IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS 3.3 Implementation and Administration

Course Description

Learn to configure and administer the Tivoli System Automation for z/OS Automation Manager and Automation Agent in a z/OS 1.8 or later environment. The Automation Agent runs under NetView V5R4. ?

Several automation scenarios including single system, multisystem, and basic sysplex scenarios will be covered. The course provides hands-on lab exercises to reinforce instructor lectures and demonstrations.

Skills Gained

Unit 1. Installation and Migration

• System Automation for z/OS Overview
• z/OS and OMVS Configuration
• Automation Manager Configuration
• Automation Agent and NetView Configuration

Unit 2. The Customization Dialogs and Policy Data Base

• SA z/OS Customization Dialogs
• Creating a Policy Data Base
• Introduction to Defining Automation Policy
• Other Policy Customization Features
• Policy Data Base Reports

Unit 3. Defining Applications and Building Automation Configuration Files

• Defining Application Policy
• Automation Configuration File Format and Use
• Building Automation Configuration files
• Bulk Policy Updates

Unit 4. Additional Customization for SA z/OS

• Common Application Definitions
• Extending the Definition
• Defining Service Periods, Events, and Triggers
• Defining USS and MTR Resources
• Automation Tables
• Dynamic Automation Table Build
• Advanced Customization Topics

Unit 5. Performance-Based Automation with OMEGAMON

• Overview of OMEGAMON Integration
• Implement *ITM Add-On Policy
• Commands and Programming Interfaces
• MTR Policy Definitions
• Security Considerations
• SA z/OS Monitoring Agent

Unit 6. Status Display Facility

• SDF Overview
• Customizing SDF Panels
• Customizing SDF Parameters

Unit 7. Defining Application Groups

• Overview of Application Groups
• Define a Sysplex Server Group
• Define a Nested Basic System Group

Unit 8. Initializing the Automation Environment

• Automation Initialization Overview
• Initializing the Managers and Agents

Unit 9. Centralized Operations

• Gateway Support Overview
• Defining the Gateway Sessions
• Define a Multisystem Environment

Unit 10: Migration and Coexistence

• Migration
• Coexistence

Who Can Benefit

This intermediate course is for system administrators and system programmers who are responsible for implementing and administering Tivoli System Automation for z/OS.

Prerequisites

You should have basic knowledge of:

• IBM Tivoli NetView for z/OS V5 Automation Facilities
• SA z/OS Concepts and Operations
• The operational needs of a z/OS system ?
• Basic NetView operations
• z/OS operational commands, basic applications, and subsystems

Recommended courses:

• IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS 3.3 Introduction and Operation (SM925)
• IBM Tivoli NetView for z/OS 5.4 Workshop: Fundamentals, Automation, REXX, and Pipes (TZ242)