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Test 435: IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler V8.4 Implementation


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Course title: IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler 8.3 Scheduling and Operations
Course duration: 3.0 days
Course number: TX300
Abstract:

This course replaces TW070. Learn IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler Suite (TWS) Version 8.3 features, environment, and new terminology. Learn how to plan, implement, monitor and efficiently manage a TWS Production Day Plan. Study the new features of TWS 8.3 and the Job Scheduling Console 8.3. Learn the details of building a plan by defining and documenting the plan objects and their properties. Design job and job stream instances using recovery options, external dependencies, prompts, and other plan objects. Develop skills to confidently integrate desired changes appropriate to the plan, jobs, or job streams. Develop valuable skills to optimize plans and methods of troubleshooting plan problems.

This training is done in a classroom environment with interspersed, hands-on laboratory opportunities to practice concepts by performing student exercises using real-world scenarios.

This is an introductory course for:

New TWS users seeking proficiency in the TWS 8.3 environment on UNIX and Windows platforms Existing schedulers, operators, and their supervisors/managers at sites converting from previous versions of TWS (Maestro) to TWS Suite 8.3 Individuals who need detailed guidance on how to create plans, monitor workload status, adjust workload parameters, or submit job streams or jobs to execute under the control of TWS Suite 8.3 Anyone needing a refresher course and introduction to the job scheduling console

Course title: IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler 8.3 Administration
Course duration: 2.0 days
Course number: TX310
Abstract:

This course replaces course TW080. Learn IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler (TWS) Suite 8.3 network planning, installation, maintenance, configuration, and problem solving. Get an in-depth look at the background processes, the TWS production cycle and production processing. The network planning discussion includes the different types of TWS workstations, advantages of domains, and designing a network to meet the needs of your organization. Explore configuration options available for an individual workstation and configuring the entire network, including how to effectively use TWS security. Learn how to analyze common TWS problems, how to identify what is wrong and how to resolve them.

The course labs include planning a network, defining a workstation and domain, installing a new TWS workstation, and TWS components among other exercises. Training is done in a classroom environment with multiple opportunities to practice concepts by performing lab exercises using real-world scenarios.

This is an intermediate course for:

TWS users seeking proficiency in the TWS 8.3 environment on the UNIX and Windows platforms Existing schedulers, operators, and their supervisors or managers at sites converting from previous versions of TWS (Maestro) to TWS Suite 8.3 Individuals who need detailed guidance on how to create plans, monitor workload status, adjust workload parameters, or submit Job Streams or Jobs to execute under the control of TWS Suite 8.3

Course title: IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler Performance Optimization and Best Practices
Course duration: ITS17
Course number: 3 days
Abstract: This hand-on workshop covers best practices in planning, implementing and maintaining a Tivoli Workload Scheduler V 8.4 Distributed environment. Hands-on exercises are interspersed throughout the presentation to reinforce what the student has learned during the presentation.


Redbook
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forward arrow Deployment Guide Series: IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler V8.4 and IBM Tivoli Dynamic Workload Broker V1.2

Publication number: SG24-7528-00

IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler and IBM Tivoli Dynamic Workload Broker are key products in the comprehensive, on demand, Tivoli workload automation portfolio. Tivoli Workload Scheduler is IBM’s centralized job scheduler for distributed, mainframe and end-to-end environments that allows you to do batch scheduling based on a calendar. Tivoli Dynamic Workload Broker extends Tivoli workload automation capabilities by providing dynamic optimization of workload processing based on performance of the scheduling infrastructure and workload demands. In this easy-to-follow IBM® Redbooks® publication we cover different scheduling scenarios with Tivoli Workload Scheduler V8.4 and Tivoli Dynamic Workload Broker V1.2 in distributed environments. We also discuss best practices for designing and implementing a scheduling solution for small, medium, and enterprise accounts. Finally, we cover the sales engagement planning for Tivoli workload automation portfolio, including a sample statement of work. The primary audience for this section is Business Partners and pre-sales Systems Engineers working in this area.


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forward arrow IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler Product Information and Related Links

Detailed information and documentation about IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler can be found at the Web site listed below. Some of the documents contained on this Web page include Guides, Datasheets, Features, Advantages, Benefits and Flyers. Reading these documents in addition to hands-on experience and skills with the product will help prepare a candidate for certification testing.

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