IBM Z: Technical Overview of HW and SW Mainframe Evolution

This course is designed to provide an understanding of today's complex system mainframe environment on the zEnterprise System and System z servers. It is mainly targeted for operators technical support, system programmers, and any others who need to keep current in this mainframe environment. Through lecture and hands-on exercises, you learn how the hardware and operating systems interact.

After completion of the course the participant will know:

• 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
• 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