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MISC: Workspace On-Demand Training (More U.S. Info)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Timothy Sipples)
Sun Oct 12 14:27:33 1997
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: 12 Oct 1997 12:01:00 -0400
From: tsipple@us.ibm.com (Timothy Sipples)
Reply-To: tsipple@us.ibm.com (Timothy Sipples)
Reply-to: tsipple@us.ibm.com (Timothy Sipples)
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Here are some more details on the WorkSpace On-Demand training available at
NO CHARGE. In the U.S., two courses are available to all IBM employees,
partners, and customers. Please phone 1-800-IBM-TEACh to enroll or for more
information. (Classes are also available outside the United States; please
see the previous announcement for dates/cities.)
Workspace On-Demand Technical Specialist Education
Course Number: N2229 Duration: 3 DAYS
Dates: November 11 - Gaithersburg, Maryland
November 4 - San Francisco, California
Classroom (Traditional stand-up class)
Cost: No Charge
Description
This three day class will provide detailed "hands on" training for IBM's
forthcoming managed PC client software, Workspace On-Demand. The class will
position WSOD relative to other Network Computing offerings from IBM,
describe how to implement a managed client environment using OS/2 Warp Server
and WSOD, and provide detailed information on how to use the new tools
included in the WSOD product. Class attendees will gain practical experience
in installing and configuring WSOD through the hands-on laboratory exercises
that form a major part of this class.
Audience
This class is open to IBM technical specialists, Business Partner technical
personnel and IBM customers.
Objective
After successful completion of the program, the student
should be able to:
- Understand WSOD and position it relative to other Network
Computing offerings
- Identify where WSOD is and is not applicable to a customer
situation
- Understand the pre-requisites for a successful WSOD
installation and deployment
- Plan for a detailed proof-of-concept installation
- Install and configure WSOD on an OS/2 Warp Server system
- Configure WSOD client images at the server, using the tools
included in the WSOD product
- Configure client applications to operate in a WSOD
environment
- Configure additional hardware configurations in addition to
those supported by the standard WSOD product
- Tune a WSOD installation to optimize performance
Contents
- What is WSOD?
- Positioning
- Directions
- Planning for WSOD
- Components
- Hardware/network constraints
- Supported applications
- Network topologies
- Migration
- Performance
- Pre-requisites
- RIPL technology
- How it works today
- How WSOD improves it
- WSOD Tools and Utilities
- Installing and Configuring WSOD
- Basic Administration
- Configuring basic clients
- Applications shipped with WSOD
- Standard hardware configurations
- Advanced Administration
- Installing and configuring applications
- Adding additional hardware configurations
- Tuning for Performance
Prerequisites
Class attendees should be Certified OS/2 Warp Server Engineers, or
should possess equivalent experience.
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