IBM z/OS Container Extensions zCX

IBM Training for IBM z/OS Container Extensions zCX

Skill Level: Intermediate

Modality: CR - Classroom based Trainng or ILO - Instructor Led Online Class

Duration: 2 Day/s

Starting Price: $ - 2,630

Overview:

z/OS Container Extensions (zCX), a new entitled capability of z/OS 2.4, ushers in a new era ofhybrid computing supporting running Linux applications directly on z/OS

z/OS Container Extensions (zCX), a new entitled capability of z/OS 2.4, ushers in a new era ofhybrid computing supporting running Linux applications directly on z/OS.

IBM® z/OS® Container Extensions (IBM zCX) makes it possible to run Linux on IBM Z®applications that are packaged as Docker container images on z/OS. Application developers candevelop and data centers can operate popular open source packages, Linux applications, IBMsoftware, and third-party software together with z/OS applications and data.

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Target Audience:

This class is intended for z/OS system programmers and IT specialists incharge of configuring, implementing and deploying zCX under z/OS 2.4. This class is also intended for Application developers who will deploy dockercontainers in a zCX z/OS container extensions instance..

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Prerequisites: General z/OS knowledge, including basic UNIX System Services skills

Basic knowledge of RACF

Basic knowledge of z/OSMF and workflowsTBD

Topic: In this course we will learn the capabilities and benefits of zCX.You will plan, configure and implement a zCX instance with z/OSMF workflows

You will learn how to use z/OSMF to setup and configure zCX

Create, provisioning, and deploying a zCX instance

Use z/OSMF workflows to manage the lifecycle of a zCX instance, deprovision a zCX instance

Use reconfiguration workflow to increase/decrease resources for zCX instance

Using zCX Command Line Interface, you will

Get familiar with the docker CLI

Explore installing zCX containers within newly provisioned zCX instance

Provision and deploy application containers using zCX docker CLI commands

Explore how to cluster zCX applications for higher availability and load balancing

Operationally control zCX

Dockerize your Applications for z/OS Container Extensions

Create Docker volumes for data persistence, monitor and manage your zCX instance and containers

Implement a zCX private secure registry to deploy your own containers

Exercises and recorded demos reinforce the concepts and technologies being covered in the lectures.

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Objective: Describe the components of z/OS Container Extensions (zCX)

Plan the resources required to setup zCX

Configure and implement a zCX instance with z/OSMF workflow

Start and connect to your zCX instance

Access your zCX CLI Container and issue Docker commands

Provision and deploy application container using zCX docker CLI

Create Docker volumes for data persistence

Monitor and manage your zCX instance and your containers

Deploy some use-case applications in zCX containers

Understand the Security considerations for zCX and containers

Setup zCX user management and authentication

Implement clustering and orchestration of zCX instances and container

Understand how to to Dockerize your Applications for z/OS Container Extensions

Implement a zCX private secure registry to deploy your own containers

Position zCX in the world of Hybrid Cloud

Select workloads for zCX

Determine which application is a good fit for zCX

Describe some zCX use-cases

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Badge and Certification Info:

Badge Title: IBM z/OS Container Extensions zCX - Code: ESX0G

Badge ID: bf98e735-da28-4a9d-a33b-931f9e52f31d

Brand: IBM Z - Mainframe

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