SUMMARY:   This course intended for personnel who will be responsible for installing, operating, administering and supporting WebSphere MQ systems and applications relating to those systems on z/OS platforms. AUDIENCE:   Technical personnel such as systems programmers, operations analysts, system administrators and anyone else who may be responsible for providing day-to-day support of WebSphere MQ For z/OS. PREREQUISITES:   A familiarity with WebSphere MQ, such a that gained by attending WMQ01 or a similar background. For students who have not completed WMQ01, the first session can be extended. Ask for details. DURATION:   4 Days COURSE CONTENT:   WebSphere MQ Review Pgm-to-pgm comms Why WMQ Synchronous model Asynchronous model Time independence Pgm independence Parallel processing Distributed systems The MQI Assured msg delivery Network “decoupling” Queue managers Queues Messages Installation & Config Integrating MQ-z/OS Page datasets Defining the Log(s) The BSDS(s) Storage Classes Verifying installation Starting the QMGR The ZPARM Module Stopping the QMGR Single System Administration Queue types Queue Locals Queue Alias’s Queue Models Dynamic queues Message types Message structure Message persistence Msg/Correl id’s Message expiry Message delivery seq. Message priority Data conversion The MQI & Triggering MQCONN MQCONNX MQDISC MQOPEN MQCLOSE MQPUT MQGET MQPUT1 MQBEGIN MQBACK MQCMIT MQINQ MQSET Triggering overview Trigger parameters Trigger events The initiation queue The trigger message Trigger monitors Intercommunication DQM components Queue Remotes Transmission queues Dead letter queue Channels / MCA types Assured msg delivery Msg sequence no’s CHINIT addr space Start channel Stop Channel WQM listeners Multi hopping Queue Mgr aliases Data conversion Channel compression Clusters Cluster objects Cluster channels Repositories Workload balancing Queue replication Integrity, Restart & Recovery Message persistence The WMQ Log Log archives The BSDS The PARM module QMGR restart Backup & recovery Pageset recovery Media Failure Conditional restart System checkpoints Security RACF Preparing for security Local security Enabling / disabling WMQ RACF classes WMQ RACF profiles Switch profiles Distributed security Secure Sockets Layer Queue Sharing Groups Cluster limitations The Sysplex The coupling facility Setting up a QSG CF list structures QSG advantages Shared channels Troubleshooting Event generation The DLQ DLQ handler CICS & IMS Support CICS/IMS Adapters CICS/IMS Bridges WebSphere MQ Clients Why clients MQI channels System variables Client Channel Table JP/06