IBM i Systems Training

Customized On-site Workshops

Using the IBM i Performance Data Investigator

This workshop reviews the performance tasks in Navigator for i, with an emphasis on the Performance Data Investigator. This workshop can run from 2 to 4 days, depending upon the detail desired.

• During this workshop, the following will be covered:
  • Best practices for Collection Service Configuration
  • How to use Investigate Data to review Collection Services data
  • How to create customized performance data reports
  • How to enable and review historical data
  • How to use the Batch Model tool
  • Basic system monitoring

Optional Job Watcher Workshop

• Details on IBM i Job Wait Accounting technology
• How to collect Job Watcher data
• How to review and analyze Job Watcher data with the Performance Data Investigator
• Deep dive into Job Watcher

If the client has iDoctor, we can optionally add:

• Using iDoctor monitors
• Using iDoctor to analye job watcher data

Getting Started with the IBM i Administration Runtime Expert

This workshop covers the IBM i Administration Runtime Expert product.  This workshop can run from 1 to 3 days, depending upon the detail desired.

• During this workshop, the following will be covered:
  • Installation of the IBM i 5733-ARE product
  • Review of the plugins provided by IBM
  • Creating templates
  • Validations
  • Reports
  • Implementation plans
  • Advanced verifications with SQL, CL, and scripting
  • Extending ARE with your own custom plugins

Custom Education

Customized on-site education focuses on lecture-type classes, with interaction, discussion and questions strongly encouraged. If you have a topical area not listed below, be sure to ask.

IBM i Architecture and Overview

Intended for people new to IBM i, this is a 1-day session that reviews the architecture and implementation of IBM i. It is a technical session that provides an overview of the operating system architecture and components.

Work Management

• Basic work management (traditional)
• Advanced work management (traditional)
• Server job work management / Prestart job management
• Latest work management enhancements and features
• Hidden secrets of work management
• Extending work management with IBM i Services

Performance Management

• IBM i performance data collectors and when/how to use them
• Collection Services, Job Watcher, Performance Explorer, Disk Watcher
• Performance management best practices
• IBM i Navigator Performance Tasks
• Using the IBM i Performance Data Investigator
• IBM i Navigator Monitors
• System monitors and message monitors

IBM i Systems Management Tools

• Navigator for i
• IBM i Access Client Solutions
• Administration Runtime Expert
• IBM i Services