z/OS System Programmer Fundamentals

IBM Training for z/OS System Programmer Fundamentals

Skill Level: Intermediate

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

Duration: 4 Day/s

Starting Price: $ - 5,261

Overview:

This intermediate class is intended for new System Programmers and System Administrators, who require an overall understanding of the z/OS platform, z/OS components, data management, and...

This course is designed to describe the basic components that apply to all z/OS systems. It includes high level concepts that apply to the z/OS hardware platform and the z/OS software. It then provides a more detailed analysis, description and lab activities that can be applied to the system programmer role to maintain z/OS systems._x000D_ _x000D_ Discussion activities include: The POR, IPL process, JES implementation and operating environment, VTAM environment for TSO, ISPF, SNA and TCP/IP networking, RACF, ISPF/PDF and UNIX System Services. It defines the classic approach to data management in a z/OS system. It identifies various software products and utilities used to define, maintain, and manage catalogs and data sets in the z/OS environment. It also discusses Parmlib usage and requirements for system initialization and operation that include: System symbolics, WLM, SFM, RMF and system logger. Both single system and multi-system sysplex usage is identified. z/OS install, upgrade options, maintenance using SMP/E and I/O configuration requirements using HCD is listed and described.

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Target Audience:

This intermediate class is intended for new System Programmers and System Administrators, who require an overall understanding of the z/OS platform, z/OS components, data management, and installation and maintenance activities used in z/OS systems..

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Prerequisites: You should:_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_

Have z/OS installation experience or have attended z/OS Installation (ES41A)

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Be familiar with end user activities on MVS, including knowledge of JCL, IDCAMS, the MVS address space structure, and the concept of batch scheduling using JES initiators

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Topic: Day 1Welcome

Unit 1 - What makes up a z/OS system?

Exercise 1- Introduction to z/OS setup

Unit 2 - System boot: POR and IPL

Exercise 2 - Complete the IPL: Start JES, start networking

Unit 3 - Processing user work with z/OS

Exercise 3 - LOGON into TSO and create a new user profile

Day 2Unit 4 - Networking, z/OS communication server

Exercise 4 - Data administration

Unit 5 - What else is needed for end user access to the system?

Exercise 5 - Automate startup and monitor the system

Day 3Unit 6 - Data management

Exercise 6 - System logger

Unit 7 - A closer look at IPL: IPLPARM, SYS1.PARMLIB, SYS1.PROCLIB

Exercise 7- Define a string of DASD and ACTIVATE dynamically

Day 4Unit 8 - System management: WLM, SMF, RMF, and system logger

Exercise 8 - Install and maintain a user function

Unit 9 - Hardware configuration definition

Unit 10 - Software maintenance: SMP/E

Unit 11 - Change management: ServerPac and other IBM services

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Describe the basics of z/OS architecture

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Identify basic components of a z/OS system

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Discuss what you have learned about LPARs

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Describe maintenance principles

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Identify and list the POR process

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Describe the IPL process

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Identify the basic address spaces

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Describe how to shut down z/OS

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Implement a basic JES2 batch environment_x000D_ _x000D_

Identify how work can be started in z/OS and it's relationship to the job entry subsystem

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Describe how JES2 prepares and executes work in z/OS

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Explain JES2 start options

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Describe JES2 parameters that can be customized to support z/OS batch

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Identify how communications and control of JES2 can be done using the operator commands and SDSF

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Describe JES3 configuration and job processing phases

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Identify JES3 start options

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Describe the two networking schemes in the z/OS environment: SNA and IP

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Identify SNA networking resources

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Explain how SNA sessions are established

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Describe the role of TCP/IP as a physical filesystem in UNIX System Services

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Implement and start a local VTAM instance to provide the base for SNA applications such as TSO

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Implement and start TSO

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Start a TCPIP stack and check accompanying messages

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Identify the main functions of Security Server (RACF) and the role it plays in controlling user access to the system

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Describe the contents of RACF user, group, and resource profiles

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Describe how RACF profiles are used to authorize user access to a data set resource

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Identify two key members used for TCAS startup

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Name the components of ISPF

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Describe the general layout of ISPF/PDF panels

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Describe how UNIX System Services are used in z/OS

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Describe briefly the UNIX Shell and utilities and how they are accessed

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Describe the application services provided in UNIX System Services

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Describe how security is handled in UNIX System Services

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Describe the classical z/OS data management_x000D_ _x000D_

DASD init: VTOC, VTOC index

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ICF catalog creation: BCS, VVDS

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MCAT/UCAT

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IDCAMS utility

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DFSMS: DFSMSdss, DFSMShsm

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Data, storage, and management classes

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Define the hierarchical data management_x000D_ _x000D_

HFS file system

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zFS file system

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Define load-parameters for IPL

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Define symbols for use in system initialization

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Define a configuration for system initialization

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Define a library for procedures

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Identify the sysplex resources required to run WLM

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List the main components that comprise a WLM service definition for a system/sysplex

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Describe the function of WLM service definition parameters such as workloads, service goals, periods, and WLM subsystems

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Describe how SMF data set are created and used

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Explain SMF record types and how they are used

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Identify the three RMF monitor types

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Describe how the RMF monitor is used for reporting purposes

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Identify System Logger components and usage for:_x000D_ _x000D_

Sysplex configuration and CF logstreams

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Single system and DASD-only logstreams

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Describe SMF usage of logstreams

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Describe the differences between IOCDS and IODF

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Identify and list the HCD definition process sequence

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Describe how the HCD dialogs are used to define a configuration

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Discuss the purpose of Hardware Configuration Manager

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Describe the overall concept of SMP/E: Global, target and DLIB zones

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Describe what elements and SYSMODs are

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Create an SMP/E working environment

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Identify the batch and ISPF interfaces to SMP/E

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Install a user function using RECEIVE, APPLY, and ACCEPT

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Explain how to remove a SYSMOD with RESTORE

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Describe the installation options available to install z/OS

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Use the attributes of z/OS elements and features to identify the contents of a z/OS product

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Describe the contents of the ServerPac offering and important install documentation sources

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List the main steps in the ServerPac build process

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Describe hardware and software prerequisites for performing a ServerPac installation in:_x000D_ _x000D_

The driving system

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The target system

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Category: Systems

Product Name:

z/OS

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Brand: IBM Z - Mainframe

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