Db2 12 for z/OS Introduction to System Administration (CV853G) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

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