power Systems with IBM i

Course Overview

Learn how to plan for, implement, and manage the ongoing operations of an IBM i. Emphasis is on security, system availability, backup and recovery, system software management, and problem determination. Also, get an introduction to the architecture and terminology of the IBM i.

Outline

  • Class administration and introductions
  • IBM i overview and concepts
  • Management central overview
  • Security concepts and overview
  • System values
  • User security
  • Resource security
  • Security auditing
  • Designing security
  • IBM i availability overview
  • Disk management
  • Backup and recovery strategy using Save/Restore
  • Journal management
  • Commitment control overview
  • Backup and recovery planning
  • Problem determination
  • Overview of Systems Director Navigator for i
  • Introduction to BRMS

Who Should Attend

This is an intermediate course intended for IBM i system administrators, data processing managers and other individuals who implement and manage security, backup and recovery, system software and problem determination. This course is not recommended for system operators.