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InterSystems IRIS Management Basics
Learn the basics of InterSystems IRIS® data platform and the tools that help system administrators perform common tasks through the lifecycle of their products.
Once you complete this path, you will use InterSystems documentation for regular operation and troubleshooting.
This path contains ten sections. One, get oriented, 25 minutes. Two, install locally or in the cloud, 40 minutes. Three, Configure InterSystems IRIS, 1 hour 30 minutes. Four, Configure and manage security, 40 minutes. Five, Monitor the system, 40 minutes. Six, manage users and system processes, 1 hour. Seven, Improve performance and scalability, 1 hour 15 minutes. Eight, implement system continuity, 2 hours. Nine, Upgrade InterSystems IRIS, 10 minutes. Ten, troubleshoot the system, 25 minutes. Eleven, final exercise, 1 hour.
Get an introduction to InterSystems IRIS (video only, 4m).
Find out what InterSystems IRIS is, as well as the basic architecture that underlies it.
Watch video only.
With InterSystems IRIS, you can choose where to install your product. Learn how to install InterSystems IRIS, start and stop your instance, configure basic settings, and install a production-grade web server if your application requires it.
Local
For those installing with a kit on your local machine, a server, or a virtual machine.
Containers
For those installing within a Docker container from an InterSystems IRIS container image.
Licensing
Set up your first namespaces and databases and learn how they relate to the underlying data structure. Then configure the Configuration Parameter file (CPF), memory, and alerts.
System
Namespaces
Databases
Set up users and roles with the in-product tools and authentication options that help you configure and manage security.
Overview
Configure and manage security
Read introduction and "Available Services" only.
Read introduction and "Create an Encrypted Database" only.
Scan page to be aware of the options.
Authentication
Read introduction only.
Learn how to monitor the health of your systems and identify potential issues early.
Note that you will learn about System Alerting & Monitoring (SAM) but be aware you can also use products such as Splunk or Datalog to trigger alerts.
Read introduction only.
Read introduction and "Running the ^SystemPerformance Utility" only.
Read introduction only.
- If you continue to have issues after running
^SystemPerformance
and performing troubleshooting, contact InterSystems Support.
Manage processes, locks, and journaling.
Read introduction only.
Read introduction only.
Review performance metrics to identify and optimize SQL queries. Then see how Enterprise Cache Protocol (ECP) improves scalability.
Optimize SQL performance
Read introduction only.
Implement scalability with ECP
Learn how to implement high availability through mirroring, regular backups, and journaling.
Upgrade InterSystems IRIS using the upgrade guide and release notes.
Learn about the many tools available to help you identify errors early and troubleshoot problems quickly.
Read introduction only.
Read introduction and "Viewing irisstat Output" only.
- If you continue to have issues, make sure to run the InterSystems Diagnostic Report and then contact InterSystems Support.
Put all your skills together and get hands-on to try some basic system administration tasks.
Continue your learning with the following resources:
- Documentation: Troubleshooting Guide (pre-release)
- See how you can plan the capacity and improve performance of your data platform (Developer Community post, varies)
- Get in-depth instruction on managing servers (classroom course, 5d)
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- Documentation: Troubleshooting Guide (pre-release)