IBM

Length  –  24 hours

Level –  Intermediate

Overview
Learn how to perform system administration in a Power Systems environment. Learn about the features of PowerVM Editions and how to configure and manage LPARs running AIX V7.1 using the Hardware Management Console (HMC).

Learning Journeys or Training Paths that reference this course:
IBM Power AIX
Power AIX Administrator
Power AIX Administrators: Administrators: Virtualization
IBM Power systems for AIX virtualization

Prerequisites
This introductory course does not require any logical partitioning experience. General TCP/IP knowledge is strongly recommended. This prerequisite can be met by attending TCP/IP for AIX System Administrators AN21G.

Audience
This course is appropriate for system administrators, technical support individuals, and IBM business partners who implement LPARs on IBM Power Systems.

Objectives
Describe important concepts that are associated with managing POWER processor-based systems, such as logical partitioning, dynamic partitioning, virtual devices, virtual processors, virtual consoles, virtual local area network (VLAN), and shared processors.
Describe the features of the PowerVM editions.
Describe the functions provided by the HMC.
Configure and manage the HMC, including users and permissions, software, start and shutdown, remote access features, network configuration, security features, HMC backup and restore options, and the HMC reload procedure.
Describe the rules that are associated with allocating resources, including dedicated processors, processing units for Micro-Partitioning, memory, physical and virtual I/O for AIX and Linux partitions.
Configure and manage LPARs by using the HMC graphical user interface (GUI) and HMC commands.
Power on and power off the Power Systems server Use the HMC to back up and restore partition data.
Perform dynamic LPAR operations (DLPAR).

Course Outline
Introduction to partitioning.
Hardware system overview.
System hardware components.
Hardware Management Console.
Exploring the HMC V8 interface.
Hardware Management Console maintenance.
HMC and managed system maintenance.
System power management.
Planning and configuring logical partitions.
Configuring logical partitions.
Partition operations.
Dynamic LPAR operations.

Lenght – 40 Hours

Level – Intermediate

Overview
Learn to install, customize, and administer the AIX operating system in a multiuser Power Systems partitioned environment. The course is based on AIX 7.1 running on a Power Systems server managed by Hardware Management Console and provides practical discussions that are appropriate to earlier AIX releases.

Prerequisites
You should already be able to:
Log in to an AIX system and set a user password
Execute basic AIX commands
Manage files and directories
Use the vi editor
Use redirection, pipes, and tees
Use the utilities find and grep
Use the command and variable substitution
Set and change Korn shell variables
Write simple shell scripts
Use a graphic Common Desktop Environment (CDE) interface

These skills can be acquired by attending AIX Basics AN10G or through equivalent AIX or UNIX knowledge. Also, it would be helpful (but not mandatory) if students were familiar with partitioning concepts and technology taught in Power Systems for AIX I: LPAR Configuration and Planning AN11G.

Audience
This intermediate course is intended for system administrators or anyone implementing and managing an AIX operating system in a multiuser Power Systems partitioned environment.

Course Outline
Introduction to IBM Power Systems, AIX, and system administration.
AIX system management tools.
Using system management tools in AIX.
System startup and shutdown.
AIX installation.
AIX software installation and maintenance.
System configuration and devices.
System storage overview.
Working with the Logical Volume Manager.
File systems administration.
Paging space.
Backup and restore.
Security and user administration: Part one.
Security and user administration: Part two.
Scheduling and time.
TCP/IP networking.
TCP/IP networking.
Introduction to Workload Partitions.

Length – 40 hours

Level -Intermediate

Overview
Provide focused training for experienced UNIX administrators on how to install, customize, and administer the AIX operating system in a multiuser POWER (System p) partitioned environment. The course is based on AIX 7.1 running on a Power system managed by Hardware Management Console version 7 and provides practical discussions that are appropriate to earlier AIX releases.

Prerequisites
You should be able to use basic UNIX commands to:
Execute basic AIX commands
Manage files and directories
Use the vi editor
Use redirection, pipes, and tees
Use the utilities find and grep
Use command and variable substitution
Set and change Korn shell variables
Write simple shell scripts
The above skills can be acquired by attending AIX Basics AU130 or AN100 or through equivalent AIX/UNIX knowledge.
In addition, you are expected to have hands-on experience administering a UNIX operating system (such as Solaris, HP/UX, and others) including:
User management and system security
Storage
Networking
System shutdown and restart
Backup and recovery
System task scheduling

Audience
This intermediate course is intended for experienced UNIX system administrators who need training to support their transition to supporting AIX running on POWER processor based systems in a multiuser POWER (System p) partitioned environment.

Course Outline
Introduction to AIX and IBM Power systems
AIX system management tools
AIX software installation and maintenance
System configuration and devices
TCP/IP networking
System startup and shutdown
Basics of configuring logical partitions
AIX installation
Working with the Logical Volume Manager
File systems administration
The Object Data Manager
LVM metadata
Disk management procedures
Backup and restore
Error monitoring
System initialization – I
System initialization – II
The AIX system dump facility
Topic 1: Alternate disk installation
Topic 2: Using multibos
Optional Appendix A: Survey of additional AIX facilities
Optional Appendix B: Printers and queues

Length – 40 Hours

Level – Advanced

Overview
This course provides advanced AIX system administrator skills with a focus on availability and problem determination. It provides detailed knowledge of the ODM database where AIX maintains so much configuration information. It shows how to monitor for and deal with AIX problems. There is special focus on dealing with Logical Volume Manager problems, including procedures for replacing disks. Several techniques for minimizing the system maintenance window are covered. While the course includes some AIX 7.2 enhancements, most of the material is applicable to prior releases of AIX.

Prerequisites
You should have basic AIX System Administration skills.
These skills include:
Use of the Hardware Management Console (HMC) to activate a logical partition to run AIX and to access the AIX system console
Install an AIX operating system from an already configured NIM server
Implementation of AIX backup and recovery
Manage additional software and base operating system updates
Familiarity with management tools such as SMIT
Understand how to manage file systems, logical volumes, and volume groups
Mastery of the UNIX user interface, which include use of the vi editor, command execution, input and output redirection, and the use of utilities such as grep
These skills can be developed through experience or by formal training. The recommended training course to obtain these prerequisite skills is:
Power Systems for AIX II: AIX Implementation and Administration AN12G and prerequisites.
If the student has AIX system administration skills, but is not familiar with the LPAR environment, those skills can be obtained by attending the following course:
Power Systems for AIX I: LPAR Configuration and Planning AN11G

Audience
This is an advanced course for AIX system administrators, system support, and contract support individuals with at least six months of experience in AIX.

Course Outline
Advanced AIX administration overview
The Object Data Manager
Error monitoring
Network Installation Manager basics
System initialization: Accessing a boot image
System initialization: rc.boot and inittab
LVM metadata and related problems
Disk management procedures, Topic 1
Disk management procedures, Topic 2
Install and cloning techniques, Topic 1
Install and cloning techniques, Topic 2
Advanced backup techniques, Topic 1
Advanced backup techniques, Topic 2
Advanced backup techniques, Topic 3
Diagnostics
The AIX system dump facility
Wrap up / Evaluations

Length  – 16 hours

level – Intermediate

Overview
The primary goal of this course is to provide you with a working knowledge of the fundamental capabilities of the Network Installation Management (NIM) facility of the AIX 7.1 operating system. This course uses a combination of instructor lecture and machine exercises to provide you with practical background knowledge of the topics covered.

Prerequisites
You should have:
Basic knowledge regarding AIX systems administration
Basic knowledge regarding the use of HMC V7 to manage POWER-based managed systems

The following course will provided the needed skills for this course:
Power Systems for AIX I: LPAR Configuration and Planning AN11G

Power Systems for AIX II: AIX Implementation and Administration AN12G

Audience
This course is appropriate for anyone with system administrative duties installing and managing an AIX operating system in a multiuser POWER (System p) environment.

Course Outline
Welcome
NIM overview
Setting up the NIM master
RTE installation
Defining additional base install resources
NIM client backups and restores
Managing the lpp_source and the SPOT resources
NIM client updates

Length – 40 Hours

Advanced

Overview
This course provides an overview of the PowerVM edition’s features on POWER6, POWER7, and POWER8 processor-based systems. It explains the new features and benefits of virtualization including processor virtualization, Virtual I/O Server, and virtual devices, such as virtual Ethernet, virtual SCSI, and virtual Fibre Channel adapters. Basic and advanced configurations of the Virtual I/O Server and its clients are discussed including various availability options.
Expand your knowledge about PowerVM features that were introduced in Power Systems for AIX I: LPAR Configuration and Planning AN11G.

Prerequisites
You must have advanced system administration experience with AIX 6 or AIX 7.
This prerequisite can be met by attending one of the following courses:
Power Systems for AIX II: Implementation and Administration AN12G
Power Systems for AIX III: Advanced Administration and Problem Determination AN15G
AIX Jumpstart for UNIX Professionals AN14G
Alternatively, you must have equivalent AIX and LPAR skills:
General TCP/IP knowledge is strongly recommended. This prerequisite can be met by attending TCP/IP for AIX Administrators AN21G
You are also expected to have logical partition administration skills on Power Systems servers, which can be obtained by attending Power Systems for AIX I: LPAR Configuration and Planning AN11G

 
Audience
This advanced course is appropriate for System Administrators, Technical Support Personnel, and Business Partners responsible for implementing LPARs on IBM Power Systems with AIX servers.

Course Outline
Introduction to partitioning
HMC V8 enhancements
Processor virtualization
Virtual Ethernet
Virtual I/O Server and Shared Ethernet Adapter
Virtual SCSI devices
Virtual network configuration with dual VIOS
Virtual SCSI configurations with dual VIOS
Virtual Fibre Channel devices
HMC Service Management
PowerVM advanced systems maintenance

Length – 36 Hours

Overview
You will learn how to implement advanced IBM PowerVM features, such as Active Memory Sharing, Active Memory Expansion, shared dedicated processors, and multiple shared processor pools.
Additionally, you will learn skills to implement, measure, analyze, and tune PowerVM virtualization features for optimal performance on IBM Power Systems servers. This course focuses on the features that relate to the performance of IBM POWER processor-based systems, AIX, and the special monitoring, configuring, and tuning needs of logical partitions (LPARs). This course does not cover application monitoring and tuning.
You will also learn AIX performance analysis and tuning tools that help an administrator take advantage of shared processors and other virtualization features of the IBM Power Systems servers.
Hands-on lab exercises reinforce each lecture and give the students practical experience.

Prerequisites
The LPAR prerequisite skills can be met by attending one of the following classes or you can have equivalent LPAR skills:
Power Systems for AIX – Virtualization I: Implementing Virtualization AN30G.

Audience
This course is for anyone responsible for the system administrative duties implementing and managing virtualization features on a System p server. The audience for this training includes the following:
AIX technical support individuals
System administrators
Systems engineers
System architects

 
Course Outline
Welcome
PowerVM features review.
Shared processors and virtual processor tuning.
Multiple shared processor pools and donating dedicated processors.
Active Memory Sharing.
Suspend and Resume.
Active Memory Expansion.
Virtual storage performance.
Virtual network performance.
Virtualization monitoring and performance management tools.
Wrap up/Evaluations.

Length– 32 hours

Intermediate

Overview
IBM offers a comprehensive portfolio of SAN switches, storage, software, services and solutions to reliably bring information to people in a cost effective way. IBM provides flexible, scalable and open standards-based business-class and global enterprise-class storage networking solutions for the on demand world. This course provides an overview of storage network and data center networking technology. It reviews SAN concepts, Fibre Channel architecture, SAN topologies, IBM b-type offerings, IBM offerings from Cisco, and SAN over Ethernet architectures, such as iSCSI and FCoE

Prerequisites
The following course, or equivalent knowledge, is required prior to this course:
• Introduction to Storage SS0

Audience
This is a base course for individuals who are involved in the planning, installing, configuring, and upgrading of IBM systems.

Course Outline
Welcome
SAN Concepts
Fibre Channel
SAN design and topology (1 of 2)
SAN design and topology (2 of 2) (continued)
IBM Fibre Channel b-type switches and directors
Cisco MDS Fibre Channel switches and directors
SAN over Ethernet

Length– 40 Hours

Level: Advanced

Overview
IBM Spectrum Protect is an enterprise data protection solution designed to help you streamline your data protection processing, reduce the cost of storage, and provide the flexibility and security to meet any service level agreement. IBM Spectrum Protect optimizes storage utilization by using incremental forever as well as block-level backup and replication, policy-based data management, and an intuitive interface, the Operations Center.
In this course, you learn how the use of two or more Spectrum Protect servers provides more options for data movement in the environment, like replication to multiple targets. You also use IBM Cloud Object Storage to create a storage pool for backups and long-term retention. The bulk of the administrative tasks are performed using the Operations Center and Command Builder which provides a command line interface for all servers configured in the Operations Center. This course also includes scripting, performance tuning, protecting, and recovering the database and storage pools, and an introduction to IBM Spectrum Protect Plus.
The hands-on exercises are performed on three different IBM Spectrum Protect servers, two on Windows, and one on Linux, with additional systems added to provide the IBM Cloud Object Storage environment.

Prerequisites
You should be able to perform the following skills managing an IBM Spectrum Protect environment before taking this course:
Explain the primary components of IBM Spectrum Protect
Install a Spectrum Protect server, backup-archive client, Client Management Services, and Operations Center
Complete initial configuration of the server and client
Configure and manage client options
Define and manage storage pools in a single server environment
Launch and navigate the administrative and client interfaces
Manage the IBM Spectrum Protect database and recovery log
Create and manage storage pools and storage pool volumes
Configure a media library and manage tape media
Create policy to meet business requirements
Back up, restore, archive, and retrieve client data
Protect the IBM Spectrum Protect environment
Schedule basic administrative tasks
Monitor server and client messages and events

Audience
Implementers and administrators who have experience with IBM Spectrum Protect.

Length– 16 hours

Advanced

Overview
This course teaches Professional Report Authors about advanced report building techniques using relational data models, and ways of enhancing, customizing, and managing professional reports. The course builds on topics presented in the Fundamentals course. Attendees will participate in interactive demonstrations and exercises that illustrate key concepts while learning how to use advanced features in the product builds on topics learned in the Fundamentals course.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of your business requirements
Fundamental report authoring knowledge

Audience
Report Authors

Course Outline
Create query models
build query models and then connect them to the report layout
edit an SQL statement to author custom queries
add filters and prompts to a report using the query models
Create reports based on query relationships
create reports by joining queries
combine data containers based on relationships from different queries
Introduction to dimensional reporting concepts and dimensional data in reports
List and describe the data model types
Describe the OLAP data structure and elements
Differentiate between report authoring styles
use members to build reports
identify and use sets and tuples in reports Unit 4: Dimensional report context
understand report context
root members
default members
current members
default measures
current measures
Focus your dimensional data
understand how relational data sources behave
understand how dimensional data sources behave
create efficient queries
understand filtering techniques
use dimensional objects and functions
create slicers and prompts
Calculations and dimensional functions
understand the different types of dimensional functions within Cognos Analytics
create reports utilizing dimensional functions
use calculations within reports
Create advanced dynamic reports
filter reports on session parameter values
create dynamic headers and titles that reflect report data
create a customer invoice report
Design effective prompts
control report displays using prompts
specify conditional formatting values using prompts
create sorted and filtered reports based on prompt selection
Examine the report specification and distribute reports
work with the report specification
report specification flow
considerations when modifying a report specification
Create custom toolbox and template objects
distribute reports using bursting
create burst keys
identify report recipients and data items using burst tables
distribute reports using email and the IBM Cognos Analytics portal
Enhance user experience with HTML and Custom Controls
create interactive reports by using HTML
Include additional information with tooltips
Send emails by using links in a report
understand custom controls
AMD models
adding a custom control
using JavaScript files
Advanced techniques
understand advanced features
booklet and reference reports
table of contents
tabbed reports
classes and class extensions
global parameters
create a report binder

Length – 24 hours

Intermediate

Overview
Students will explore IBM Cognos Analytics report authoring and different report object types (list, crosstab, chart, visualization, etc.). They will also create and format reports using grouping, headers, footers, and other formatting options. Also covered is the ability to focus reports by filtering data and using prompts. Students will learn to add value to reports using calculations and additional report-building techniques as well as how to enhance reports with advanced formatting and exceptional data highlighting.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of your business requirements
Experience using IBM Cognos Analytics as a consumer

Audience
Report Authors

Course Outline
Introduction to IBM Cognos Analytics – Reporting
Examine IBM Cognos Analytics
Reporting and its interface
Explore different report types
Create reports in preview or design mode
Create a simple, sorted, and formatted report
Examine dimensionally modeled and dimensional data sources
Explore how data items are added queries
Examine personal data sources and data modules
Examine data tables and list reports
Create a data table
Group, format, and sort list reports
Describe options for aggregating data
Create a multi-fact query
Create a report with repeated data
Create crosstab reports
Format and sort crosstab reports
Create complex crosstabs using drag and drop functionality
Create crosstabs using unrelated data items
Create visualization reports
Understand visualization categories
Create and customize visualizations
Understand client-side visualizations
Create enhanced map visualizations
Focus reports using filters
Create filters to narrow the focus of reports
Examine detail and summary filters
Determine when to apply filters on aggregate data
Focus reports using prompts
Identify various prompt types
Use parameters and prompts to focus data
Search for prompt types
Navigate between pages
Extend reports using calculations
Create calculations based on data in the data source
Add run-time information to the reports
Create expressions using functions
Customize reports with conditional formatting
Create multilingual reports
Highlight exceptional data
Show and hide data
Conditionally render objects in reports
Drill-through definitions
Introduction to drill-through definitions
Navigating to related data
Introduction to bookmark references
Enhance report layout
Force page breaks in reports
Format data and report objects
Modify existing report structures
Use additional report building techniques
Enhance report design with report objects
Add objects to reports
Convert a list to a crosstab
Reuse objects within the same report
Share layout components among separate reports
Choose options to handle reports with no available data

Lenght – 40 hours

Level – Basic

Prerequisites
Db2 12 for z/OS DBAs can develop fundamental skills or recognition through lectures and hands-on exercises of:

• TSO/E and ISPF
• Data sets
• Db2 Objects
• Structured Query Language
• Db2 Commands
• JCL and SDSF
• Db2 Utilities
• Db2 Logging
• Db2 Program Preparation

The course materials cover Db2 12 for z/OS.

Audience
This beginning DB2 basic course is for z/OS database administrators who need to acquire the basic skills required to administer a DB2 database in a z/OS environment.

Course Outline
Describe several services provided in a z/OS environment
Explain workloads in the batch environment
Explain workloads in the online environment
Describe job roles in a z/OS environment
Log On to TSO/E
Navigate TSO/E and ISPF
Use TSO commands
Setup and utilize JCL (Job Control Language)
Utilize SDSF
Describe the different types of data sets in a z/OS environment
Allocate data sets and list data set information and content
Create and modify data set content
Give an overview of the Db2 9 environment
Describe and utilize Db2 Objects
Describe and utilize several DB2 Utilities
Describe the Db2I (Db2 Interactive Facility) environment
Use SPUFI (SQL Processing Using File Input) to compose and execute SQL
Setup and execute Db2 Commands
Understand Db2 Logging
Describe Db2 program preparation process
Understand Db2 startup and shutdown
Understand and utilize Db2 recovery strategies

Length – 24 Hours

Intermediate

Overview
This course enables you to acquire the skills necessary to produce application programs that manipulate Db2 databases.
Emphasis is on embedding Structured Query Language (SQL) statements and preparing programs for execution.

Prerequisites
You should already have experience with one of the supported programming languages, COBOL or PL/I for z/OS.
You are also expected to already be able to construct and use SQL statements.

Audience
This intermediate course is for application programmers who need to write embedded SQL programs in COBOL or PL/I (on z/OS).

Course Outline
Incorporate static SQL statements in an application program
Prepare the program for execution
Validate execution results are correct
Produce code to support multiple rows being returned from the database manager using cursors
Identify considerations regarding units of work, concurrency, and restart of programs
Identify differences between static and dynamic SQL
Provide test data for applications
Discuss program and Db2 options relative to performance of static SQL

Czas trwania- 24 Hours

Overview
This course will expose the beginning z/OS DBAs (Database Administrators) to fundamentals of Database Administration for a Db2 12 for z/OS. This course will teach the students how to physically implement a logical database design using DDL, and teaches considerations of referentially related tables. This course discusses the use of basic utilities, program preparation, serialization, and basic database security. This course does not cover distributed data processing, nor does it cover data sharing.

Audience
Students who will be performing the role of Db2 for z/OS database administrators who need to acquire the basic skills required to administer a Db2 database.

Prerequisites
Familiarity with the z/OS operating system, including TSO, ISPF, and SDSF
Familiarity with SQL data manipulation statements (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE) to access and change the contents of Db2 tables

Length – 16 hours

Advanced

Overview
QRadar SIEM provides deep visibility into network, user, and application activity. It provides collection, normalization, correlation, and secure storage of events, flows, assets, and vulnerabilities. Suspected attacks and policy breaches are highlighted as offenses.

This 2-day course walks you through various advanced topics about QRadar such as custom log sources,
reference data collections and custom rules, X-Force data and the Threat Intelligence app, UBA and QRadar Advisor,
tuning and custom action scripts. The course also discusses integration with IBM SOAR. Hands-on exercises reinforce
the skills learned.

Prerequisites
Students should be knowledgeable about the following topics:
IT infrastructure
IT security fundamentals
Linux
Windows
TCP/IP networking
Syslog
Foundational skills for the IBM QRadar Security Intelligence Platform
(at least the skills that are taught in the IBM QRadar SIEM Foundations – BQ104 course)

Audience
This course is designed for security administrators and security analysts

Course Outline
Unit 1: Custom log sources
Unit 2: Reference data collections and custom rules
Unit 3: IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence in QRadar
Unit 4: User Behavior Analytics and Advisor with Watson
Unit 5: Tuning
Unit 6: Custom action scripts
Unit 7: IBM SOAR integration