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Audience

This basic course is for:

• New Tivoli Workload Scheduler administrators seeking proficiency in Tivoli Workload Scheduler 8.6
• Existing administrators, installers, and support personnel converting from previous versions to Tivoli Workload Scheduler 8.6
• Anyone needing detailed guidance on designing Tivoli Workload Scheduler networks, managing background process, security, configuration, and backups

Pre-Requisites

Prior to attending this course, you should have:

• Tivoli Workload Scheduler scheduling and operations
• Linux operating system commands and working knowledge
• Job management methodology in local environment
• Tivoli Workload Scheduler network in local environment
• Basic knowledge of Linux file navigation, editing, and command-prompt actions

Objectives

• List Tivoli Workload Scheduler requirements
• Describe capabilities of Tivoli Workload Scheduler workstations
• Plan a Tivoli Workload Scheduler network to meet your organization' s needs
• Explain how components and workstation types interact
• Install Tivoli Workload Scheduler and related components (such as the Tivoli Dynamic Workload Console and the database)
• Describe how to upgrade a previous installation to the current version
• Configure individual workstations and the global network
• Manage and update Tivoli Workload Scheduler security
• Describe JnextPlan and the planman utility, and explain how a plan is generated and managed
• Describe how to back up and restore a Tivoli Workload Scheduler environment
• Produce reports by using the Tivoli Workload Scheduler command line and Tivoli Dynamic Workload Console reporting utilities

Course Content

Unit 1: Introducing IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler

• Using dynamic batch computing
• Tivoli Workload Automation configurations
• Using the Tivoli Dynamic Workload Console
• Agents and workstations

Unit 2: Planning the Tivoli Workload Scheduler implementation

• Planning the Tivoli Workload Scheduler architecture
• Networks
• Choosing a database
• Checking hardware and software prerequisites
• Tivoli Workload Automation users

Unit 3: Installation and configuring Tivoli Workload Scheduler

• Preparing for the installation
• Choosing an installation method
• Configuring Tivoli Workload Scheduler

• Planning and preparing the upgrade
• Performing an upgrade
• Performing ongoing maintenance

Unit 5: Managing the planning cycle

• Production and preproduction plans
• Automating the daily planning cycle

Unit 6: Running agent processes

• Tivoli Workload Scheduler processes
• Using the console manager
• Configuring the job environment

Unit 7: Securing Tivoli Workload Scheduler

• Granting access to the Dynamic Workload Console
• Configuring user authorization
• Configuring authentication

Unit 8: Finding and repairing problems

• Built-in troubleshooting features
• Checking workstation status
• Finding log files

Scheduled Classes