z/OS System Operators

Arrow ECS Training

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    3 Days

To provide an overview of the z Operating System (OS), look at the systems from both a hardware and software prospective, and develop a basic understanding of System z partitioning capabilities, Processor Resource/Systems Manager (PR/SM), z/OS, Job Entry Subsystem 2 (JES2), Job Entry Subsystem 3 (JES3), Time Sharing Option (TSO), TSO Extended (TSO/E), System Display and Search Facility (SDSF), z/OS Communications Server, and System z channel subsystem usage for various channels, such as Enterprise System Connection (ESCON), Fiber Connector (FICON), and the Open Systems Adapter (OSA). It will also describe the Initial Program Loader (IPL) process and enable you to become comfortable issuing z/OS commands from a Multi Console Support (MCS) system console or extended MCS console.

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London
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Arrow Ecs Training, 56433

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Describe System z usage of z/Architecture
Identify System z servers and their major components
Name z/OS functional groups and base elements
Describe the concept of virtual storage and its exploitation in z/OS
Issue z/OS commands with the correct syntax
Identify z/OS display commands that can be used to determine device and channel path status
Describe the use of VARY and CONFIG z/OS operator commands
Interpret the results of z/OS commands
Identify the differences between JES2 and JES3
Describe JES2 usage
SPOOLs and checkpoint data sets
Cold, warm, and hot starts
Commands to control resources and display job status
Describe the purpose and use of the following:
TSO
ISP/PDF
Allocating, displaying, and editing data set information with ISP/PDF panels
SDSF
Describe the naming rules for z/OS data sets
Describe the z/OS catalog structure
Describe the functions performed by DFSMS, DFSMSdss, DFSMShsm, and DFSMSrmm to help manage the data sets in a data center
Describe the function of JCL cataloged procedures
Identify the difference between MCS consoles and extended MCS consoles
Issue commands to determine the status and parameters of any console
Describe major console enhancements at z/OS 1.8, z/OS 1.10, and z/OS 2.1


This basic course is for IT personnel with little or no theoretical background of z/OS and little or no general practical in IS experience.

You should have completed:


An Introduction to the z/OS Environment (ES050)

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Course programme

Day 1

  • Welcome
  • Unit 1: Review of System z servers and z/OS
  • Unit 2: z/OS MVS commands
  • Labs 1, 2, and 3

Day 2

  • Review
  • Unit 3: JES and TSO
  • Unit 4: z/OS data sets
  • Labs 4, 5, and 6

Day 3

  • Review
  • Unit 5: z/OS consoles operation
  • Labs 7, 8, and 9

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