IBM ESZ0G - IBM z/OS Bootcamp

Course Outline

• Mainframes and distributed server comparisons: Why so many servers?
• Mainframe directions: Past, current, and future
• Mainframes: System z introduction and relative performance comparisons
• IBM System z hardware design: Frames, CEC cage, books, models and MSUs
• I/O Infrastructure and processor usage: zEC12 to z10 comparisons
• System z Capacity on Demand
• Physical/Logical partitioning, server initialization, and CHPIDs
• I/O configuration and HCD overview
• MVS to z/OS software overview
• z/OS Parallel Sysplex
• z/OS enhancements on the zPlatform
• z/Architecture overview and virtual addressing concepts
• System concepts: The big picture
• HMC introduction, groups, and activation profiles
• Determining object status and error conditions
• Activation and operating system interface
• z/OS base elements and optional features
• z/OS system programming
• z/OS system libraries
• Data center components and trends
• TSO/E and ISPF/PDF
• Data sets and accessing with ISPF/PDF
• ISPF/PDF editor
• Copy/Move/Rename/Delete
• Data Set List
• TSO/E commands and TSO/E programming
• Introduction to JES and JCL
• JOB, EXEC, and DD statements
• DD parameters
• Traditional applications
• Programming languages
• Object technology
• System-level-security
• Network-level security
• Transaction-level security
• Directory services
• z/OSMF
• SDSF
• Working with UNIX System Services
• Introduction to utilities and conditional execution
• Data management, organization, and format
• Generation data groups
• Procedures
• More about utilities
• More on procedures
• Selected JCL topics
• SORT and MERGE
• ABENDs

Objective

Describe and categorize the various servers that are commonly found in data centers

Identify and describe workloads that are commonly used on mainframes and distributed servers

Describe a typical data center with multiple server platforms:

• Why so many servers
• Current concerns and considerations
• Potential future actions

Identify when the first IBM general purpose mainframe was introduced

Describe several key IT and mainframe strategies introduced in the 2000s

Identify current and future data center trends

Describe why smarter systems are required to meet future requirements

Introduce the zEnterprise System and describe how it can apply to current and future business requirements

Describe the basic functions, characteristics, and terminology of System z servers

Identify and list the various System z servers and hardware models, from zSeries server to the latest zEnterprise EC12

Identify the number of CPs and specialty processors available to various System z servers

List relative performance of recent System z servers as compared to previous servers

Identify and list IBM mainframe servers supporting multiple channel subsystems and z/Architecture

Identify key components of the zEnterprise System and their purpose

Describe and compare various System z components:

• Frame layout and cage usage
• Server models, books, memory, and cache structure
• Performance and millions of service units (MSUs)

Describe and compare I/O infrastructure and processor usage across zEC12 to z10 mainframes

I/O cages, drawers and technology used

PU, cache, and book fan-out connectivity

Describe how and what System z physical components are used when processing instructions and performing an I/O operation

Identify System z Capacity on Demand (CoD) options available for planned and unplanned outages

Describe the CoD provisioning architecture and which servers can use it

Describe how logical partitioning is used, resource assignments, and initialization activities

Describe mainframe channels, usage, and CHPID assignments

Describe the purpose and use of HCD

Identify mainframe operating systems and their supported mainframe servers

Describe how the mainframe OS evolved from the System 360 servers to the current zEC12 server

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Prerequisites

You should have an understanding of:

• Basic data processing concepts
• I/O concepts

Audience

This basic class is intended for the technical professional that is new to the mainframe environment.