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Boot Camp: z/OS Entry Level Systems Programmer [ZSBC]
OVERVIEW
For a fast-track start to a career in z/OS systems programming, this is the course for you. In addition to providing a solid knowledge of z/OS, this course also teaches how to set up and customize a JES2 system and how to work with VTAM. The use of SMP/E is covered, and REXX is introduced. Students will learn how to use HCD panels to define complex configurations. The Workload Manager is covered, and students are also introduced to dump diagnostics
COURSE DURATION & PRICES
10 Days
Hands-On
Private-Only
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COURSE SYNOPSIS
Week 1
- JES2 Processors & Subsystem Interface
- JES2 Installation
- JES2 Initialization
- SMP/E Introduction
- Receive Processing
- Apply Processing
- Accept Processing
- Product Maintenance
- Introduction to HCD
- Creating a New Configuration
- Catalogs & VTOCs
- DFSMS Constructs
- Writing ACS Routines
- Workload Management Overview
- Understanding RMF Reports
Week 2
- Architecture
- Introduction to MVS
- Control Blocks, Dumps & IPCS
- Virtual Storage Concepts
- MVS Storage Management
- Dataspaces and Hiperspaces
- System Initialization
- z/OS Workload and the Active System
- Interactive Problem Control System
- SVC Dump Analysis Approach
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Identify the state of a CPU & describe potential problem scenarios
- Describe the purpose of AMODE, RMODE
- Describe a page fault and its consequences
- Set up a flexible paging/swapping subsystem
- Explain how dataspaces and hiperspaces work
- Describe how an IPL works
- Set up and install an efficient JES2 system
- Customize JES2 to specific requirements
- Install products & service (PTFs & APARs) in a z/OS environment (including related products such as CICS, DB2, IMS etc.)
- Identify & correct common SMP/E installation problems
- Understand the major configuration & control options available in SMP/E
- Interpret the output produced during SMP/E processing
- Correctly handle missing prerequisite, requisite, & conditional requisite conditions
- Use HCD panels to define a configuration comprising Processors, Logical Channel Subsystems, LPARs & EMIF, Channels (ESCON, FICON, OSA, CF links, Hipersockets & Routers), Control Units & I/O devices
- Exploit the hardware features utilized by SMS
- Define VTOCs & VTOCIXs
- Administer ICF Catalogs
- write and maintain optimized ACS routines
- Define WLM service policies, service classes & classification rules
- Describe the mechanisms for managing & balancing any workload in a WLMPlex
- Use the appropriate diagnostic procedure for each type of dump
- Identify the failing operating system component in standalone & SVC dumps
PREREQUISITES
A sound understanding of mainframe concepts and the ability to use TSO/ISPF and JCL. This can be gained by attending z/OS Foundation Skills Boot Camp [MFBC]
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Boot Camp: z/OS System Operations [ZOBC]
OVERVIEW
This comprehensive 'Boot Camp' course provides attendees with an accelerated learning approach to the operations role in a z/OS environment. The course is ideal for trainee and new operators who will be working in a z/OS environment. The hands-on lab exercises give students the opportunity to try out their newly gained skills immediately. On successfully completing this boot camp, attendees will have reached the skill level needed to enable them to efficiently and effectively carry out the tasks required of an operator in a z/OS environment.
COURSE DURATION & PRICE
9 Days
Hands-On
Private-Only
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COURSE SYNOPSIS
- The Mainframe Computer
- Enterprise Computing Hardware
- z Systems Programs
- Numbering Systems
- z Enterprise Organization
- z Systems' Operating Systems
- z/OS Operating System
- z/OS, JES2 & Other Products - How They Relate
- z/OS Workload and the Active System
- Operator Communication - the Console
- Started Tasks
- Starting & Stopping z/OS & JES2
- Introduction to TSO
- Basic TSO Commands
- Introduction to ISPF
- Browsing Data Sets in ISPF
- Basic Edit via ISPF
- The ISPF Edit Profile
- Advanced Edit with ISPF
- Basic ISPF Utilities (Option 3)
- ISPF Data Set List Utility (Option 3.4)
- SuperC and Search-For
- Active Job Requirements
- Introduction to z/OS JCL
- Reading Jobs & Queue Management
- The JOB Statement
- The EXEC Statement
- Input/Output Devices
- Output Queue Management & Printing
- Printing and In-stream Data
- The DD Statement
- The DD Statement - Working with Datasets
- MVS Error Reporting & Dumps
- Further DD Considerations
- Procedures
- Conditional JCL Statements
- ABEND Analysis
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- List the principal components of IBM mainframe systems
- Describe how data is stored, the different data codes and types, & the devices used
- Explain the concepts of operating systems, describe the operating systems and their associated software, as available for IBM mainframe systems
- Describe the functions carried out in mainframe based IS departments
- Understand the different number systems and representations used in the mainframe
- Use basic TSO commands, Use and customize ISPF panel structures
- Browse and edit data sets
- Customize ISPF edit profiles &Use advanced edit functions
- Submit and manage batch jobs
- Use the ISPF utilities such as copy and list & Use search facilities
- State the purpose of each z/OS job control statement
- Code JCL statements to access disk and cartridge files
- Describe and use the commonly used parameters
- Correct syntax errors in JCL statements
- Code in-stream procedures and override, nullify and add parameters
- Appreciate the implications of SMS when using z/OS JCL
- Describe how z/OS & JES2 relate to each other
- Use the console to issue commands & Interpret z/OS & JES2 messages
- Use console control (K) commands
- Describe the uses of the master console
- List the uses of the HMC
- Invoke the IPL process
- Explain the difference between 'cold' and 'warm' starts in z/OS & Start and stop JES2, and explain the process
- Bring down (stop) the z/OS system
- List the different device types
- Manage z/OS and JES2 devices
- Describe the differences between batch, started tasks and TSO
- Start and stop batch started tasks
- Display & control job queues in JES2
- Display and control active jobs in z/OS
- Control Initiators & Control Started Tasks
- Display and manage JES2 output queues
- Display and manage JES2 controlled printers
- Describe the concept of system dumps
- Manage Dump data sets & system problem situations
- Understand the concept of an ABEND
- Analyze & Resolve ABEND situations
PREREQUISITES
None
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Boot Camp: z/OS System Anatomy [MSFB]
OVERVIEW
This Boot Camp forms the core course of the z/OS curriculum. By attending, attendees will gain a solid foundation in the fundamental structure of z/OS, enabling further skills development in areas such as debugging, performance, installation and customization of the z/OS operating system. The first week concentrates on laying the ground rules of z/OS in terms of architecture, storage management; major z/OS control blocks and how to interpret them, and also introduces the major z/OS components. In the second week attendees learn the functions of the major z/OS components in considerable detail, and learn how the interaction of job, task, storage & data management provides service to the end user. This is done by following the sequence of events as a unit of work passes through the z/OS system from initial submission to completion
COURSE DURATION & DATES
10 Days
Hands-On
Private-Only
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COURSE SYNOPSIS
- Architecture
- z/OS Introduction
- Control Blocks, Dumps & IPCS
- Virtual Storage Concepts
- MVS Storage Management
- Dataspaces and Hiperspaces
- System Initialization
- Job Management
- Subsystem Interface (SSI)
- Resource Control
- Program Manager
- Dispatcher
- Inter Address Space Communication
- SVC Processing
- Recovery Termination Manager
- Workload Manager
- Direct Access Storage Devices
- Data Management
- IOS and its Drivers
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Describe the architectural principles governing CPU, Storage and I/O
- Identify the state of a CPU and describe potential problem scenarios
- Use IPCS and the debugging guides
- Describe the principles of Virtual Storage
- Describe the purpose of AMODE and RMODE
- Describe a page fault and its consequences
- Set up a flexible paging/swapping subsystem
- Explain how dataspaces and hiperspaces work
- Describe how an IPL works & Isolate problems during an IPL
- Explain the concept of authorized programs
- Describe the functions of MVS and JES2
- Use GRS effectively
- Exploit program management
- Explain how the dispatcher works
- Describe Cross Memory Services (XMS) and how it works
- Install user SVCs
- Describe how MVS invokes recovery and when to use ESTAE routines
- Explain how WLM works to manage z/OS resources
- Design and setup the DASD subsystem
- Isolate I/O problem
PREREQUISITES
A good understanding of the z/OS environment, including TSO/ISPF and JCL. These skills can be gained by attending the courses TSO/ISPF Users' Workshop[MTSO], Boot Camp: z/OS JCL [TMTQ] and z/OS Concepts & Facilities [1011]
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Boot Camp: z/OS JCL [TMTQ]
OVERVIEW
This course teaches the coding of job control statements to execute programs and access datasets in a z/OS environment. It also shows how to write and test catalogued procedures. The second part of the course builds on the skills taught during the first three days, and teaches the exploitation of the important advanced features and facilities available in z/OS JCL. It also shows how JCL maintenance can be simplified in order to aid productivity
COURSE DURATION & PRICES
5 Days
Hands-On
Private-Only
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COURSE SYNOPSIS
- z/OS: Structure and Components
- Introduction to z/OS JCL
- The JOB Statement
- The EXEC Statement
- Printing and In-stream Data
- DD Statement
- DD Statement - Working with Data Sets
- Further DD Considerations
- Conditional JCL Statements
- Common MVS Abend Codes
- JES Control Statements
- JCL Command Processing
- Remote Batch Execution
- Output Processing
- Partitioned Data Set Extended (PDSE)
- z/OS DFP Utilities
- z/OS DFSMSdss
- Sub-system Interfacing
- Using SORT
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- State the purpose of each z/OS job control statement
- Code JCL statements to access disk and cartridge files
- Describe and use the commonly used parameters
- Correct syntax errors in JCL statements
- Code in-stream procedures and override, nullify and add parameters
- Appreciate the implications of SMS when using z/OS JCL
- Code jobs to run on systems other than the local host
- Code JCL statements to create PDSE library and data files
- Code JCL to create VSAM data sets without IDCAMS
- Use the OUTPUT statement more fully
- Describe the function of various batch utilities
- Code and execute nested procedures
- Use the INCLUDE statement to ease JCL maintenance
- Use the SET statement to resolve job wide variables
- Describe how SET is used by z/OS when commands are issued to invoke jobs
- Code and execute SORT
PREREQUISITES
The ability to use TSO/ISPF and a basic knowledge of z/OS and its file structure. These skills can be gained by attending the courses TSO/ISPF Users' Workshop [MTSO] and z/OS Concepts & Facilities [1011]
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Boot Camp: Storage Management [MSBC]
OVERVIEW
This course will provide attendees with an accelerated learning approach to the broad scope of z/OS data storage management. This boot camp is designed for anyone new to storage administration or anyone that requires a comprehensive understanding of the z/OS data storage discipline for their particular role within technical support. This course will provide an in-depth knowledge into the main concepts & methodologies that comprise storage management. Hands-on lab exercises will be included to allow students to apply their gained knowledge. Upon completion of this boot camp, attendees should have the required knowledge level that will allow them to implement the obtained skill set immediately into their data storage environment
COURSE DURATION
10 Days
Hands-On
Private-Only
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COURSE SYNOPSIS
- I/O Processing
- Focus on Storage Management
- Data Storage Hardware
- Hardware I/O Performance
- Introduction to HCD
- The HCD Dialogs
- Creating a New Configuration
- Defining Directors
- Auditing SMS
- VSAM Overview
- VSAM Data Set Structure
- Using Access Method Services
- Defining VSAM Data Sets
- VSAM Data Set Management
- DFSMS Constructs
- Writing ACS Routines
- DFSMS Set-up & Control
- The HSM Strategy
- HSM Migration / Recall
- Backup & recovery
- HSM Miscellaneous Functions
- HSM Commands
- Availability Management
- HSM Startup & Monitoring
- HSM Structure & Flow
- ICF Environment
- Catalog Component Structure
- Problem Diagnosis
- Backup Techniques and Considerations
- Recovery, Repair, and Maintenance
- Performance & Integrity Considerations
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Explain how a DASD I/O works in z/OS
- Explain IBM’s storage management concept as implemented through SMS
- Exploit the I/O hardware features with regards to SMS & performance
- Describe how to define I/O devices & get them recognized by z/OS
- Define & maintain data classes, storage classes, management classes & storage groups
- Write & maintain optimized ACS routines
- Audit & optimize the SMS environment
- Implement HSM migration, recall & backup/recovery
- Describe HSM performance issues and tune HSM
- Issue (& understand) HSM commands
- Describe & explain the concepts of the z/OS access methods
- Analyze the structure of the RRDS, ESDS, KSDS & LDS data sets
- Use Access Method Services utility program IDCAMS to define, load, backup
- Monitor & manipulate VSAM data sets with particular emphasis on the KSDS file type
- Describe the components comprising an ICF Catalog
- Explain the relationship between the data related components
- Perform appropriate catalog recovery procedures
- Describe the factors that affect catalog performance
PREREQUISITES
A good understanding of the z/OS environment & have practical skills in using TSO/ISPF
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