BMC Mainframe: z/OS Concepts & Facilities

The components of a mainframe computer
Real Storage
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Channel Subsystems (CSS)
What is a computer program?
A computer program needs memory
A Control Program
Multiple programs in memory
Multiprogramming
The concept of Interrupts
The purpose of an Operating System – summary
Middleware
The System z/architecture
MVS - z/OS operating systems
The history of MVS
Release cycle for z/OS
IBM zSeries processors
PR/SM
Logical Partitioning (LPAR)
CF partition
Logical Partitions
Resource distribution in LPAR mode
Parallel Sysplex
Coupling Facility (CF)

Input/Output devices
Storage devices: Non-storage devices
The I/O configuration
I/O processing in principle
The channel concept
FICON
Control units, Device numbers, One control unit - many channels
Shared DASD

Tape devices
Tape robots
Virtual Tape
I/O devices – disk
Mainframe disks (DASD)
RAID devices
I/O configuration in an IBM- type mainframe
Hardware Configuration Definition (HCD)

What hardware can do
Software responsibilities
z/OS - an operating system
z/OS components
z/OS - always in storage
Getting real work out of it
Initiators
The application program
Program Execution Environments
Running 'real' programs
Job Management
Resource Control
Allocation
Task Management
Program Management
Supervisor Services

Storage Management
I/O processing
Access Methods
IOS drivers
I/O Supervisor (IOS)
I/O processing
Workload Manager (WLM)
Recovery Termination Manager (RTM)
Abnormal termination – application
Sysplex
Using sysplex
z/OS components that exploit sysplex
Other components that use sysplex
Parallel sysplex
Exploiting the parallel sysplex

Data access methods
Data structure: VSAM, OAM, QSAM, BPAM
Batch systems access
Utilities: Text editor, Assembler, Compilers, Binder, Interpreters
Networks
Teleprocessing definition
Development of teleprocessing systems
Types of teleprocessing systems
Elements of a teleprocessing system

Application program
Teleprocessing access method
Communications controller
Mainframe networking protocols
SNA
TCP/IP
How is z/OS communications software packaged?
Importance of a teleprocessing system

Mainframe software control
A typical z/OS system
IBM system software
System Software in the z/OS environment
Required add-on products
DFSMS/MVS
Important operating system software
Communications system software

Network support in z/OS: SNA, TCP/IP
Transaction Managers and Data Base Systems
Terminal Monitor (TM) systems
Database systems
Application development tools
High level languages
Other z/OS related products

Starting a TSO session
VTAM application selection
TSO logon panel
TSO logon procedures
ISPF primary options
UNIX support in z/OS
The Kernel address spaces
Using UNIX services

File systems
UNIX Shell
ISHELL ISPF panels
Batch processing
JCL statements
One or more jobs in a JCL stream
Getting a batch job into the system
Batch job queues

ICF catalogs
ICF components
ICF catalog layout

HSM functional overview
HSM working with SMS
SMS managed data

The components of a mainframe computer
Real Storage
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Channel Subsystems (CSS)
What is a computer program?
A computer program needs memory
A Control Program
Multiple programs in memory
Multiprogramming
The concept of Interrupts
The purpose of an Operating System – summary
Middleware
The System z/architecture
MVS - z/OS operating systems
The history of MVS
Release cycle for z/OS
IBM zSeries processors
PR/SM
Logical Partitioning (LPAR)
CF partition
Logical Partitions
Resource distribution in LPAR mode
Parallel Sysplex
Coupling Facility (CF)

Input/Output devices
Storage devices: Non-storage devices
The I/O configuration
I/O processing in principle
The channel concept
FICON
Control units, Device numbers, One control unit - many channels
Shared DASD

Tape devices
Tape robots
Virtual Tape
I/O devices – disk
Mainframe disks (DASD)
RAID devices
I/O configuration in an IBM- type mainframe
Hardware Configuration Definition (HCD)

What hardware can do
Software responsibilities
z/OS - an operating system
z/OS components
z/OS - always in storage
Getting real work out of it
Initiators
The application program
Program Execution Environments
Running 'real' programs
Job Management
Resource Control
Allocation
Task Management
Program Management
Supervisor Services

Storage Management
I/O processing
Access Methods
IOS drivers
I/O Supervisor (IOS)
I/O processing
Workload Manager (WLM)
Recovery Termination Manager (RTM)
Abnormal termination – application
Sysplex
Using sysplex
z/OS components that exploit sysplex
Other components that use sysplex
Parallel sysplex
Exploiting the parallel sysplex

Data access methods
Data structure: VSAM, OAM, QSAM, BPAM
Batch systems access
Utilities: Text editor, Assembler, Compilers, Binder, Interpreters
Networks
Teleprocessing definition
Development of teleprocessing systems
Types of teleprocessing systems
Elements of a teleprocessing system

Application program
Teleprocessing access method
Communications controller
Mainframe networking protocols
SNA
TCP/IP
How is z/OS communications software packaged?
Importance of a teleprocessing system

Mainframe software control
A typical z/OS system
IBM system software
System Software in the z/OS environment
Required add-on products
DFSMS/MVS
Important operating system software
Communications system software

Network support in z/OS: SNA, TCP/IP
Transaction Managers and Data Base Systems
Terminal Monitor (TM) systems
Database systems
Application development tools
High level languages
Other z/OS related products

Starting a TSO session
VTAM application selection
TSO logon panel
TSO logon procedures
ISPF primary options
UNIX support in z/OS
The Kernel address spaces
Using UNIX services

File systems
UNIX Shell
ISHELL ISPF panels
Batch processing
JCL statements
One or more jobs in a JCL stream
Getting a batch job into the system
Batch job queues

ICF catalogs
ICF components
ICF catalog layout

HSM functional overview
HSM working with SMS
SMS managed data

Workflow Orchestration

Mainframe Simplification

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The Total Mainframe Software Package

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The z/OS Platform

I/O Devices in a z/OS Environment

z/OS Overview

z/OS Data Handling

The Total Mainframe Software Package

Working with z/OS

Data Management

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BMC Mainframe: z/OS Concepts & Facilities

Major release:

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Course Delivery:

Course Modules

The z/OS Platform

I/O Devices in a z/OS Environment

z/OS Overview

z/OS Data Handling

The Total Mainframe Software Package

Working with z/OS

Data Management

Course Modules

The z/OS Platform

I/O Devices in a z/OS Environment

z/OS Overview

z/OS Data Handling

The Total Mainframe Software Package

Working with z/OS

Data Management

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