Re: IBM System administration certification.

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Rob,

Given that you are running a multiple LPAR system, with Domino, 
application replication, and probably things I can't remember you 
talking about, I would be shocked if you were not ready for the exam now.

Check out the minimally qualified candidate:

"The successful candidate has 12-24 months or more experience performing 
a variety of networking and daily system management tasks.  This person 
can, without assistance, install IBM i and configure a system, 
understand and manage LPAR and basic virtualization technologies 
(including VIO), manage IBM i and system updates and fixes, manage 
internal storage, networking, and system security.  An IBM i 
administrator can design and maintain backup and recovery plans, and 
direct system recoveries.  He or she can analyze systems and tune them 
for better performance."

I've seen you answer questions for folks on this list for most of those 
topics.  VIO is virtual I/O not necessarily VIOS.  (I don't really know 
but I'm guessing VIOS was to obscure for this test at V6R1, remember 
when it would have been written)


Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 8/31/2011 7:06 AM, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> My goal:  To get IBM admin certified for the least amount of money.
> Education has to be geared towards achieving that.
>
>
> Rob Berendt
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> http://www.dekko.com From: Jerry Draper <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: 
> Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: 
> 08/30/2011 05:25 PM Subject: Re: IBM System administration 
> certification. Sent by: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx For someone 
> who wants an in depth online classroom that focusses on iSeries 
> systems admin capabilities there is this class written by a friend of 
> mine who has been working IBM Midrange for over 35 years. iSeries 
> Administrator/Operator Training 101 http://dsacorp.com/ Jerry On 
> 8/30/2011 2:05 PM, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > >  I am not interested in the debate of whether or not certifications are
> > >  worth a bean.  What I want to know is that, for someone who is NOT going
> > >  to be selling systems and who wants to be certified more on the
> > >  administration end than the developer end, what are the steps I should
> > >  pursue?
> > >
> > >  About all I could see here
> > >  http://www-03.ibm.com/certify/certs/ps_index.shtml
> > >  is "IBM Certified System Administrator - IBM i 6.1".  Ok, I don't have
> > >  systems as old as 6.1, but I'll go with that perhaps it's not that big
> of
> > >  a jump to 7.1.
> > >
> > >  Are the next steps:
> > >  - find out if there is an assessment test to prepare you
> > >  - take it
> > >  - based on it then find out what additional education I need and take it
> > >  - take "real" test?
> > >
> > >  Let's say it is decided that I need it all (I suspect I'd be real weak
> in
> > >  VIOS).  What should I budget for?
> > >
> > >  Any heads up that I should wait two months for new certification stuff
> > >  would be appreciated.  Domino is nice enough to post that.
> > >
> > >
> > >  Rob Berendt
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