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20 Feb

TS621GB IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.2 Advanced Administration Training Course

Category: IBM Training UK, IT Training

RRP £2550 + VAT.   Our Price £2295 + VAT.   Save 10%

If you wish to book any of the training courses dates below then please call 0845 519 7408 (ask for Blake or Paul) or email training@optimussourcing.com
Training Course Start Dates
27th June – London £2550 – 10% = £2295 + VAT
1st August – London £2550 – 10% = £2295 + VAT
17th October – London £2550 – 10% = £2295 + VAT
5th December – London £2550 – 10% = £2295 + VAT
5 day Course
This course is for administrators who possess a fundamental knowledge of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager. It provides in-depth administration training with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.2 Extended Edition at a higher skill level than the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.2 Implementation and Administration course (TS611) and (8S611). Administrators will learn how to control and tune the Tivoli Storage Manager environment and what steps to take when troubleshooting. The lab exercises explore the DB2 database management methods and options and introduce Tivoli Storage Manager for Reporting and Monitoring. In addition, the exercises involve multiple servers to simulate an enterprise environment. You will participate in group problem determination exercises, perform a variety of backup and restore processes, and optimize data management, such as data deduplication. You will also tune the backup-archive client and the Tivoli Storage Manager 6.2 server for optimal performance.
Audience
This advanced course is for Senior System Administrators and Business Partners who are experienced with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Implementation.
Pre-requisites
Students should complete course IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.2 Implementation and Administration, (TS611) or (8S611) or the previous version of Storage Manager training (TM502) or (TT502). Students should also have the following general skills:
Ability to navigate through applications on the OS being used for the course
Ability to use the OS command line on the OS being used for the course
Experience working with storage devices
Ability to work with an Internet browser
Thorough understanding of client-server concepts
Basic understanding of network architecture including WAN, LAN and SAN
Objective
Back up and restore Tivoli Storage Manager databases and storage pools
Write and use macros and scripts to automate operations
Optimize Tivoli Storage Manager with performance tuning parameters
Install and configure Tivoli Storage Manager for Reporting and Monitoring
Use client and server trace functions
Troubleshoot and recover from a database failure
Recover a primary storage pool
Configure and use server-to-server virtual volumes
Configure and use backup sets and online image backup
Configure and use multi-session backup and move node data
Enable and use file grouping and open file support
Configure single administrative logon
Monitor and generate reports for Tivoli Storage Manager
Key topics
Unit 1: Tivoli Storage Manager 6.2 concept review and updates
Unit 2: Database and recovery log management
Unit 3: Storage pool manipulations
Unit 4: Tivoli Storage Manager for Reporting and Monitoring
Unit 5: SQL statements, macros and scripts
Unit 6: Tivoli Storage Manager performance tuning
Unit 7: Backup and restore methodology
Unit 8: Enterprise administration
Unit 9: Server-to-server virtual volumes
Unit 10: Reports using Common Reporting
Unit 11: Problem determination concepts

If you would like further information or would like to book a place on this training course please call 0845 519 7408 or email training@optimussourcing.com for details of the next available dates and locations for this course.

5 day IBM TS621GB Course

This course is for administrators who possess a fundamental knowledge of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager. It provides in-depth administration training with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.2 Extended Edition at a higher skill level than the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.2 Implementation and Administration course (TS611) and (8S611). Administrators will learn how to control and tune the Tivoli Storage Manager environment and what steps to take when troubleshooting. The lab exercises explore the DB2 database management methods and options and introduce Tivoli Storage Manager for Reporting and Monitoring. In addition, the exercises involve multiple servers to simulate an enterprise environment. You will participate in group problem determination exercises, perform a variety of backup and restore processes, and optimize data management, such as data deduplication. You will also tune the backup-archive client and the Tivoli Storage Manager 6.2 server for optimal performance.

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20 Feb

AS24BGB – System Operator Workshop for IBM i Training Course

Category: IBM Training UK, IT Training

4 day course
New system operators can develop basic-to-intermediate skills needed for day to day operations of the iSeries system. You’ll learn the Character Driven Interface (Green Screens) and iSeries Navigator (Graphical User Interface) where applicable.
Roadmaps that reference this course are:
Networking
System Operator
System Administrator
Abstract
There are numerous practical exercises after each theory session designed to reinforce your learning experience
Audience
Those who have responsibility for daily system operations.
It is not intended for technical audiences who are seeking an in-depth look at how the iSeries 400 system works.
This audience should instead attend the Concepts and facilities workshop OL49
Pre-requisites
None
Objective
On completion you will be able to:
Send, display, and respond to messages
Use the on-line help and reference material
Monitor and control job queues, active jobs and output queues
Create and change User Profiles
Use authorization lists and group profiles
Start and Stop the Operating System
Manage system devices, user display stations and printers
Save and restore objects and libraries
Monitor job and history logs
Diagnose System problems
Order, receive and install PTFs.
Key topics
Use system displays, Control Language commands messages and Help Support.
Specifically this course explains how to do the following:
Send, Display and respond to messages
Use the online help and reference materials
Monitor and control Job Queues, active Jobs and output queues
Create and change user profiles
Use authorization lists and group profiles
Start and Stop the Operating System (OS/400)
Manage system devices, user displays stations and printers
Use OS/400 security.
Save and restore objects
Resolve system problems
Order, receive and install PTFs.

AS24BGB – System Operator Workshop for IBM i Training Course

£1600 – 10% Discount = Your Price £1440 + VAT

Next course date:            2nd July 2012 – London

If you would like further information or to make a booking please call 0845 519 7408 or email training@optimussourcing.com

4 day course

New system operators can develop basic-to-intermediate skills needed for day to day operations of the iSeries system. You’ll learn the Character Driven Interface (Green Screens) and iSeries Navigator (Graphical User Interface) where applicable.
Roadmaps that reference this course are:

  • Networking
  • System Operator
  • System Administrator

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6 Feb

VMware vSphere: Fast Track v5.0 Course

Category: IT Training, VMware Training

Version: 5.0
Day(s): 5
Price: £2,995.00 (ex. VAT)
Overview
This intensive, extended-hours training course focuses on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere® 5. It combines the
content of the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure,Manage course with advanced tasks and skills for configuring a highly available and
scalable virtual infrastructure. The course is based on VMware ESXi™ 5.0 and VMware vCenter Server™ 5.0. Completion of this course satisfies
the prerequisite for taking the VMware® Certified Professional 5 exam.
Pre-Requisites
Willingness to participate in a demanding, high-intensity training experience
Comfort with system administration using command-line interfaces
VMware vSphere: Fast Track v5.0 – Course Content
1. Course Introduction
Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives
2. Introduction to VMware Virtualization
Introduce virtualization, virtual machines, and vSphere components
Explain the concepts of server, network, and storage virtualization
Describe where vSphere fits into the cloud architecture
Install and use vSphere user interfaces
3. Create Virtual Machines
Introduce virtual machines, virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files
Deploy a single virtual machine
4. VMware vCenter Server
Introduce vCenter Server architecture
Manage vCenter Server inventory objects and licenses
5. Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks
Describe, create, and manage a standard virtual switch
Describe and modify standard virtual switch properties
Configure virtual switch load-balancing algorithms
6. Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage
Introduce storage protocols and device names
Configure ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
Create and manage vSphere datastores
Introduce VMware vSphere® Storage Appliance
7. Virtual Machine Management
Use templates and cloning to deploy virtual machines
Modify and manage virtual machines
Create and manage virtual machine snapshots
Perform VMware vSphere® vMotion® and vSphere Storage vMotion migrations
Create a vSphere vApp
8. Access and Authentication Control
Control user access through roles and permissions
Configure and manage the ESXi firewall
Configure ESXi lockdown mode
Integrate ESXi with Active Directory
Introduce VMware® vShield Zones
9. Resource Management and Monitoring
Introduce virtual CPU and memory concepts
Describe methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage
Configure and manage resource pools
Use vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms to monitor resource usage
10. High Availability and Fault Tolerance
Introduce new vSphere High Availability architecture
Configure and manage a vSphere HA cluster
Introduce vSphere Fault Tolerance
11. Host Scalability
Use Host Profiles to manage ESXi configuration compliance
Configure and manage a vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler cluster
Configure and manage vSphere Distributed Power Management
12. Network Scalability
Create, configure, and manage vNetwork distributed switches,network connections, and port groups
13. Storage Scalability
Introduce Storage I/O Control
Describe VMware vSphere® Storage APIs – Array Integration and VASA
Explain policy-driven storage
Add a storage policy to a virtual machine storage profile
Describe Storage DRS operation
Create a datastore cluster for Storage DRS
Configure Storage DRS
14. Data Protection
Discuss a strategy for backing up ESXi hosts and vCenter Server
Introduce the VMware Data Recovery appliance
Discuss solutions for backing up virtual machines efficiently
15. Patch Management
Use VMware vSphere® vCenter Update Manager to manage ESXi patching
Install Update Manager and the Update Manager plug-in
Create patch baselines
Scan and remediate hosts
16. VMware vSphere Management Assistant
Describe VMware vSphere® Management Assistant (vMA)
Configure vMA
Discuss the esxcli and vicfg commands
Perform command-line operations for host management,network management, storage management, and performance monitoring
17.Installing VMware Components
Use vCenter Linked Mode to manage multiple vCenter Server inventories
Introduce ESXi installation
Describe boot-from-SAN requirements
Describe vCenter Server hardware, software, and database requirements
Install vCenter Server (Windows-based)
Introduce VMware vCenter Server Appliance

5 Day Course – VMware vSphere: Fast Track Version 5 Training Course  – Normal Price £2995.00 + VAT. Our Price £2495 + VAT

Please contact us for available dates and locations for this VMware training course on 0845 519 7408 or email training@optimussourcing.com

VMware vSphere: Fast Track v5.0

VMware vSphere: Fast Track Version 5 Training Course Overview
This intensive, extended-hours training course focuses on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere® 5. It combines the content of the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure,Manage course with advanced tasks and skills for configuring a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure. The course is based on VMware ESXi™ 5.0 and VMware vCenter Server™ 5.0. Completion of this course satisfies the prerequisite for taking the VMware® Certified Professional 5 exam.

Pre-Requisites
Willingness to participate in a demanding, high-intensity training experience
Comfort with system administration using command-line interfaces

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