DB2 11 System Administrator for z/OS: Certification Study Guide (Exam 317)

DB2 11 System Administrator for z/OS: Certification Study Guide (Exam 317) gives you an in-depth review of the skills required to pass IBM's DB2 11 for z/OS System Administration certification exam (exam 317). This book addresses the changes in this new release of the DB2 11 for z/OS System Administration certification test, specifically for version 11.

Each section of the exam addresses a detailed set of skills that a DB2 11 for z/OS system administrator should have. This book takes those sections, chapter by chapter, and provides the information a DB2 for z/OS system administrator will need to know to pass the certification exam. Practice questions and answers follow each chapter. A new practice final exam has been added to the book. The reader will come away being fully prepared to pass exam 317 and acquire certification, an important milestone showing significant academic and/or professional achievement.

The book's author is a member of the IBM Certification Development team who has been involved in building the certification exams for DB2 9, 10, and 11 for z/OS System Administrator, Database Administration, and Application Programming.

With DB2 11 System Administrator for z/OS: Certification Study Guide (Exam 317), you will:

• Discover the changes to DB2 11 that you'll need to succeed on the exam
• Receive an explanation of every objective included on the test
• Find 60 practice questions based on the actual exam's format and approach, with comprehensive answers to help you gain understanding
• Get a new practice exam to help you pass the certification test
• Learn techniques for managing DB2 11 subsystems in a z/OS environment
• Have a day-to-day reference for DB2 11 system administration
• Obtain the essential system administration information to install and maintain DB2 11 environments