Course description: Fundamental System Skills in z/OS
 
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Course Code UN10A Skill Level Basic
Duration 5.0 days Delivery Type Classroom (Hands-on Lab)
Course Type Public or Private on-site IACET Credits  
Public Price USD $2,145
 
Special Note
 
Learn the fundamental skills to navigate and work in a z/OS environment, including the use of Interactive System Productivity Facility/Program Development Facility (ISPF/PDF) dialogs, Time Sharing Option/Extensions (TSO/E) commands, Job Control Language (JCL), selected utilities, and the UNIX System Services ISPF Shell. Hands-on lab projects may be done in teams depending on number of attendees and location.


Hands-On Labs
 

Ten labs are included to address:

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Audience
 
This is a basic course for individuals with a theoretical background in S/390 information technology, who are new to the z/OS environment.
 
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Skills Taught
 
  • Identify the main concepts of a z/OS operating system
  • Understand the basic zSeries and S/390 hardware used to support a z/OS operating system
  • Describe the purpose of the Job Entry Subsystem (JES
  • Log-on to TSO and initialize ISPF/PDF
  • Describe and use selected basic TSO/E commands
  • Navigate ISPF/PDF dialogs and use options, such as view, edit, and utilities
  • Explain the basic rules for coding JCL and for submitting a batch job
  • Perform basic data set functions, such as create, copy, and delete
  • Use in-stream procedures and cataloged procedures
  • Execute commonly used JCL utilities
  • Manipulate Hierarchical File System (HFS) data sets using the ISHELL interface
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Course outline
 
Review z/Architecture and z/OS
  • describe zSeries Architecture (z/Architecture)
  • provide an overview of z/OS and its components
  • explain the concept of virtual storage and its exploitation in z/OS
  • list the different kinds of data sets and discuss their management in z/OS
  • name the main end user interfaces of z/OS

An introduction to ISPF and ISPF/PDF

  • name and describe the components of ISPF
  • log on to and log off from the lab system of this class
  • start ISPF/PDF
  • provide an overview of the structure of ISPF/PDF panels
  • alter the ISPF/PDF settings
  • view a data set using ISPF/PDF

Working with ISPF/PDF

Working with TSO/E

Working with JCL

  • name and explain the JES2 job processing phases
  • describe the general layout of a job
  • list and describe the components of a JCL statement
  • code and submit a job
  • use ISPF 3.8 and System Display and Search Facility (SDSF) to handle the job output

UNIX System Services

  • describe the main features of UNIX System Services in z/OS
  • briefly describe the function of the UNIX System Services shell and utilities
  • explain the HFS
  • list the application services provided in UNIX System Services
  • explain how to start and manage a process in UNIX System Services
  • describe how security is handled in UNIX System Services
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Training Path
 
Training Paths that reference this course are:
  • z/OS and System z
  • z/OS Operation and Parallel Sysplex

 

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