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IBM : IBM Datacap 9.0: System Administration

13 September 2018 @ 8:00 am - 17 September 2018 @ 3:30 pm

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This course shows you how to do the type of maintenance activities normally carried out by a system administrator. You work with a Server – Client image pair with server services hosted on a server machine and workstation services and clients on a Windows 7 workstation.

Pre-Requisites

Familiarity with data capturing concepts
Recommended prerequisite courses: F220 – IBM Datacap 9.0: Introduction

Content

Virtual Stations and Queuing of Tasks

Understand Queuing of Batches
Queue by Field Options
Store Field Option
Datacap Web Interface for task options

Add Shortcuts to a Start menu

Create task Shortcuts for Datacap Desktop tasks
Create task Shortcuts for Datacap Web client tasks
Create task Shortcuts for Datacap Navigator client tasks

Disaster Recovery

Backup and Restore Strategy
Backup and Restore for Stateless Servers
Backup and Restore the Taskmaster Server
Backup the Database Server
Backup the File Share

Configure DB2 Server

Supported Databases
Database Conversion Prerequisites
Define the Database Structure
Migrate the Database
Configuring the Application to use the Database

Taskmaster and IBM System Dashboard

What is the dashboard and what can you do with it?
Components and Architecture of the Dashboard
Start Dashboard and a Create Clusters to View Data
Execute Listener Options and View Data

System maintenance

Routine maintenance
Preventive maintenance
Corrective maintenance

Maintenance manager

What can Maintenance Manager do and what are its uses?
Three Maintenance Manager run methods
Create a Maintenance Manager application
Maintenance Manager action categories
Procedure to auto delete batches

Event Logs

Identify Logs
Control log content
Maintenance Manager actions for logging
Datacap Logs for logging internal calls
Datacap Logs for logging Rulerunner service events
Where logs are located

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

Administration

Virtual Stations and Queuing of Tasks:
Configure store and queue by options
Process a batch to demonstrate store and queue by operations
Add shortcuts for task links:
Check the Database Connection Parameters
Create shortcuts for Datacap Desktop tasks
Create shortcuts for Web Client tasks
Create Shortcuts for Navigator client tasks
Disaster Recovery:
Answer questions about disaster recovery
Configure DB2 databases:
Define Databases Structures
Migrate Data from Access to DB2
Configure the Application for DB2
Verify the DB2 databases
Datacap and IBM System Dashboard:
Use Listener Options to View Data
Monitor Components with Dashboard Views
Run Dashboard Reports

Maintenance

System Maintenance:
Synchronize Job Monitor and Batch Folders
Maintenance Manager:
Create a Maintenance Manager Application
Configure an Auto Start Schedule
Event Logs:
Use Quick Log Settings to Analyze Event Log Content:
Disable the Taskmaster Server and Rulerunner Server log
Activate Datacap Taskmaster server logging
Verify That the tms Log is Produced
Activate Rulerunner Server Logging
Verify That Rulerunner Logs Are Produced
Do Administration tasks:
Create security users and groups
Edit the Jobs and Tasks
Create custom panels for tasks

Appendix

Start and Stop System and Components
System check procedures

Target Audience

Administrators who are responsible for configuring and administering Datacap 9.0 system.
Anyone who needs to know the Datacap 9.0 system administration.