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    IMS Fast Path

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    This course is designed to describe the features and functions of Fast Path both from a capability and an implementation perspective.

    IMS Fast Path
    Table of contents
    1. Short Summary
    2. Modality
    3. Cost
    4. Publish date
    5. Retire date
    6. Duration
    7. Agenda
    8. Objectives
    9. Brand/Department
    10. Product
    11. Skill Level
    12. Key Topics
    13. Audience
    14. Labs
    15. Follow-on Courses
    Short Summary

    This is an advanced course for IMS application designers, application programmers, system administrators, and database administrators, who design or implement IMS Fast Path applications in an IMS...

    Modality

    Classroom or Instructor-led online

    Cost

    paid

    Amount

    300

    Publish Date

    April 17, 2008

    Retire Date

    April 30, 2028

    Duration

    36 hours

    Agenda
    • Overview of IMS Fast Path
    • Expedited Message Handler (EMH)
    • Main Storage Database (MSDB)
    • Data Entry Database (DEDB)
    • Fast Path System Functions
    • Parallel Sysplex Exploitation
    • Fast Path Administration
    • Fast Path Operations
    • Application Programming and Design
    Objectives
    • Identify the components of IMS Fast Path
    • Describe the features and functions of each component
    • Explain the benefits and restrictions of each component
    • Describe the processing of Fast Path resources within the IMS TM and DB Control environment
    • Design and implement an Expedited Message Handler (EMH) environment
    • Design and implement Fast Path databases (DEDBs and MSDBs)
    • Implement High Speed Sequential Processing (HSSP)
    • Implement the DEDB Virtual Storage Option
    • Plan and implement the conversion of MSDBs to VSO-DEDBs
    • Develop an effective buffer pool strategy
    • Implement database and system recovery in a Fast Path environment
    • Implement data sharing for Fast Path DEDBs
    • Understand the benefits of Shared EMH
    • Write application calls to Fast Path databases
    • Design operator procedures for managing Fast Path resources
    Brand/Department

    IBM Z - Information Management Solution

    Product

    IBM Information Management System (IMS)

    Skill Level

    Instructor: advanced, Student: advanced


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    Key Topics

    CM64G, CMW64G, CM64

    Audience
    • This is an advanced course for IMS application designers
    • application programmers
    • system administrators
    • and database administrators
    • who design or implement IMS Fast Path applications in an IMS Transaction Management (TM) or CICS Database Control (DBCTL) environment.
    Labs

    No

    Follow-on Courses

    Not provided.