Overview

This course of 3 sessions, 8 hours each day, is designed to present a description of the activities required to install, tailor, maintain, and support an IMS DB/TM system. This course describes aspects of the IMS architecture and internal structure that support database and transaction management.

Audience

This is an intermediate-level course for system programmers and technical support individuals, who need to understand installation, customization, administration, and maintenance on an IMS DB/TM system.

Prerequisites

You should have completed:

• IMS Fundamentals (CM010) or IMS Fundamentals - Web (CMW01)

or have equivalent knowledge

• You should also have some system programming experience with IMS systems

Objective

• Describe a detailed description of the activities required to install, tailor, maintain and support an IMS DB/TM system
• Understand the aspects of the IMS architecture and internal structure that support Database and Transaction Management
• Understand the IMS DB/TM architecture
• Design, install, and customize an IMS DB/TM system
• Perform system administration for an IMS DB/TM system

Course Outline

• IMS Packaging and Overview
• IMS Installation and IVP
• Transaction Flow: Input Messages
• Transaction Scheduling and Execution
• IMS Locking, IMS Logger and Syncpoint Processing
• Connecting IMS to CICS and DB2
• The IMS Gen and Online Change
• IMS Data Sharing, the Common Services Layer, and Dynamic Resource Definition
• More Functions that Improve IMS Availability
• Prepare the IVP System and IMS for Education
• IMS DB/DC System SYS3 Execution