About this course
Course Overview
This course provides students with an introduction to the skills and knowledge needed to administer a Db2 12 for z/OS system.
Target Audience
This course is intended for z/OS system administrators, database administrators, or other technical individuals who will be managing Db2 12 for z/OS.
Course Objectives
After completing this course, students should be able to:
- Start and stop a Db2 subsystem
- Use the SET SYSPARM command
- Access the system log to gather information about the subsystem initialization, operation, or shutdown
- Describe the components and address space structure of a Db2 subsystem
- Explain the use of RACF (or another external security program) for Db2 connection security
- Explain the use of Roles and Trusted Contexts
- Implement security procredures for a Db2 subsystem
- Explain Db2 program flow for all environments
- Explain parameter setting for the IRLM
- Invoke and utilitze Db2 TSO facilities
- Use the Db2 Catalog to monitor subsystem authorizations
- Work with the Active Log data sets
- Explain Db2 logging
- Use SET LOG SUSPEND and SET LOG RESUME
- Use DSNJU004 to print log map and interpret the results
- Use DSNJU003 to rename Db2 data sets
- Plan for recovery of a BSDS failure
- Monitor and control a Db2 subsystem
- Explain transaction flow in IMS and CICS environments (optional)
- Describe the CICS and DB2 environment (optional)
- Explain the difference between JDBC and SQLJ
- And much more
Course Content
Starting, stopping, and accessing Db2 • Starting Db2 as part of the z/OS IPL process • Data set allocation and APF authorization • The START DB2 and STOP DB2 commands • zParms, DSNTIJUZ, and DSNZPARM • Address spaces • IRLM and lock storage Db2 components and processes • BSDS and logging • Catalog and directory • Program preparation and execution • Transaction execution • Data sharing in the sysplex System security • Protecting Db2 data sets • Controlling connections to Db2 • Db2 authorization exits • Trusted context and roles • Securing an application server Db2 authorization • Authorizations • Controlling access for dynamic and static SQL • Access control authorization exits • Distributed security Program flow for all environments • Connection types and language interfaces • Program flow TSO and batch environments • TSO • Utilities Transaction flow in IMS and CICS (optional) • Transaction processing • Thread reuse • SIGNON exit CICS - Db2 environment (optional) • CICS connections to Db2 • DSNC transaction IMS - Db2 environment (optional) • IMS-Db2 introduction • IMS TM • IMS/DLI batch environment Distributed - Db2 environment • Distributed attachment • Location aliases • DDF profiling • Block fetch • Db2 REST services Logging • The Db2 log • Log commands • Archiving considerations • BSDS Db2 utilities • Categorization • DSNJU003 and DSNJU004 • BACKUP and RESTORE SYSTEM Operations (monitoring and controlling Db2) • Issuing Db2 commands • Basic workload controls • Monitoring and controlling utilities • DISPLAY commands • Starting / stopping databases Recovery • Planning for recovery • Table space recovery • Log considerations • DISPLAY and SET LOG commands • Recovery considerations System recover/restart • System checkpoints • System restart after normal shutdown • Page externalization • Two-phase commit processing • System restart after system failure • Recovery considerations Java with Db2 (optional) • Java Administrative task scheduler (optional) • Overview • Routines • Scheduling features • Life cycle • Syncronization • Commands
Course Prerequisites
- Understanding of the objects (such as databases, table spaces, tables, indexes, and so forth) used in a Db2 subsystem
- Basic knowledge of SQL
- At least one year as a z/OS systems programmer or equivalent knowledge
OR
- At least one year as a Db2 for z/OS Database Administrator
