VM Overview and Introduction to CMS

Overview
This course is designed to provide a workshop approach to learning about the VM Operating System. It combines a high degree of practical with the essential theory.

Course objectives
To provide a high level introduction to the VM world of computing and how to use CMS facilities.

By the end of this course you will have learned
To identify the functions of the main components of VM. How to logon and logoff CMS and use online help files. How to create, edit and manage CMS files on minidisks and the shared file system. How to send and receive files. How to create simple Rexx programs and Pipelines. How to create and format temporary disks and link to other users'' minidisks.

Who should attend
Prospective or existing users of VM facilities.

Pre-requisites
A basic understanding of IBM mainframe concepts.

Course synopsis

• Concepts
• VM components
• The Virtual Machine
• Using VM
• Logon, logoff, effective use of the terminal
• Entering commands, making best use of HELP
• Minidisk File System and Managing Files
• CMS file concepts
• Important commands, including FILELIST and FLIST
• Xedit
• How to set up and use Xedit''s main facilities
• Shared File System
• SFS concepts
• Navigating through and using the SFS
• Communicating with other users
• Sending files between users, NOTE, RSCS
• REXX and Pipelines
• Advanced use of CMS
• Advanced command usage, Tdisks and CP LINK.