System i: Operations Navigator

Course Overview

On completion of this course, you will be able to manage the system using Operations Navigator.

Audience

This course is for all iSeries operators, support staff, administrators and users.

Skills Gained

This course will enable delegates to:

• Install and configure on a PC.
• Navigate around the tool.
• Customise Operations Navigator.
• Use drag/drop/copy/paste etc.
• Manage printing, messages and jobs.
• Manage security.
• Secure Operations Navigator.
• Set up file and print shares.
• Use the IFS.
• Use the database component.
• Manage hardware and software inventory.
• Manage and troubleshoot TCP/IP.
• Use Management Central functions.
• Run commands on multiple servers.
• Send data across your network.
• Manage PTF's across a network.
• Use system, job and message monitors.
• Use Collection Services to collect performance data.
• Troubleshoot.

Prerequisites

Delegates should have a minimum of 6 months experience on the iSeries and would have ideally sat on the Operations course.

Course Outline

• Installing and configuring Operations Navigator on the PC.
• Navigate around Operations Navigator.
• Create shortcuts and desktop icons.
• Customise Operations Navigator.
• Set up iSeries connections and environments.
• Manage messages and printing, drag and drop spooled files.
• Manage user and server jobs.
• Use the Backup component.
• Manage subsystems.
• Work with active jobs.
• Manage storage pools.
• Manage job queues, drag and drop batch jobs.
• Manage system values.
• Manage user and group profiles, drag and drop profiles between servers.
• Create and manage authorisation lists.
• Set permissions.
• Use Application Administration to secure Operations Navigator.
• Manage and troubleshoot TCP/IP.
• Edit database files.
• Use the IFS component.
• Set up file and print shares using NetServer.
• Drag and drop objects between libraries.
• Manage NetServer.
• Manage hardware and software inventory across a network.
• Use Management Central functions.
• Set up the central system, endpoint systems and system groups.
• Manage tasks.
• Run commands across multiple servers.
• Create and send packages to distribute data across multiple servers.
• Manage PTF's across multiple servers.
• Create and run system, job and message monitors.
• Use graph history.
• Collect performace data using Collection Services.
• Troubleshoot Operations Navigator.
• Performance tips to speed up Operations Navigator.