IBM WebSphere MQ Essentials Introduction

This course is designed to provide a technical introduction to WebSphere MQ. It identifies the major benefits of WebSphere MQ on application design and lists the platforms on which WebSphere MQ is supported. The basic components and structure of WebSphere MQ are described as well as the function of the calls in the Message Queue Interface (MQI). The tasks for managing a queue manager transaction support and the system security features in WebSphere MQ are all introduced. Finally this course explains how WebSphere MQ can be used as part of the communications infrastructure to connect application environments such as Lotus Notes the Web enterprise transaction systems and data base systems.

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Duration: flexible Training Presented in: English

Audience

Technical personnel who wish to find out more about WebSphere MQ. Before taking this course you should have previous technical experience in working with software. Skills and experience in one or more of the following specific areas will enable you to derive more benefits from the course: Communications and networking System and network management System design Application development Transaction processing Database Client/server solutions Platform knowledge (IBM and non-IBM) Open systems.

Objective

Topics Include

Unit 1: Introduction to WebSphere MQ

• Identify key features of WebSphere MQ.
• Match program-to-program communication styles with their descriptions.
• Identify features of application models supported by WebSphere MQ.
• Match Message Queue Interface (MQI) calls with their functions.
• Sequence the steps for delivering a message to a remote destination queue.
• Identify networking implications of WebSphere MQ.
• Identify the steps to automatically start an application by using triggering.
• Identify the steps taken by WebSphere MQ to ensure the integrity of transactions by using multiple units of work.
• Identify features of the WebSphere MQ Framework.
• Identify key security features of WebSphere MQ.

Unit 2: MQI

• Identify features of the Message Queue Interface (MQI).
• Identify features of the MQCONN and MQCONNX calls used to connect to a queue manager.
• Identify features of the MQOPEN and MQCLOSE calls.
• Match message descriptor fields with their descriptions.
• Identify features of the MQPUT and MQPUT1 calls.
• Identify features of the MQGET call.
• Identify features of the MQBEGIN MQCMIT and MQBACK calls.
• Identify features of a distribution list.

Unit 3: Intercommunication

• Identify features of remote queues and transmission queues.
• Match types of messaging channels used by MQ WebSphere with their functions.
• Identify channel configuration options offered by WebSphere MQ.
• Match types of channel exits with their functions.
• Which are features of Message Queue Interface (MQI) channels?

Unit 4: Administration and System Security

• Identify features of the security environment in which WebSphere MQ is deployed.
• Identify features of WebSphere MQ security services.
• Identify features of distributed security in WebSphere MQ.
• Identify features of WebSphere MQ administration interfaces for zSeries operating system (z/OS).
• Identify features of WebSphere MQ administration interfaces for iSeries.
• Identify features of WebSphere MQ administration interfaces for operating system/2 (OS/2) and UNIX systems.
• Identify features of WebSphere MQ administration interfaces for Microsoft Windows.
• Identify features of security administration in WebSphere MQ.
• Identify features of WebSphere MQ administration.
• Identify features of queue storage management in the zSeries operating system (z/OS).

Unit 5: Transactional Support

• Identify functions of a resource manager.
• Identify functions of a transaction manager.
• Identify aspects of local units of work.
• Identify restrictions that apply to the internal coordination of global units of work.
• Identify characteristics of a unit of work.
• Identify actions of the MQGET and MQPUT calls within and outside of syncpoint control.
• Identify aspects of global units of work.

Unit 6: Bridging Linking and Product Family

• Identify features of the WebSphere MQ-Information Management System (IMS) bridge.
• Identify features of the Customer Information Control System (CICS) bridge.
• Identify features of WebSphere MQ extensions used for linking with other systems.
• Identify features of Java configurations for WebSphere MQ.
• Identify features of the WebSphere MQ product family.
• Identify features of WebSphere Business Integrator Message Broker (WBIMB).
• Identify features of WebSphere MQ Workflow.
• Identify features of WebSphere MQ Everyplace.

Duration

8

Minimum Requirements

The CDROM version of this course requires:

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
• At least a double speed CDROM drive.
• An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently only the CDROM version supports audio).

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).

Media

CDROM

• IBM WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker Fundamentals
• IBM WebSphere MQ Essentials System Administration I
• IBM WebSphere MQ Essentials System Administration II
• IBM WebSphere MQ Programming I
• IBM WebSphere MQ Programming II