Monitoring and Managing the Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS Environment

Duration

5 to 6 hours

Overview

Audience

Data Center operators or schedulers seeking an introduction to Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS and daily operational knowledge of the product.

Prerequisites

• General knowledge of the z/OS environment
• Understanding of the batch processing environment and the role played by Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS

Objectives

After completing this course the student should be able to:
• Monitor daily batch processing using Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS dialogs
• Modify the status and attributes of workstations
• Add applications to the current plan
• Perform job restart and recovery

Course Content

Communicating with Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS

Monitoring the Workload

Accessing the Ready List
Identifying Error and Status Codes
Displaying Dependencies
Querying the Status of Work in the Current Plan

Managing the Workload

Displaying and Modifying Workstation Availability
Adding Applications to the Current Plan
Resolving Dependencies
Adding, Deleting and Modifying Dependencies

Job Recovery and Restart

Identifying Job Failure and Restart Requirements
Performing an Operation or Step Restart
Rerunning an Occurrence
Modifying the Status of an Operation

Monitoring and Managing the Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS Environment - Mastery Test