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GDPS Introduction & Overview [GDPI]
OVERVIEW
This course introduces and explains the issues involved in implementing the Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex (GDPS) environment. It examines the main functions and capabilities of GDPS and provides detailed advice and guidance on the implementation parameters. It also explains how to operate a GDPS environment and how best to exploit it in your own particular installation.
COURSE DURATION
4 Days
$2,800
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COURSE SYNOPSIS
- Business Resilience and GDPS
- GDPS Functions & Capabilities
- GDPS/PPRC
- GDPS/Metro Global Mirror (GDPS/MGM)
- GDPS/Metro z/OS Global Mirror(GDPS/MzGM)
- GDPS Extensions
- RCMF/PPRC
- MVS System Logger in a GDPS Environment
- Operating GDPS
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Describe the technologies available to help you achieve your objectives related to IT Resilience, Recovery Time, and Recovery Point Objectives
- List GDPS functions, capabilities, and the limitations of the underlying technology
- Discuss the capabilities and prerequisites of the GDPS/PPRC offering
- List the capabilities and prerequisites of the GDPS/PPRC HyperSwap Manager (GDPS/PPRC HM) offering
- Describe the capabilities and considerations of implementing GDPS/Metro Global Mirror (GDPS/MGM) and GDPS/Metro z/OS Global Mirror (GDPS/MzGM) for regional disaster recovery protection
- List the various GDPS extensions that are available
- Discuss the capabilities and prerequisites of the RCMF/PPRC offering
- List the special considerations that must be given to the use of the MVS System Logger in a GDPS environment
- Describe the planning activities pertaining to the implementation of GDPS/PPRC
- Explain the customization process and parameters for GDPS
- Operation of the GDPS environment
- Describe the messages, abend codes, and reason codes associated with GDPS processing.
- Make recommendations (if necessary) relating to the installation’s parameters and settings.
PREREQUISITES
All attendees must have a good knowledge and understanding of these topics:
- Parallel Sysplex
- z/OS at a System Programmer level
- HCD
- DASD technology.
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z/OSMF: Introduction and Installation [ZMFI]
OVERVIEW
This course introduces and explains the issues involved in implementing the Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex (GDPS) environment. It examines the main functions and capabilities of GDPS and provides detailed advice and guidance on the implementation parameters. It also explains how to operate a GDPS environment and how best to exploit it in your own particular installation.
COURSE DURATION
4 Days
$1,750
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COURSE SYNOPSIS
- Understanding the z/OS Management Facility
- Installation requirements
- Plug-ins and Tasks
- z/OSMF Core Tasks
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Describe the purpose and benefits of z/OS Management Facility
- Discuss at an overview level the technical z/OSMF features and architecture
- Describe the z/OSMF client and server operating environment
- List the features and concepts of the WebSphere Liberty Profile and IVP
- List the core tasks of z/OSMF
- Describe the z/OS prerequisites for plug-ins
- Identify the RACF jobs that are used for the installation and configuration of the plug-ins
- Describe the prerequisites for all the z/OSMF components
- List PARMLIB and PROCLIB parameters for z/OSMF
- Recognize the need for specialty engines, such as ZIIP
- List and discuss the functions provided by z/OS Management Facility, which include the following:
- Capacity Provisioning
- Classic (ISPF) Interface
- Incident Log
- Configuration Assistant for the z/OS Communications Server
- Workload Management
- Software Management
- System Status, Resource Monitoring
- SDSF
- z/OS Operator Console base function
- Desktop interface and Classic interface
- z/OSMF Settings
- z/OSMF Administration
- Sysplex management function
- Working with the Workflows task and creating workflows
- Working with the REST APIs (jobs, dataset,...)
- Usage statistics
- Network ZERT Analyzer
PREREQUISITES
A working knowledge of z/OS, together with an understanding of RACF and UNIX System Services
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SMP/E and z/OSMF for Installation & Maintenance [MSMPE]
OVERVIEW
An essential course for all z/OS Systems Programmers, this five-day course is a complete introduction to the use of SMP/E for installing new software and applying changes to existing software (PTFs, APARs, etc.) for the z/OS environment. All the important aspects of using SMP/E are covered, including a detailed explanation of what happens 'under the covers'.
The course contains valuable and extensive hands-on exercises that demonstrate all the major aspects of using SMP/E to install products and apply maintenance. Recently upgraded and updated to take into account the use of z/OS Management Facility (z/OSMF), which delivers solutions in a task-oriented, web browser-based user interface with integrated user assistance.
COURSE DURATION
5 Days
$3,395
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COURSE SYNOPSIS
- SMP/E Overview
- RECEIVE Processing
- APPLY Processing
- ACCEPT Processing
- Product Maintenance
- Additional SMP/E Features
- Installing Products and Services
- Understanding z/OS Management Facility
- ServerPac Theory
- z/OSMF Software Management - Installation
- z/OSMF Software Update
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Explain what SMP/E is and how it works, and describe the SMP/E installation process
- Install products & services (PTFs & APARs) in a z/OS environment (including related products such as CICS, Db2, etc.)
- Identify and correct common SMP/E installation problems
- Understand the major configuration and control options available in SMP/E
- Discuss the various product and service delivery options available from IBM (including ServerPac, CBPDO, ESO, and RSU)
- Interpret the output produced during SMP/E processing
- Resolve maintenance conflicts using appropriate SMP/E reports
- Correctly handle missing prerequisite, requisite, and conditional requisite conditions
- Resolve error holds using both automatic and manual procedures
- Correctly install products and services in a cross-zone environment
- Explain what z/OSMF is and what it does
- Logon to z/OSMF and use Software Management
- Describe the theory behind ServerPac
- Discuss the differences between Portable Software Instance and a Software Instance
- Use the steps taken in Software Management to install z/OS and a Software Product
- Run reports from Software Management
- Install Maintenance using Software Update.
PREREQUISITES
Attendees must be able to use TSO/ISPF, write JCL and run batch jobs, as well as have a clear understanding of the z/OS environment.
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z/OS Environment: Foundations & Facilities [ZCFF]
OVERVIEW
For a fast-track start to a career in z/OS systems programming and administration, this is the ideal course. The course provides solid knowledge of z/OS foundations and facilities that make up the z/OS technical environment. The significant system services and facilities are all explained and demonstrated. These include the flow of a job through the system, JES, UNIX System Services, the z/OS Communications Server, z/OS storage management, and z/OS system security.
COURSE DURATION
5 Days
Hands-On
Private-Only
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COURSE SYNOPSIS
- z/OS Overview
- Storage Management: Virtual Storage Concepts
- z/OS Storage Management
- Managing Work: Program Manager
- Managing Work: Dispatcher
- Managing Work: Inter-Address Space Communication
- Managing Work: SVC Processing
- Managing Work: Resource Control
- Managing Work: Workload Manager
- Managing Work: USS Features & Services
- Input/Output Processing: HCD
- Input/Output Processing: I/O Processing
- Data Management: VSAM Overview
- Data Management: Focus on Storage Management
- Job Management: Job Flow in z/OS
- IPL and System Management: System Initialization
- Termination and Recovery Analysis: Recovery Termination Manager
- Termination and Recovery Analysis: Introduction to SMP/E
- Installing and Configuring: Installing Products & Services
- z/OS Communications Server Introduction
- Security: Introduction to RACF
- Security: Cryptography, SSL, Ciphers & Digital Certificates
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Build a high-level installation and configuration plan for a z/OS environment.
- Explain the system initialization process in z/OS
- Describe address spaces, data spaces, and hyperspaces
- Explain paging and swapping
- Define z/OS tasks
- Describe the flow of a job
- Understand the concepts of JES
- Explain the I/O process
- Describe the Workload Manager and its functions
- Explain z/OS recovery
- List the various problem determination tools
- Explain the concepts of z/OS storage management
- Describe the concepts and facilities of UNIX System Services
- Understand mainframe networking principles
- Describe the functions and principles of RACF
PREREQUISITES
Basic familiarity with the IBM mainframe computing environment, including the use of TSO and JCL.
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z/OS Environment: Foundations & Facilities [ZCS1]
OVERVIEW
This four-day course is Part 1 of RSM's newly designed and built introduction to Z Systems - IBM's mainframe-based enterprise computing environments, and to IBM's flagship operating system, z/OS, which provides a firm foundation for anyone moving into the world of IBM Z Systems mainframe-based computing. Introducing the concepts and terminology that are encountered and used by mainframe IT personnel every day, this course explains them in an easily understandable manner.
This course then goes on to introduce the concepts, facilities, and functions of TSO and IBM's Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF). The course focuses particularly on TSO/ISPF's functions for data editing and dataset management. Almost all users of IBM's z/OS systems use TSO/ISPF to carry out their daily duties, and this part of the course combines formal classroom teaching with a progressive series of comprehensive and challenging hands-on practical sessions.
COURSE DURATION
4 Days
Hands-On
Private-Only
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COURSE SYNOPSIS
- The Mainframe Computer
- Enterprise Computing Hardware
- Z Systems Programs
- Z Enterprise Organization
- The Z Systems' Operating Systems
- z/OS Operating System
- Numbering Systems
- Introduction to TSO
- Basic TSO Commands
- Introduction to ISPF
- Basic ISPF Utilities
- ISPF Dataset List Utility
- Browsing Datasets in ISPF
- Basic Edit via ISPF
- The ISPF Edit Profile
- Advanced Edit with ISPF
- SuperC and Search-For
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- List the principal components found in IBM Z Systems environments
- Describe how data is stored, the different data codes and types, and the devices used
- Explain the concepts of operating systems
- Describe the IBM mainframe operating systems and their associated software, as available in IBM Z Systems
- Describe the functions carried out in Z Systems-based IS departments
- Understand the different numbering systems and representations used in Z Systems
- Use basic TSO commands & use ISPF
- Browse and edit datasets
- Customize ISPF edit profiles
- Use advanced edit functions
- Submit and manage batch jobs
- Use the ISPF utilities such as allocate and copy
- Use search facilities
PREREQUISITES
Basic keyboard skills.
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