This credential earner has completed instructor-led learning for understanding how to plan, design, configure, and administer IBM MQ clusters.

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Successfully complete the following IBM Instructor-Led course: Designing, Implementing, and Managing IBM MQ V9 Clusters - Code: WM253G

This credential earner has completed instructor-led learning for understanding how to customize, operate, administer & monitor IBM MQ on-premises on distributed operating systems. It covers: configuration; day-to-day administration; problem recovery; security management; performance monitoring; hands-on practical experience with distributed queuing, working with MQ clients, implementing clusters and how to publish/subscribe messaging; how to implement authorization, authentication, & encryption.

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Successfully complete the following IBM Instructor-Led course: IBM MQ V9.1 System Administration - Code: WM156G

This badge holder can install, customize, operate, and administer IBM MQ. The recipient is able to configure a z/OS queue manager, set up distributed queuing, clustering, recovery and restart, security, and performance. The badge holder can handle day-to-day administration and problem recovery.

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Badge earners have successfully achieved class objectives demonstrated by progress in lab exercises, attendance, participation in question and answer sessions, and/or assessments associated with:

This badge holder knows the basic components and the path that messages follow when they are exchanged between applications. The badge earner knows how IBM MQ administrative responsibilities can include the management of topic-based publish/subscribe messaging, managed file transfer, and deployments to the cloud.p>

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Badge earners have successfully achieved class objectives demonstrated by progress in lab exercises, attendance, participation in question and answer sessions, and/or assessments associated with:

The badge holder understands features and facilities of IBM MQ, such as clustering and security. Specifically, the recipient can implement a cluster and authenticate connections, channels, and users. The badge holder can also secure channels with Secure Socket Layer (SSL), administer channel exit, use advanced client features, event and message monitoring, and administer publish/subscribe.

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Badge earners have successfully achieved class objectives demonstrated by progress in lab exercises, attendance, participation in question and answer sessions, and/or assessments associated with:

This badge holder can issue calls that use the WebSphere MQ API (MQI). The recipient is able 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. The badge holder also understands other important topics such as controlling message retrieval, writing programs that change queue attributes, handling MQI security, and managing message channels.

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Badge earners have successfully achieved class objectives demonstrated by progress in lab exercises, attendance, participation in question and answer sessions, and/or assessments associated with:

This badge holder can design, implement, and manage IBM MQ queue manager clusters. Recipients have designed and set up a cluster, managed clusters, and identified, isolated, and resolved cluster problems. Badge holders also configure cluster attributes to balance the workload within an IBM MQ cluster. Recipients are able to publish/subscribe clusters.

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Badge Criteria and Activities

Badge earners have successfully achieved class objectives demonstrated by progress in lab exercises, attendance, participation in question and answer sessions, and/or assessments associated with: