Overview

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.

Audience

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).

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Objective

• 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