An Introduction to the z/OS Environment

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An Introduction to the z/OS Environment

Course code: ES05G

Duration: 2 Days

Prerequisite:

•    System concepts
•    Basic knowledge of IS technologies
•    No MVS, OS/390, or z/OS knowledge required

Course Description:

This course is an overview of the z/OS operating systems and services for non-MVS IS technical personnel.

Course Objectives:

After taking this course, you should be able to:

•    Identify the installation requirements for an enterprise server and how z/OS supports these requirements
•    Discuss the services for application enablement in a z/OS environment
•    Identify how z/OS provides support for On Demand Business
•    Describe how security is ensured in a z/OS environment
•    Identify products and tools that support a central point of control
•    Characterize products and facilities that support z/OS systems
•    Describe the essential system services of z/OS
•    List the z/Architecture processor configurations for z/OS
•    Describe z/OS connectivity, communication facilities, and interfaces
•    Describe how zEnterprise creates a single system of systems
•    The concept, strategy, and benefits of the z/OS environment

•    Application enablement in z/OS
•    Overview of On Demand Business support in z/OS
•    Connectivity to the z/OS environment
•    Security support provided by z/OS
•    Systems Management support (Tivoli, SMP/E, SMF, and RMF)
•    Scalability, availability, backup, and recovery features in z/OS
•    System Services support (storage management, job management, work management, data sets, and data set management)
•    System z processor configurations, System z Enterprise Server hardware
•    zEnterprise, a new dimension in computing

Intended Audience:

•    This basic course is for personnel with a technical background in information technology who are new to the z/OS platform and do not have prior MVS or OS/390 experience.

Course Outlines:

•    Day 1
o    Welcome
o    Unit 1: Requirements of an enterprise server
o    Unit 2: Application enablement
o    Unit 3: Enabling On Demand Business on z/OS
o    Unit 4: z/OS connectivity

•    Day 2
o    Unit 5: Security in a z/OS environment
o    Unit 6: Systems management
o    Unit 7: System and data availability
o    Unit 8: System services
o    Unit 9: System z9 and z10 and System z hardware
o    Unit 10: zEnterprise: A new dimension in computing