iSeries Operating Facilities

Duration

4 hours

Overview

Audience

Personnel requiring training in iSeries operations area. Also beneficial for programmers or others interested in the operations side of the iSeries.

Prerequisites

A basic understanding of computer concepts. Completion of iSeries Operations - Part 1.

Objectives

After completing this course, the student should be able to:
  • Monitor devices on the system.
  • Save and restore system objects.
  • Describe how to perform Initial Program Load (IPL).
  • Describe how to power down the iSeries.
  • Use and change Assistance Levels.

Course Content

Unit 1 iSERIES OPERATING FACILITIES PRETEST

Unit 2 DEVICE CONFIGURATION

  • System Hardware Configuration
  • Device Connection Types
  • Twinaxial Connections
  • Terminal Multiconnectors
  • Local and Remote Connections
  • LAN Connections

Unit 3 MANAGING DEVICES

  • Managing Devices
  • Monitoring Device Messages
  • Monitoring Line Status
  • Viewing hardware via iSeries Navigator

Unit 4 iSERIES SAVE

  • Archiving System Resources
  • The Save/Restore Facility
  • Initiating the Save Facility
  • Save Files
  • The Object Description
  • Backup Schedules
  • System Backup
  • Object Types Not Saved with Entire System Save
  • Saving Changed Objects
  • Saving Directories

Unit 5 iSERIES RESTORE

  • Initiating the Restore Facility
  • Selective Restoring
  • Data Protection Strategies

Unit 6 STARTUP PROCEDURES

  • IPL - Attended and Unattended
  • Sign-on Procedures
  • Remote IPL Facility
  • IPL after Power Failure

Unit 7 SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES

  • Powering Down the System
  • Using the Power On/Off Button

Unit 8 OPERATIONAL ASSISTANT

  • Assistance Levels (Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced)
  • Managing the System, Users, and Devices via Assistance Levels
  • Cleanup Tasks

Unit 9 iSERIES OPERATING FACILITIES MASTERY TEST
 
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