The two day course will equip the delegate with an understanding of WebSphere MQ Clustering, how to cope with distributed queuing, setting up of a simple cluster, managing clusters, workload balancing and the application considerations required for clustering.  The course will also provide an overview of more complex clustering set-ups, security considerations and the removal of clustering objects.

The class is intended for experienced WebSphere MQ Administrators.

The course has extensive practical exercises that reinforce the lecture sessions.

Hints, tips and “gotchas” will be discussed and every effort will be made to help the delegate come to an understanding of the techniques required to set-up a successful WebSphere MQ cluster.

Pre-requisites

The delegate is expected to have a competent understanding of WebSphere MQ administration.  As a pre-requisite the delegate must have attended at least the Alphacourt technical appreciation and Alphacourt WebSphere MQ Administration (or equivalent) courses.

Summary

On completion of the class, delegates will be able to:

• Set up WebSphere MQ clusters 
• Understand some of the design issues faced 
• Understand Workload balancing and failover options 
• Have an appreciation of the security issues associated with clustering.