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Audience

This basic course is for:

• New Tivoli Workload Scheduler users seeking proficiency in Tivoli Workload Scheduler version 8.6 job scheduling and operations
• Existing operators, schedulers, supervisors, and managers converting from previous versions to version 8.6
• Anyone needing guidance in managing plans, monitoring workloads, or submitting jobs and job streams
• Anyone needing a refresher course and introduction to the Tivoli Dynamic Workload Console Graphical User Interface

Pre-Requisites

Prior to attending this course, you should have:

• General computer literacy in a GUI environment
• Basic understanding of production management and batch processing scheduling
• Knowledge of production job flow in the environment where Tivoli Workload Scheduler will be implemented
• Basic knowledge of Linux file navigation, editing, and command-prompt actions

Objectives

• Describe Tivoli Workload Scheduler concepts and terminology
• Describe the components of Tivoli Workload Scheduler, including scheduling objects and dependencies
• Use the Tivoli Dynamic Workload Console to monitor and manage Tivoli Workload Scheduler production workflow
• Submit predefined job streams and jobs into the current plan
• Solve common problems that arise in the production day plan
• List the steps for planning a job stream
• Configure Tivoli Workload Scheduler objects such as jobs, job streams, resources, prompts, and calendars
• Use the Graphical View to configure, monitor, and troubleshoot workloads
• Describe the effects that start-of-day and time zones have on Tivoli Workload Scheduler job streams
• Create event-based workload processing
• Use dynamic scheduling concepts and terminology
• Configure and launch a job on a pool of workstations
• Produce reports using the Tivoli Workload Scheduler command line and the Tivoli Dynamic Workload Console
• Use the command-line composer and conman commands

Course Content

Unit 1: Introduction to Tivoli Workload Scheduler

• Tivoli workload automation concepts
• Tivoli Workload Scheduler architecture overview
• Scheduling terminology
• Operational considerations

Unit 2: Monitoring workflow

• The Distributed Workload Console
• Monitoring plan objects
• Dependencies and properties
• Statuses

Unit 3: Managing workflow

• Managing jobs and job streams
• Managing dependencies
• Submitting work
• Managing events

Unit 4: Batch scheduling objects

• Variable tables and variables
• Prompts and resources
• Windows users
• Jobs
• Calendars

Unit 5: Creating job streams

• Job stream planning and the Workload Designer
• Building a basic job stream
• Graphical view
• Advanced job stream options

Unit 6: Troubleshooting job streams

• Solving problems in the plan
• Connectivity and properties

Unit 7: Event rules and workload automation

• Overview of event rules and actions
• Advanced use of event rules and actions

Unit 8: Dynamic scheduling

• Dynamic scheduling overview
• Jobs
• Resources
• Running dynamic workload

Unit 9: Utilities and reporting

• Alternate plans and time zones
• Command line access
• Reports

Scheduled Classes