Course description

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.

Audience

The basic class should consist of lead operators, technical support personnel, system programmers, or anyone in the technical field who requires an understanding of how the current hardware and software interact in the large mainframe environment.

Prerequisites

You should have an understanding of:Basic data processing concepts, and I/O concepts.

Course content

  • Welcome
  • Introduction and course overview
  • Unit 1: Mainframe directions and System z servers
  • Unit 2: Server hardware and I/O configuration (part 1)
  • Unit 2: Server hardware and I/O configuration (part 2)
  • Unit 3: MVS to z/OS overview and processor concepts
  • Unit 4: Hardware Management Console basics
  • Exercise 1: Remote access set up
  • Exercise 2 HMC web browser and UI set up
  • Exercise 3: HMC familiarization and lab system activation
  • Exercise 4: Hardware Management Console fundamentals (optional)

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