- Duration
- 7 hours
The z/OS - Concepts and Components course describes the evolution of mainframe computing and provides descriptions of the major components that comprise today's z/OS environment. Details of general z/OS processing concepts are also provided.
Operations, programming, and technical support personnel requiring knowledge about z/OS; this course provides a broad introduction to many aspects of the z/OS environment.
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After completing this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify the characteristics of an operating system that make multiprogramming possible
- Identify the names and functions of commonly used z/OS system components
- Describe the compile and bind process used to create an executable program
- Describe how I/O is processed in a mainframe environment
- List the system components that participate in z/OS system resource sharing
- Describe how Workload Management (WLM) manages resources
Early Computer Systems
The Supervisor
Input/ Output Fundamentals
Multiprogramming
SPOOL
Virtual Storage
TSO, VTAM, and ISPF
Subsystems
Job Control Language
TSO/E and ISPF
VTAM and TCP/IP
The Workload Manager
The System Log
System Automation
CICS, IMS, Db2, IBM MQ, RACF
SMS/HSM
Compilers
The Binder
Utility Program
The I/O Operation
Channel Subsystem
CCW and Coupling Channels
I/O Definitions
Open Systems Adapter
OSA Express
Hipersockets
PR/SM
Physical and Logical CPU Sharing
Channel Sharing
Sharing Across the SYSPLEX
Coupling Facility
Serialization
The Need to Share Resources
WLM
Dispatchable Units, Address Spaces, and Enclaves
Dispatching Priority
I/O Priority
WLM Service Classes
WLM Goals
Donor Receiver Concept
