IMS/DC Performance Analysis & Tuning Workshop [DIPT]

This course teaches how to analyze IMS/DB performance and how to identify potential problems. Attendees will also learn effective tuning techniques that will help them to get the most out of their IMS/DB systems 

4 Days

Hands-On

$3,150

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• Introduction
• Online System Reporting
• Database Characteristics
• Application Considerations
• Putting the Factors into Practice
• Parallel Sysplex

• Define a performance strategy
• Identify potential problems
• Understand data sources
• Analyze data
• Predict and evaluate changes

Course attendees should have a sound knowledge of IMS at a conceptual level and knowledge of the IMS environment (both batch & online) along with the IMS utilities, Familiarity with z/OS control programs and VSAM is also assumed 

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This course introduces and explains the IMS Database Recovery facility (DBRC). This course will enable attendees to perform database recovery and protect database integrity using the tools available 

4 Days

Hands-On

$3,150

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• DBRC Installation & Setup
• Log & Database Registration
• Utility Interaction - Backup, Recovery and Reorganization
• Database Sharing Control
• HALDB Implementation and Migration
• Using GENJCL
• DBRC in Production
• RECON Maintenance, Backup and Recovery
• DBRC Problem Diagnosis and Resolution
• DBRC API Exploitation
• Introduction to DBRC Parallel RECON Access

• Describe the constituent parts of DBRC 
• Process DBRC records 
• Describe the data-sharing environment 
• Register databases and their data sets 
• Define & register data set groups, data groups & recovery groups 
• Explain the interaction between utilities 
• Describe HALDB implementation & migration 
• Use GENJCL 
• Use DBRC in a production environment 
• Carry out DBRC problem identification & resolution 
• Carry out RECON maintenance 
• Exploit the DBRC API 

A good working knowledge of IMS and its implementation and administration within their own organization. Familiarity with z/OS control programs and VSAM (KSDS & AMS) is also required 

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Effective and efficient database security is an essential in all organizations. This course, taught by experienced IMS specialists, introduces, and explains how to implement RACF with IMS.

4 Days

Hands-On

Private-Only

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• Introduction to IMS Security
• IMS Security Facilities
• IMS Security Options
• Introduction to RACF
• User ID and Sign On Verification
• Securing the IMS Control Region
• IMS Transaction Security
• IMS Command Security
• Security for Time Controlled Operations
• MS Resource Access Security (RAS)
• IMS Database Security
• MS Dataset Security
• Common Service Layer Security
• Security in an IMS Database Control Environment
• IMS and Db2 Security

•   Identify the IMS resources that must be protected
• Identify the types of security facilities available for each resource
• Develop a plan to implement security on your IMS systems
• Identify the tasks required in IMS and RACF to implement security
• Implement security for each resource using an appropriate security facility
• Code the security definitions in IMS and RACF to protect transactions, commands, data, dependent regions, Program Specification Blocks (PSB), terminals and other resources

A conceptual and terminological understanding of both IMS and RACF. These skills can be gained by attendant on the courses IMS Essentials [DISF] and Understanding RACF [3092]

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