TDS_WM605G IBM MQ Appliance 9.4: Administration
This course teaches you how to setup, customize, operate, administer, and monitor the IBM MQ Appliance. The course covers initial configuration and setup, administration using the command line interface and web console, security, high availability, disaster recovery, backup/restore, and monitoring, In addition to the instructor-led lectures, the hands-on exercises provide practical experience using a virtual MQ Appliance across the all of the topics.Virtual LearningThis interactive training can be taken from any location, your office or home and is delivered by a trainer. This training does not have any delegates in the class with the instructor, since all delegates are virtually connected. Virtual delegates do not travel to this course, Global Knowledge will send you all the information needed before the start of the course and you can test the logins.
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
At the end of this course, you will be able to: • Complete Initial setup of the appliance • Create a queue manager • Connect an application • Explain the MQ Appliance command line • Manage User access on administrative interfaces • Create and manage certificates • Secure the CLI using certificates • Secure MQ traffic using certificates • configure two appliances for HAconfigure two appliances for disaster recoveryconfigure two appliances for HA/DR • Upgrade an MQ Appliance
TARGET AUDIENCE:
This course is intended for MQ Administrators.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
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COURSE CONTENT:
Day 1 Introductions, agenda review, previous experience and desired outcomePresentation: Introducing the MQ Appliance. • Introduce and explain the benefits of the MQ Appliance • Different models, and the hardware characteristics • Performance characteristics • Administrative optionsLab: Introducing the MQ Appliance • Initial setup of the appliance • Creating a queue manager • Connecting an applicationPresentation: Explain the firmware and command line interface • Similarities and differences with the MQ Appliance • MQ Appliance firmware • Command line interface • Scripting the CLI • Intelligent platform management interface (IPMI)Lab: MQ Appliance command linePresentation: MQ Appliance security • MQ Security • MQ Appliance Administrative security • Encrypted disk • Advanced Message Security (AMS)Lab: Securing the MQ Appliance • User access management on administrative interfaces • Username/password configuration, including LDAP • Creating and managing certificates • Securing the CLI using certificates • Securing MQ traffic using certificatesDay 2Presentation: Introduce High Availability and Disaster RecoveryUnderstanding the key three topologies: • High availability (2 appliances) • High availability with single disaster recovery appliance (2 + 1 appliances) • High availability with resilient disaster recovery site (2 + 2 appliances)Presentation: Network configuration • Network devices on the appliance • Configurations for HA and DR options • Float IP address • Link aggregationLab: configure two appliances for HALab: configure two appliances for disaster recoveryLab: configure two appliances for HA/DRDay 3Presentation: monitoring a MQ Appliance • Monitoring the MQ Appliance • Hardware monitoring • Failed resources • Queue Manager monitoring • Logs • Log targetsLab: configuring monitoring of a MQ AppliancePresentation: MQ firmware and upgrades • Applying firmware updates • Backing-up the MQ Appliance • Restoring the MQ Appliance • Reset to factory settings • Considerations for HA & DRLab: Upgrading an MQ appliance
FOLLOW ON COURSES:
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