About this Course

This course enables a new system operator to develop basic to intermediate level skills needed for day-to-day operations of the Power System with IBM i. Specifically, the course explains how to:

• 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 System i Navigator and IBMNavigator for i

Hands-on exercises reinforce the lecture topics and prepare the student to successfully operate a Power System with IBM i.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for the person who has responsibility for daily system operations.

It is not intended for technical audiences who are seeking an in-depth look at how the Power System with IBM i works. This audience should instead attend the IBM i Programming Facilities Workshop, (OL490).

At Course Completion

Upon completing this course, students will be able to:

• Send, display, and respond to messages
• Use the online help and reference materials
• Monitor and control job queues, active jobs, and output queues
• Create and change user profiles
• Use authorization lists and group profiles
• Start and stop Power Systems with IBM i
• Manage system devices, user display stations, and printers
• Save and restore objects and libraries
• Monitor job and history logs
• Diagnose a system problem
• Order, receive, and install PTFs

Course Outline

Day 1

• Unit 1: Power Systems and IBM i concepts and overview
• Unit 2: Reference material and support
• Unit 3: Overview of 5250 emulation and help
• Exercise 1: Using the keyboard and system displays
• Unit 4: Overview of System i Navigator
• Exercise 2: Overview of System i Navigator
• 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 System i Navigator
• Exercise 5: Messages with System i Navigator
• Unit 9: Messaging with IBM Navigator for i
• Exercise 6: Messages with IBM Navigator for i

Day 2

• Unit 10: CL command concepts
• Unit 11: CL commands with 5250 emulation
• Unit 12: Concepts: Object, library, and the IFS
• Unit 13: Object management with 5250 emulation
• Exercise 7: Object management with 5250 emulation
• Unit 14: Object management with System i Navigator
• Exercise 8: Object management with System i Navigator
• Unit 15: Object management with IBM Navigator for i
• Exercise 9: Object management with IBM Navigator for i
• Unit 16: Introduction to work management
• Unit 17: Work management with 5250 emulation
• Optional Exercise 10: Work management with 5250 emulation
• Optional Exercise 11: Work management with System i Navigator
• Optional Exercise 12: Work management with IBM Navigator for i
• Unit 18: Job control with 5250 emulation
• Exercise 13: Job control with 5250 emulation
• Unit 19: Job control with System i Navigator
• Exercise 14: Job control with System i Navigator
• Unit 20: Job control with IBM Navigator for i
• Exercise 15: Job control with IBM Navigator for i

Day 3

• Unit 21: Print concepts
• Unit 22: Print control with 5250 emulation
• Exercise 16: Print control with 5250 emulation
• Unit 23: Print control with System i Navigator
• Exercise 17: Print control with System i Navigator
• Unit 24: Print control with IBM Navigator for i
• Exercise 18: Print control with IBM Navigator for i
• Unit 25: Starting and stopping the system
• Exercise 19: System values with 5250 emulation
• Exercise 20: System values with System i Navigator
• Exercise 21: System values with IBM Navigator for i
• Unit 26: System security concepts
• Unit 27: System security with 5250 emulation
• Exercise 22: System security with 5250 emulation
• Unit 28: System security with System i Navigator
• Exercise 23: System security with System i Navigator
• Unit 29: System security with IBM Navigator for i
• Exercise 24: System security with IBM Navigator for i
• Unit 30: System configuration overview
• Unit 31: Configuration with 5250 emulation
• Exercise 25: Managing your system configuration
• Unit 32: Configuration with System i Navigator
• Unit 33: Configuration with IBM Navigator for i

Day 4

• Unit 34: Save concepts
• Unit 35: Save with 5250 emulation
• Exercise 26: Save with 5250 emulation
• Unit 36: Save with System i Navigator
• Exercise 27: Save with System i Navigator
• Unit 37: Save with IBM Navigator for i
• Unit 38: Restore concepts and overview
• Exercise 28: Restore with 5250 emulation
• Exercise 29: Restore with System i Navigator
• Unit 39: Problem determination with 5250 emulation
• Exercise 30: Problem determination
• Unit 40: Problem determination with System i Navigator
• Unit 41: Overview of the PTF process
• Unit 42: PTFs with 5250 Emulation
• Unit 43: Class summary