IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler 8.4 Administration
Currently, no providers in North America have scheduled a date for this course. We can schedule a class at one of our regional offices or on-site at your location.
- Vendor:
- IBM Corporation
- Course:
- TX311
- Start Date:
- Unscheduled
- Length:
- 2 Days
- Location:
- Expired Class Date
- Tuition:
- $1,200
No Dates
Scheduled
Course Description
This course provides an in-depth study of Tivoli Workload Scheduler (TWS) background processes, production cycle, and production processing. It includes a network planning discussion that explores the different types of TWS workstations, advantages of domains and designing a network to meet the needs of your organization. Students learn about configuration options available for an individual workstation and configuring an entire network, including how to effectively use TWS security. This course also addresses common TWS problems, how to identify what is wrong and how to resolve them.
Students participate in hands-on labs to reinforce the conecpts learned in class. Lab activities include:
- Planning a network
- Defining a workstation and domain
- Installing a new TWS workstation and TWS components
- Backing up your TWS DB2 database
Skills Gained
- Overview
- Network Planning
- Database Definitions
- Background Processes
- Installation
- Configuration
- Updating and Patching TWS
- Security
- Production
- Backup Master
- Maintenance
- Best Practices and Troubleshooting
Who Can Benefit
This is an intermediate course for the following:
- New Tivoli Workload Scheduler users seeking proficiency in the TWS 8.4 environment on UNIX and Windows platforms.
- Existing schedulers, operators and their supervisors/managers at sites converting from previous versions of Tivoli Workload Scheduler (Maestro) to Tivoli Workload Scheduler Suite 8.4
- Anyone who needs detailed guidance on how to create Plans, monitor workload status, adjust workload parameters or submit Job Streams or Jobs to execute under the control of Tivoli Workload Scheduler Suite 8.4
- Anyone needing a refresher course and introduction to the Job Scheduling Console and the Tivoli Dynamic Workload Console (TDWC).
Prerequisites
You should have:
- General computer literacy in a Linux and Windows Command Line and GUI environment.
- Basic understanding of production management and "batch processing" scheduling.
- Knowledge of current production job processing flow in the local environment where Tivoli Workload Scheduler will be implemented.
- Knowledge of file navigation, file editing, and command prompt actions for the operating system to be
- used (Unix or Windows).
Before attending the TWS 8.4 Administrations course, you should attend the following courses or possess equivalent expertise:
- Completion of IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler Suite 8.4 Scheduling and Operations
- IBM TWS 8.3 Overview ( http://www-306.ibm.com/software/tivoli/education/F151790T48364K80.html )
- Getting Started with TWS V8.3 ( http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247237.html?Open )
