Linux on IBM Z Fundamentals

Duration

5 hours

Overview

Description

The Linux on IBM Z Fundamentals course discusses available Linux distributions for the IBM Z environment, its operational implementation, and the general monitoring and management of Linux. The final module provides an overview of the performance monitoring and management tasks performed by the Linux Administrator, and contains tips for best practice in these areas.

Audience

Anyone new to the Linux environment would benefit from the Introduction module, while the other modules are relevant for System Operators and Linux Administrators.

Prerequisites

For those undertaking the Introduction module, a general knowledge of z/VM concepts is required, or Interskill's 'z/VM Concepts and System Initialization' course.

Those undertaking the operations and administration modules should have the above knowledge in addition to the skills and knowledge associated with the following Interskill courses;

• Monitoring and Controlling z/VM Operations course
• Managing Guest Operating Systems course

Objectives

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

• Identify Linux distributions used on IBM Z
• Describe the IBM Z infrastructure into which Linux is installed
• List the processes involved in implementing and managing Linux on IBM Z
• Identify the products, tools, commands and processes used to gather and analyze z/VM, KVM and Linux system data
• Describe system resources that can impact on Linux on IBM Z performance and how they can be tuned

Course Content