AUDIENCE:   This is an advanced course for technical professionals who perform advanced administrator tasks for WebSphere MQ on z/OS or on distributed platforms, or who provide support to others performing these tasks. It will also be of great value to delegates seeking to pass the IBM exam 000-374 as it looks at a number of past papers from earlier courses. The course is delivered at v7, but can cover earlier releases on request. PREREQUISITES:   Attendance on one of our WebSphereMQ Administration Part 1 courses either for z/OS or the LUW platforms, or a similar level of understanding is required. DURATION:   3 days. Hands on. OBJECTIVES:   The course will help delegates prepare for the IBM WebSphereMQ version 7 System Administration Exam number 000-374. Due to the various platforms supported by WebSphere MQ V7.0, the IBM certification, and hence this course, is multi-platform in content. It will also answer the perennial MQ questions: Where has my message gone?, Why is my system so slow?, What are the new Version 7 Features?, and How can I read and interprete the logs? After completing this course, delegates will be able to: - Understand the MQ environment. - Handle all aspects of Logging. - Configure remote access and client server environments. - Implement aspects of security in a distributed queuing environment. - Improve the performance of WebSphere MQ, taking into account the requirements of the installation. - Explain the scope of automated function that is available to support the management of a WebSphere MQ network. - Understand and appreciate WebSphereMQ Clustering. - Able to develop, publish and subscribe environments. COURSE CONTENT:   Versions Architecture Overview Architecture    Common Services    Log Manger    Queue Manager Kernel    OAM    Application Interface    Message Channel Interface    Command Server    Data Abstraction and Persistence    Communication Interface MQ Processes Stopping A Queue Manager Manually The WebSphere MQ Configuration File MQS.INI & QM.INI    Editing Configuration Files    Configuration File Properties MQS.INI File    Not Windows    Windows QM.INI File    AMQMDAIN Understanding WebSphere MQ File Names Name Transformation    Object Name Transformation DSPMQFLS Control Commands    Commands Mainframe    Configuration    MQ System Libraries    ISPF Libraries    CICS System Libraries    Sample Code    Program Properties Sub System    Name Table Entries    Command Line Prefix Queue Manager Definition Viewing the Queue Manger Definition System Defaults CSQ6SYSP CSQ6LOGP CSQ6ARVP CSQBDEFV The Page Datasets The Buffer Pools CSQINP1 Storage Classes Required Queues Start the Channel Initiator Stopping the Channel Initiator QUEUE MANAGER Queue Manager Performance Calculating the Size of the Log Tuning Parameters Manual Queue Deletion Displaying a Queue Manager Details dspmq Message Sets DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING    Local Queuing    Distributed Queuing    Channel states    Message Hopping   Client To Server Queuing    Using Environment Variable    Definition Table    MQCONNX     Sample Program AMQSCNXC   Queue Manager Grouping    Message Do Not Appear When Or Where Expected Error Logs    Location    Operation    Creating Persistent/Non Persistent Messages    Within Syncpoint Control    Outside Syncpoint Control Messages Containing Incorrect Data Mainframe Log Archiving Mainframe Dual Logging When the active log is written Declaring The Logging Information Practical Exercise Day 2 LOGS    Types of Logging    Circular Logging    Linear Logging    Logging Summary    Why Should I look at MQ Logs    Queue File Introduction    Typical Log Record    Where Are The Logs    Viewing The Logs    DMPMQLOG    RCRMQOBJ    Check Pointing    RCDMQIMG    Replay Phase    Recovery Phase    Resolution Phase    Difference Between Error and System Logs    Error Logs    Log Creation    Log Size    Log Contents    Log Description    Log Parameters    Error Log Size    Excluded Messages    Suppressed Messages    Suppressed Message Interval    Persistent/Non Persistent Messages    Creating Persistent/Non Persistent Messages    Syncpoint Control    Within Syncpoint Control    Outside Syncpoint Control    Messages Containing Incorrect Data    Mainframe Logging    Types of Log Files    Dual Logging    Active Logs    When the Active Log Is Written    Declaring the Logging Information    CSQ6SYSP     BSDS     What the Bootstrap Data Set is For     Definition     CSQJU003     Archive Logging     CSQ6ARVP     The Log Datasets     Log Records     Unit of Recovery     Checkpoint Records     Page Set Control Records     CF Structure Backup Records     The Off Load Process     Messages During Off Load     Archive Log Data Sets and BSDS Copies     What Happens During Restart and Recovery     Rebuilding Queue Indexes     Log Utilities Mainframe Traces    AP1 Trace    Channel Initiator Trace    Generalized Trace    Performance Statistics    Accounting Data LUW Traces Statistics Mainframe    Setting On   The Output Statistics LUW    Accounting Messages    Statistics Messages CLUSTERS    Repository    Full Repository    Partial Repository    Maintaining Information    Cluster Sender And Receiver Channels    Cluster Definitions      Repository CSQOREXX    MQEXPLORER    Sender and Receiver Channels    Queues    Workload balancing     Binding       Options     CLWLUSEQ     User Exit     Netprty    Ranking Channels    Weighing Queue Managers    MQ EXPLORER Wizard    Alias and Remote Queue Definitions    Creating the Remote Queue Definition    Creating the Channels    The Queue Manager Alias Connecting To A Queue That Is Outside Of A Cluster    Creating the Remote Queue Definition    Creating the Channels    Overlapping Clusters    Introduction    Examples Removing    Removing A Cluster Queue From A Queue Manager Day 3 SECURITY Types of Security Access Control OAM    Operation    Control MCA Access Message Content SSL    Types of Security Breeches    Overcoming Security Access Control    Handshake    Create a Key Repository    Defining the Key Repository    Setting up the Channels for SSL    Distinguished Names PUBLISH & SUBSCRIBE Terms    Topic    Publishers    Subscribers    Publications    Retained Publications    Message Selection    Durable/Non Durable Subscription    An Orphan Subscription Defining Topics    MQ Explorer    Command Prompt A Publish and Subscribe Environment   Publish    API’s within Applications    Sample Programs    MQ Explorer  Subscribe    API’s within Applications    Sample Programs    MQ Explorer  Further Notes    AMQSSBX   RFHUTIL   Topic Alias Subscription/Publication Testing JAVA MESSAGE SERVICE    JMS Message    JMS Fields & Properties    MQRFH2 Header    Message Body    MQ Classes For Java Interface    Example Application MESSAGE BROKER OVERVIEW    Without a Message Broker    The Solution    A Message Broker    IBM’s WebSphere message broker    WebSphere Message Broker Toolkit    Message Parsing MESSAGE PROPERTIES    Format    Message Format Version 7      Message Properties      Message Flowing To A Previous Version      Summary/Advantages of Message Properties   Message Properties API      Commands        MQCRTMH        MQDLTMH        MQSETMP        MQINQMP        Examples        Viewing Properties MQEXPLORER IC09/09