IBM i System Administration Training

This course is for IT managers and their staff who are responsible for:

• Designing and implementing a security plan
• Implementing a backup and recovery plan
• Implementing a system availability plan
• Performing problem determination procedures and activities

This course is not recommended for system operators or end users

You should complete:

• System Operator Workshop for System i (AS247GB) - classroom / (OV24) - ILO (Instructor Led Online
• or have the equivalent knowledge and experience on the system

You should have:

• a basic understanding of security concepts on the System i
• a working knowledge of how to perform backup and recovery activities on the system

• Describe the features, functions, and benefits of the Power based server running IBM i relevant to security
• Describe the security requirements for your Power based server running IBM i
• Identify the system security features that satisfy your requirements
• Describe and implement the features and facilities of the Power based server running IBM i available to audit security
• List the elements of a security plan
• Describe the features, functions, and benefits of the Power based server running IBM i relevant to availability and recovery
• List the elements of a security plan and a backup and recovery plan
• Describe Power based server running IBM i problem determination and resolution techniques
• Describe how to manage PTFs
• Perform these activities using either a green screen 5250 emulation session (via command line entry), by using System i Navigator, or the IBM Systems Director Navigator

Day 1

• (00:30) Welcome, course administration, introductions, lab setup
• (01:00) Unit 1: IBM i overview and concepts
• (00:30) Lab 1: Establishing a user environment
• (01:30) Unit 2: Management Central overview
• (00:40) Lab 2: Management Central inventory and system values
• (00:10) Unit 3: Security concepts and overview
• (01:00) Unit 4: Security related system values
• (00:40) Unit 5: User security - Topic 1
• (00:45) Lab 3: Working with user profiles

Day 2

• (00:10) Unit 5: User security - Topic 2
• (00:45) Lab 4: Working with group profiles
• (00:20) Unit 5: User security - Topics 3 - 4
• (00:45) Unit 6: Resource security - Topics 1 - 3
• (00:30) Lab 5: Working with authorization lists
• (00:25) Unit 6: Resource security - Topics 4 - 5
• (00:30) Lab 6: Working with object authority and adopted authority
• (00:30) Unit 7: Security auditing
• (01:00) Unit 8: Designing security

Day 3

• (02:00) Unit 9 - IBM Power based servers running IBM i availability overview
• (01:30) Unit 10 - Disk management
• (00:45) Unit 11 - Backup and recovery strategy using save/restore
• (00:25) Lab 7 - Media devices and virtual tape
• (00:45) Unit 11 - Backup and recovery strategy using save/restore (continued)

Day 4

• (00:25) Lab 8 - Save/restore
• (00:30) Unit 11 - Backup and recovery strategy using save/restore (continued)
• (01:00) Unit 12 - Journal management
• (00:50) Lab 9 - Journal management
• (00:30) Unit 12 - Journal management (continued)
• (01:00) Unit 13 - Commitment control overview
• (00:45) Lab 10 - Commitment control
• (01:00) Unit 14 - Backup and recovery planning

Day 5

• (01:20) Unit 15 - Problem determination
• (00:45) Lab 11 - Problem determination
• (00:45) Unit 16 - Overview of Systems Director Navigator for IBM i
• (00:45) Unit 17 - Introduction to Backup, Recovery, and Media Services (BRMS)