WebSphere MQ Curriculum
Select a course below for a course description, the upcoming public schedule worldwide, and enrollment information.
- WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition
- WebSphere MQ Introduction
- WebSphere MQ Administration
- WebSphere MQ Programming
- WebSphere MQ Development
WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition
- ZM960 Implementing IBM Integrated File Transfer Solutions (SELF-PACED VIRTUAL CLASS)
This workshop starts with an overview of several common integration solutions, describing the solution topology and how files flow between the end points. You then perform three hands-on labs, giving you the opportunity to build an integration solution by using IBM WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition, WebSphere Application Server, and Sterling Connect:Direct.
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WebSphere MQ Introduction
- WM101 Technical Introduction to IBM WebSphere MQ V7
- VM101 Technical Introduction to IBM WebSphere MQ V7 (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)
- ZM101 Technical Introduction to IBM WebSphere MQ V7 (SELF-PACED VIRTUAL CLASS)
This 1-day course is a technical overview of IBM WebSphere MQ. This course provides you with a conceptual understanding of messaging and queuing as implemented by IBM WebSphere MQ. You also learn how IBM WebSphere MQ responsibilities can include the management of topic-based publish/subscription information with the adoption of Version 7.
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WebSphere MQ Administration
- WM204 IBM WebSphere MQ V7.1 System Administration (using Windows for labs)
- VM204 IBM WebSphere MQ V7.1 System Administration (using Windows for labs) (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)
- ZM204 IBM WebSphere MQ V7.1 System Administration (using Windows for labs) (SELF-PACED VIRTUAL CLASS)
NOTE – Course applies equally to WebSphere MQ V7.1 and WebSphere MQ V7.5. This 4-day course provides technical professionals with the skills they need to administer WebSphere MQ version 7.1 queue managers on distributed platforms such as Windows, Linux, and AIX. In this course, you will learn how to install, customize, operate, and administer WebSphere MQ on distributed platforms. The course covers topics such as configuration, day-to-day administration, problem recovery, and managing security and performance. The lab exercises use WebSphere MQ V7.1, giving you practical experience with tasks such as handling queue recovery, implementing security, and problem determination.
- WM206 IBM WebSphere MQ V7.1 System Administration (using Linux for labs)
- VM206 IBM WebSphere MQ V7.1 System Administration (using Linux for labs) (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)
NOTE – Course applies equally to WebSphere MQ V7.1 and WebSphere MQ V7.5. This 4-day course provides technical professionals with the skills they need to administer WebSphere MQ version 7.1 queue managers on distributed platforms such as Windows, Linux, and AIX. In this course, you will learn how to install, customize, operate, and administer WebSphere MQ on distributed platforms. The course covers topics such as configuration, day-to-day administration, problem recovery, and managing security and performance. The lab exercises use WebSphere MQ V7.1, giving you practical experience with tasks such as handling queue recovery, implementing security, and problem determination
- WM211 IBM WebSphere MQ V7.5 Advanced System Administration (Distributed)
- VM211 IBM WebSphere MQ V7.5 Advanced System Administration (Distributed) (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)
- ZM211 IBM WebSphere MQ V7.5 Advanced System Administration (Distributed) (SELF-PACED VIRTUAL)
NOTE – Course applies equally to WebSphere MQ V7.1 and WebSphere MQ V7.5. In this four-day course, you learn some of the advanced skills that system programmers and administrators of IBM WebSphere MQ V7.5 on distributed platforms require. This course focuses on advanced features and facilities of WebSphere MQ, such as clustering and security. More specifically, you learn about the administration of workload balancing by using clustering and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to secure channels. Additional topics include channel exit programming, statistic and accounting facilities, advanced client features, and publish/subscribe administration.
- WM202 IBM WebSphere MQ V7 System Administration (AIX labs)
- VM202 IBM WebSphere MQ V7 System Administration (AIX labs) (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)
This 4-day course provides technical professionals with the skills needed to administer IBM WebSphere MQ version 7 queue managers. In this course, students learn how to install, customize, operate, and administer IBM WebSphere MQ on distributed platforms. Topics covered in this course include configuration, day-to-day administration, problem recovery, and managing security and performance. Students also participate in hands-on lab exercises that are designed to reinforce lecture content. The lab exercises utilize IBM WebSphere MQ V7, giving students practical experience with tasks such as handling queue recovery, implementing security, and problem determination.
- WM203 IBM WebSphere MQ V7 System Administration (LINUX labs)
- VM203 IBM WebSphere MQ V7 System Administration (LINUX labs) (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)
This 4-day course provides technical professionals with the skills needed to administer IBM WebSphere MQ version 7 queue managers. In this course, students learn how to install, customize, operate, and administer IBM WebSphere MQ on distributed platforms. Topics covered in this course include configuration, day-to-day administration, problem recovery, and managing security and performance. Students also participate in hands-on lab exercises that are designed to reinforce lecture content. The lab exercises utilize IBM WebSphere MQ V7, giving students practical experience with tasks such as handling queue recovery, implementing security, and problem determination.
- WM210 IBM WebSphere MQ V7 Advanced System Administration (Distributed)
- VM210 IBM WebSphere MQ V7 Advanced System Administration (Distributed) (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)
This course focuses on advanced features and facilities of WebSphere MQ V7 such as clustering and security, emphasizing the administration of workload balancing using clustering and using SSL to secure channels. Additional topics include channel exit programming, statistic and accounting facilities, advanced client features, and publish/subscribe administration with IBM WebSphere MQ for z/OS V7.
- WM251: IBM WebSphere MQ V7: Designing and Architecting Clustering Solutions
- VM251: IBM WebSphere MQ V7: Designing and Architecting Clustering Solutions (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)
In this four-day course, you will learn the intermediate skills that you need to administer an IBM WebSphere MQ clustered environment. This course is essential for anyone responsible for the design and administration of WebSphere MQ solutions that include MQ clusters. Through lecture and labs, students learn how to set up simple clusters, design and set up a sophisticated cluster, manage clusters, perform full repository re-assignment, accomplish queue manager cluster removal, and use diagnostics to determine problems within an MQ cluster.
- WM300: IBM WebSphere MQ V7 System Administration for z/OS
- VM300: IBM WebSphere MQ V7 System Administration for z/OS (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)
This course teaches technical professionals the skills needed to administer and maintain WebSphere MQ Level 2 queue managers using WebSphere MQ for z/OS. Through instructor-led lectures and hands-on lab exercises, students learn how to install, customize, operate, and administer IBM WebSphere MQ. Topics covered in this course include configuration, day-to-day administration, problem recovery, and managing security and performance.
- WM310: IBM WebSphere MQ V7 Advanced System Administration for z/OS
- VM310: IBM WebSphere MQ V7 Advanced System Administration for z/OS (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)
In this course, students learn advanced skills required by system programmers and administrators of IBM WebSphere MQ for z/OS V7. Instructor-led lectures and hands-on lab exercises expand on the basic skills developed in course WM300/VM300 and cover how to configure and administer a network of WebSphere MQ systems on different platforms. This course focuses on advanced issues in WebSphere MQ communication when WebSphere MQ is running in a z/OS sysplex, such as the administration of the Queue Sharing Group function and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) support for TCP/IP channels. Additional topics include channel exit programming and the statistic and accounting facilities provided with IBM WebSphere MQ for z/OS V7.
- WM510 IBM WebSphere MQ V7 Publish/Subscribe Implementation
- VM510 IBM WebSphere MQ V7 Publish/Subscribe Implementation (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)
- WF214 IBM WebSphere MQ V7 Publish/Subscribe Implementation (SELF-PACED VIRTUAL CLASS)
This 2-day intermediate course teaches application developers and technical professionals how to design and implement publish/subscribe-based business programs using IBM WebSphere MQ V7. Students then learn how the new WebSphere MQ API (MQI) calls support native publish/subscribe capabilities in IBM WebSphere MQ V7, and about its interaction with IBM WebSphere Message Broker. Students also learn how to plan for and implement security for publish/subscribe applications. In the hands-on lab exercises, students use examples and sample programs provided in COBOL and C to gain practical experience with the new WebSphere MQ V7 commands and MQ Explorer changes that support these new publish/subscribe facilities. Students also have the opportunity to administer the new WebSphere MQ V7 publish/subscribe-related objects using MQSC and MQ Explorer.
- MQ160 WebSphere MQ System Administration (iSeries)
This course provides the basic skills required by an administrator for an iSeries queue manager on WebSphere MQ for iSeries V6.0. The course does not apply to the WebSphere MQ for z/OS or WebSphere MQ for Windows and UNIX queue managers.
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WebSphere MQ Programming
- WM503: IBM WebSphere MQ V7 Application Development (z/OS Labs)
- VM503: IBM WebSphere MQ V7 Application Development (z/OS Labs) (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)
In this course, students learn how to issue calls that utilize the WebSphere MQ API (MQI), and how to code and use calls to perform various functions, such as opening and closing queues and putting messages on or retrieving messages from a queue. Students also learn other important topics such as controlling message retrieval, writing programs that change queue attributes, handling MQI security, and managing message channels. Hands-on lab exercises give students the opportunity to practice coding WebSphere MQ calls in either COBOL or C using WebSphere MQ V7.
- WM515 IBM WebSphere MQ V7 Programming Using JMS
- VM515 IBM WebSphere MQ V7 Programming Using JMS (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)
This intermediate level 3 day course teaches Java application programmers how to use the Java JMS API to develop basic WebSphere MQ applications. Students learn about the interoperability of JMS and the new Message Queue Interface (MQI) in WebSphere MQ V7. The course provides extensive hands-on lab exercises to give students the opportunity to practice the skills that they learn in class.
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WebSphere MQ Development
- WM504 IBM WebSphere MQ V7.5 Application Development (Windows labs)
- VM504 IBM WebSphere MQ V7.5 Application Development (Windows labs) (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)
In this 3 day course, you learn how to issue calls that use the WebSphere MQ API (MQI). You learn how to code and use calls to complete various functions, such as opening and closing queues and putting messages on or retrieving messages from a queue. You also learn other important topics such as controlling message retrieval, writing programs that change queue attributes, handling MQI security, and managing message channels.
- WM505 IBM WebSphere MQ V7.5 Application Development (Linux labs)
- VM505 IBM WebSphere MQ V7.5 Application Development (Linux labs) (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)
In this 3 day instructor-led course, you learn how to issue calls that use the WebSphere MQ API (MQI). You learn how to code and use calls to complete various functions, such as opening and closing queues and putting messages on or retrieving messages from a queue. You also learn other important topics such as controlling message retrieval, writing programs that change queue attributes, handling MQI security, and managing message channels.
- WM664 IBM WebSphere Message Broker V8.0 System Administration
- VM664 IBM WebSphere Message Broker V8.0 System Administration (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)
- ZM664 IBM WebSphere Message Broker V8.0 System Administration (SELF-PACED VIRTUAL CLASS)
This 4-day instructor-led workshop is designed to give administrators an intermediate-level overview of IBM WebSphere Message Broker V8. This course is also relevant for Message Broker developers who also work in an administrative capacity. WebSphere Message Broker V8 delivers new features that enhance its ability to connect to a wide range of data sources and manage enterprise solution bus (ESB) deployments. In this course, you learn how to administer WebSphere Message Broker V8 on distributed platforms, such as Windows and AIX, by using the WebSphere Message Broker administrative interfaces. These interfaces include the WebSphere Message Broker Toolkit, WebSphere Message Broker Explorer, the web interface, and the command-line interface.
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