YOUR IBM i TRAINING SOURCE

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Overview

This course shows how to use System i Navigator to perform common IBM i operator tasks.

The course begins by showing you how to submit and managing batch jobs. You will then see how to work with your printer output and the printer output of other users. Next, the course covers managing system users. You will then see how to control job queues and subsystems. The course then describes the System i Navigator facilities for monitoring you system. The course ends by covering the System i Navigator functions for managing tapes and tape drives.

Approximate Study Time: 90 minutes

Objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to:

Enter a CL command
Submit a batch job
Display the status of a batch job
Hold, release, or cancel a job
Change the priority of a job in a job queue
Move a job from one job queue to another
Display a list of the spooled files currently in the system
Examine the contents of a spooled file
Hold, release, or delete a spooled file
Examine and respond to printer messages
Change the attributes of a spooled file
Send a spooled file to a user on another system
Display a list of all signed-on users
Send a message to a single user, a group of users, or all users
Sign a user off the system
Display a list of the job queues and their status
Display the contents of a job queue
Hold, release, or clear a job queue
Display a list of the subsystems and their status
Display a list of the jobs running in a subsystem
Display a list of the job queues associated with a subsystem
Start and stop a subsystem
Displayed detailed information and performance statistics about a job
Examine the status of a printer
Start and stop a printer
Examine the status of hardware devices attached to your system
Vary a tape device online or offline
Reset a tape device
Identify the job that is currently using a tape device
Initialize a tape
Display tape labels
Print the contents of a tape
Make a copy of a tape
Display a tape device's properties

Topic Outline

Submitting and Managing Batch Jobs

Controlling Printer Output

Controlling System Users

Controlling Job Queues

Controlling Subsystems

Monitoring an IBM i System

Using Tapes

Audience

This course should be taken by the person responsible for the physical operation of the computer system. This person may be a dedicated operator or a designated user.

Prerequisites

This course assumes that you can perform basic IBM i operations. You can satisfy this prerequisite by successfully completing the Introduction to the IBM i Environment series and the first six courses in the Fundamentals of IBM i Operations series.