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Home » Database » Db2 12 for z/OS System Administration Crammer Class

Course Skill Level:

Intermediate

Course Duration:

1 day/s

  • Course Delivery Format:

    Live, instructor-led.

  • Course Category:

    Database

  • Course Code:

    DB2SACCN22J02

Who should attend & recommended skills:

Those experienced in previous versions of Db2

Who should attend & recommended skills

  • Those seeking a comprehensive review of tasks, methods, and responsibilities of a Db2 12 for Z/OS system administrator.
  • Db2 – previous versions on z/OS, TSO, JCL, and SPUFI: Basic to Intermediate (1-5 years’ experience).

About this course

This one-day review crammer course guides students through the six sections that comprise an in-depth review of Db2 system administration responsibilities. Review questions and answers accompany each section of the lecture material. Students attending this crammer course will review tasks, methods, and responsibilities of a Db2 12 for z/OS system Administrator.

Skills acquired & topics covered

  • Db2 12 for z/OS Installation and Migration System Structure – Discussion of the Architecture
  • Security and Auditing Topics in Db2 12 for z/OS
  • System Operation and Maintenance Topics in Db2 12 for z/OS
  • Backup and Recovery Topics in Db2 12 for z/OS
  • Performance and Tuning Topics in Db2 12 z/OS
  • Troubleshooting Topics in Db2 12 for z/OS”

Course breakdown / modules

  • Db2 components and Resource Managers
  • Address Spaces, Work requests in DB2
  • Attachment Facilities
  • Storage-Real and Auxiliary
  • Shared Virtual Memory
  • Migration and Install differences What I need to know
  • Db2 12 Products and Features
  • Release incompatibilities
  • Preplanning Prerequisites
  • Db2 11 to Db2 12 migration
  • Installation/Migration process
  • Identifying additional service environments
  • Catalog and Directory changes
  • DBM1 Storage changes
  • DSNZPARM planning
  • Methods and Applying Maintenance in Db2
  • Rudimentary knowledge of SMP/E
  • Overview of the steps in applying maintenance in DB2
  • Enhancements to the Installation/Migration Process in DB2 12
  • Review Practice Questions

  • Protecting Db2 subsystem and resources
  • New system authorities
  • Support for Distributed identities
  • Connection Level security enforcement
  • Audit Tracing/Policies
  • Role-Based Security
  • Review Practice Questions

  • New reorg catalog options
  • Key Db2 Commands
  • Uses, Authorization, Output
  • Db2 12 Utilities Changes to Know
  • MVS Commands to Know
  • Monitor and control Db2 threads
  • Review Practice Questions

  • System Requirements
  • System level backup and recovery procedures
  • REPORT and MODIFY Utility
  • Commands
  • BACKUP/RESTORE SYSTEM
  • Db2 Disaster Recovery process
  • Db2 Data Sharing Recovery
  • Scenarios
  • Review Practice Questions

  • Analyzing performance
  • Tracing in Db2
  • Buffer Pools and performance
  • Thresholds/Ratios
  • Page Management
  • Statistics
  • Sort Pool, Work Files
  • EDM Pool, RID Pool
  • Efficient use of memory
  • DSNZPARMs and tuning
  • Workload manager settings for Db2
  • Autonomic vs. manual RUNSTATS
  • Review Practice Questions

  • Tuning Elements
  • Components and Processes
  • Problem Resolution Methods
  • Tools for Problem Resolution
  • Stand-alone and Diagnostic Utilities
  • Space Issues and Log Issues
  • WLM and Stored Procedures
  • Review Practice Questions
  • Class Summary

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