IBM System z Hardware Management Console (HMC) Operations
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Course Details
IBM System z Hardware Management Console (HMC) Operations
Course code: ES24G
Duration: 2 Days
Prerequisite:
You should have an understanding of:
• Basic data processing and I/O concepts and terminology
• z/OS console operation, including display of device, job, and console status
Course Description:
This course teaches you navigation, operation, and recovery techniques for the Hardware Management Console (HMC) in the System z environment. Through lecture and hands-on exercises, you learn setup and operating procedures for the HMC, gain in-depth problem determination skills, practice HMC operations, and utilize recovery capabilities provided by the System z servers.
Course Objectives:
After taking this course, you should be able to:
• Identify the zEnterprise 196 and 114, System z10, System z9, and zSeries servers
• Describe the major differences of the function and features between the System z servers
• Describe and explain the concept of logical partitioning
• Identify how various resources are assigned to LPARs during initialization
• Describe the functions provided by the HMC and SE
o User interface styles, local and remote connectivity
• Identify HMC home page to log on HMC application
• Use the classic UI to:
o Log on and log off
o Open objects
o Navigate the HMC workplace using various selection techniques
o Exit a task on a window
o View the online books and use the Help functions
o Identify the different types of groups
? CPC group, control hardware
? Images group, control operating system
o Build new CPC and images groups
o Identify the contents of the Details window and determine object status
o Identify the various task lists
• Use the tree UI to:
o Log on and log off
o Open objects
o Navigate the HMC workplace using various selection techniques
o Exit a task on a panel
o View the online books and use the Help functions
o Identify the different types of groups
? CPC group, control hardware
? Images group, control operating system
o Build new CPC and images groups
o Identify the contents of the Details window and determine object status
o Identify the various task lists
• Describe how exceptions are reported and presented on the HMC using the tree or classic UI
• Use the HMC to determine the type and cause of the exception
• Describe the three types of hardware messages that can surface on the HMC
• Use the HMC to determine the cause of the hardware message
• Retrieve the hardware messages from the log
• Use the HMC Operating System Messages task to display and send messages to the operating system
• Describe the functions that require the use of the access administrator ID
• Use the HMC to perform access administrator related tasks
• Describe the purpose, functions, and use of the different types of activation profiles
o Reset profile
o Image profile
o Group profile
o Load profile
• Use the HMC to build new profiles, modify, view, or delete existing ones
• Use the HMC to determine or change profile assignments Provide operational recommendations for HMC user settings
• Use the HMC to perform
o A manual load operation
o A system reset
o Problem determination for a load failure
• Invoke the system activity display and describe its purpose
• Establish an HMC/SE session using the Single Object Operations task
• Identify the difference between the HMC and SE workplace
• Navigate using classic or tree UI to Identify CP, channel, and CHPID status for the physical CPC and all LPs
• Identify the entry point for I/O and Channel Problem Determination panels
• Log off from a CPC session
Intended Audience:
• This intermediate course is for operations personnel and technical staff who are directly involved in the installation, operation, systems support, and software support of their System z mainframe environment.
Course Outlines:
• Day 1
o Welcome
o Unit 1: IBM mainframe server hardware: Overview
o Unit 2: Using the HMC classic style user interface
o Unit 3: Using the HMC tree style user interface
o Unit 4: Using the HMC to monitor System z servers
o Supporting labs
• Day 2
o Review
o Unit 5: Activation profiles and operational tasks
o Unit 6: Single object operation: CPC session Supporting labs