Note :

 We have VM which is already installed and configured with db2, Hadoop , WAS , Information Server.

 We can show db2 setup changes in dsenv

 We can only show what admin ids are created. 

DAY 1

Module 1 : Technical Overview Module 3 : Authentication and Suite Security

 DI Life Cycle  IS Authentication Registry Overview
 Information Server functional categories  Configure the authentication registry
 Information Server Architecture  Create Information Server users
 Information Server backbone  Configure Suite Users and Groups
 Parallel processing engine  Configure DataStage credentials for Engine
 Information Server architectural tiers users
 Platform topologies
 Client tier Lab Exercises you will:
 Services tier  View the User Registry configuration in the
 Engine tier Information Server Web Console
 Repository tier  View WAS user registry configuration
 Tier interaction  Create Information Server users
 Review and create DataStage credentials
Module 2: Overview of Clients used for
Administration Module 4: Session Management , Logging and
Reporting
Log in and explore Information Server dedicated Session Management
administrative clients, including:  Configure and manage sessions
 Information Server Web Console  Client session management
 WebSphere Application Server (WAS) console  Viewing active client sessions
 Metadata Asset Manager  Global session properties
 Session details
Log in and explore Information Server hosted product  Disconnecting sessions
clients, including: Configure and manage logging
 Console for IBM Information Server  Managing configurations
 DataStage clients  DataStage component configurations
 Metadata Workbench  DataStage.ALLconfiguration
 Log views
Lab Exercises You will  Creating a new log view

 Log into and explore the Information Server Create, run, and manage reports
Web Console Administration and Reporting  Selecting the report template
tabs  Running a report
 Log into and explore the Metadata Asset  Report access control
Manager thin client Clearing Repository locks
 Log into and explore the  Describe Information Server locking
WebSphereApplication Server (WAS)
 Integrated Solutions Console Lab Exercise
 Log into and explore the Information Server  Manage active sessions
Console  Manage logging configurations
 Log into and explore DataStage client  Create a log view
functionality  View the log
 Log into and explore the DataStage and  Create an administrative report
QualityStage Operations Console  Clear abandoned locks
 Log into and explore Metadata Workbench

DAY 2

Module 5: Stopping and Starting Information Server Module 6: Engine Tier Architecture

Understand File System of various Components List all components in the Engine architecture
Dsenv File and its Parameters
 Describe DataStage compile and run time
Stopping Information Server processes
 Checking for DataStage processes  Create and modify parallel configuration files
 Stop DataStage services  Use the DataStage job runtime Performance
 Check no memory segments Analysis tool
 Check no dsrpcd port activity  Use the Resource Estimator tool
 Navigate the Engine file hierarchy
ASB Agent and ASB Node
 Check that the ASB agent has stopped Lab Exercises Engine tier architecture

Stop the Metadata Server (server1)  Edit a configuration file

 Check that there are no Metadata Server  Run a DataStage job from the GUI using the
processes running non-default configuration file.
 Examine the OSH and Score.
Start the Metadata Server  Run a job from the command line.
 Confirm that the database servers for XMETA  Administer the Engine from the command
and IADB are running line.
 Start the Metadata Server (server1)  Use the DSXImportService command to list
 Check the WAS startServerlog file to verify the contents of a DataStage import (dsx) file.
that server1 was started  Use the DSXImportService command to
import a DataStage import (dsx) file
Start ASB Agent
 Start ASB agent
 Check that the ASB agent has started

Start Datastage Engine

 Starting the DataStage engine
 Checking the Engine status

Other checks on the engine

At the end of this exercise, you should be able to:

 Check for running engine processes

 Stop engine services
  Stop the ASB agent
 Stop the Metadata Server (server1)
 Start the IS Metadata Server
 Start the ASB agent and DataStage engine
 Check DataStage status

DAY 3

Module 7: Engine Tier Configuration Lab exercise, you should be able to:
 Enable a DataStage project to access DB2
After completing this unit, you should be able to:  Globally enable access to DB2
 Setup ODBC data source connections
 Configure DataStage projects  Test ODBC connectivity using the dssh
 Configure Engine environment variables command on the Server
 Manage data sets  Test ODBC connectivity using DataStage
 Configure the Engine to gather and process Designer client import utility
operational metadata
 Use the Multiple-Job Compile utility to
compile batches of DataStage jobs Module 9 : Engine tier monitoring

Lab Exercise , you should be able to:  Monitoring DataStage jobs

 Configure a DataStage project  Monitoring job sequences
 View a data set using the Data Set  Monitoring job messages in Director
Management tool  Sequence job log
 Manage data sets from the command line  Configuring the Operations Console
 Configure the Engine for operational  Starting the Operations Console services
metadata collection  Operations Console GUI - Dashboard tab
 Generate operational metadata  Dashboard GUI
 View an operational job run report  Example - Run and monitor a job sequence
 Use Multiple-Job Compile tool  View the job activity on the Dashboard
 Job run details
Module 8 : Engine Tier Database Connectivity  Workload management
 Queue Management
After completing this unit, you should be able to:  Performance Analysis
 Performance Analyzer
 Enterprise Application Connectivity
 Enabling performance data recording
 Engine database connectivity
 Job timeline chart , Viewing by partition,
 Information Server connectivity Record throughput , Stage CPU usage,
 Configuring Database Connectivity Displaying selected stages
 Database connectivity software requirements  Filters
 Common database software requirements  Resource Estimator
 File system permission requirements  Creating a model
 Engine environment variable requirements
 Database-specific environment variables Lab exercise, you should be able to:
 Database permission requirements  Monitor jobs in DataStage Director
 Setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH in Administrator  Start the Operations Console services
 Operator specific environment variables  Monitor jobs using the DataStage Operations
 Setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH in the dsenv file Console
 dsenv file  Explore Workload Manager
 ODBC Setup  Use Performance Analyzer to analyze the
 ODBC drivers performance of a job
 ODBC architecture  Estimate the resources of a job
 Configuring ODBC connections
  Sample database settings to add to dsenv
 odbcini file
 Sample odbcini entry
 odbc ODBC data source listing
 uvodbcconfig
 Sample uvodbcconfig file
 Testing ODBC connections

DAY 4

Module 10 Metadata Asset Management Module 11 Deployment, and recovery

After completing this unit, you should be able to:  deploy Information Server
 View fix packs and patches
 Archive and package metadata assets using  Backup and restore Information Server
istool  Describe the Engine High Availability
 Deploy and manage metadata assets using option
Information Server Manager
 Import metadata assets using Metadata Asset Lab exercise, you should be able to:
Manager  Put Information Server into maintenance
 Browse metadata assets using Metadata Asset mode
Manager  Use IS Recovery to backup Information
 Manage duplicate metadata assets using Server
Metadata Asset Manager  Use IS Recovery to restore Information
Server
Lab exercise, you should be able to  Take Information Server out of
maintenance mode
 Export DataStage assets using istool
 Import assets using istool Module 12 Serviceability
 Export security assets using istool
 Create, build, and deploy a package using After completing this unit, you should be able to:
Information Server Manager  View audit trace files on the server
 Export assets using Information Server Manager  View audit trace files on the client
 View the DataStage assets in an existing  Generate an ISA Lite Basic System
archive summary report
 Import metadata assets using Metadata Asset  Generate an ISA Lite PX Engine
Manager Configuration Test report
 View metadata assets using Metadata Asset
Manager
 Manage duplicates Lab exercise, you should be able to:
 View audit trace files on the Server
 View audit trace files on the Client
 Generate an ISA Lite Basic System
summary Report
 Generate an ISA Lite PX Engine
Configuration Test Report.

IBM InfoSphere Information Server Version 11.3

 What is new in IBM Information Server 11.3

 New features and changes