The z/OS Mainframe Operations and Systems Programming training program is a modular industry standard curriculum: concepts and operations, installation and security, and tailoring and web enablement. The client selects
the courses which comprise each module. The duration of the entire program is 19 weeks = 95 days; inclusive of on the job training. The most common program duration has been 30 days = 6 weeks, 40 days = 8 weeks, and 60
days = 12 weeks. A lesson plan based upon the standards of the New York State Department of Education will be provided as part of qualifying the subject matter, examples, exercises, and program duration. Educational consultancy topics, inclusive of project
specifications also can be incorporated into the program.
SYS-ED's
training programs utilize the full complement of delivery medium: distance-learning, web-based,
and
technology driven classrooms. As part of conducting a training program, subject matter is organized for utilization in courseware as a learning center. In order to accommodate employee workloads and staff in remote geographic locations,
component courses can be scheduled over non-consecutive weeks utilizing a combination of classroom training and
distance-learning. At the client's discretion, checklist of completed tasks,
validation assessment, and a final examination can be utilized.
The training program can be augmented with
modules from 1- programming language training programs 2- system software training programs 3- fast-track specialized courses.
This z/OS Mainframe Operations and Systems Programming training program provides a framework for evaluating course modules:
duration and subject matter. The assumption is that the client will incorporate and substitute subject matter and course modules.
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Program: |
z/OS Concepts and Operations |
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Course Module: |
z/OS Environment: Introduction |
| Duration: |
2 days |
| Major Topics: |
| 1. z/OS overview |
2. Storage management |
3. Managing work |
| 4. I/O processing |
5. Data management |
6. Job management and flow |
| 7. IPL: Initial Program Load and system initialization |
8. Recovery and termination management |
9. Installing and configuring |
| 10. Communication |
11. Security in z/OS |
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Course Module: |
z/OS System Skills: Fundamentals |
| Duration: |
4 days |
| Major Topics: |
| 1. Role of systems programming |
2. IPL process and associated parameters |
3. Paging and virtual storage utilization |
| 4. Console |
5. Job management and flow |
6. Sysplex considerations |
| 7. General system recovery, diagnostic facilities, and SMP/E |
8. Device information and HCD |
9. Channels: ESCON, FICON, CF LINKS, and OSA |
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| Course Module: |
z/OS: Job Control Language and Utilities |
| Duration: |
4 days |
| Major Topics: |
| 1. Terminology |
2. JCL syntax |
3. Statement types |
| 4. Disk and tape datasets |
5. Non-sequential datasets |
6. Procedures |
| 7. Special processing |
8. New and updated statements |
9. Utilities |
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| Course Module: |
z/OS Facilities |
| Duration: |
4 days |
| Major Topics: |
| 1. z/OS review |
2. System libraries |
3. IPL: Initial Program Load |
| 4. Task management |
5. Task dispatching |
6. Input/Output Supervisor |
| 7. Storage management |
8. Paging and swapping |
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| Course Module: |
z/OS System Operation |
| Duration: |
3 days |
| Major Topics: |
| 1. z/OS commands |
2. VTAM commands |
3. JES2 commands - basic |
| 4. JES and TSO |
5. z/OS catalog structure |
6. System balance, IPL, cache, and physical I/O |
| 7. IPL flow |
8. Console operation |
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Course Module: | z/OS JES2 Operator Training |
| Duration: |
3 days |
| Major Topics: |
| 1. JES commands |
2. Controlling the JES2 environment |
3. Controlling JES2 devices and functional subsystems |
| 4. Controlling job and output |
5. Controlling a network |
6. Control spool functions |
| 7. Control remote stations and lines - RJE |
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Program: |
z/OS Installation and Security |
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Course Module: |
z/OS HMC Operations |
| Duration: |
2 days |
| Major Topics: |
| 1. Hardware management console |
2. Selecting objects |
3. Remote console operations |
| 4. Message and state monitor facilities |
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| Course Module: |
z/OS RACF Administration - Level 1 |
| Duration: |
3 days |
| Major Topics: |
| 1. zSeries architecture |
2. z/OS operating system concepts and features |
3. Allocation process for datasets |
| 4. How programs access datasets |
5. RACF security interaction with accessing datasets |
6. Security requirements of a z/OS system |
| 7. RACF: facilities and features |
8. Defining new users and groups to RACF |
9. Protecting z/OS datasets |
| 10. Protecting general resources |
11. RACF tailoring |
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| Course Module: |
z/OS WLM: Workload Manager |
| Duration: |
5 days |
| Major Topics: |
| 1. How the Workload Manager operates |
2. WLM tasks |
3. WLM goal management |
| 4. WLM miscellaneous functions |
5. Application environment |
6. TSO workloads |
| 7. Batch considerations |
8. DB2 workload considerations |
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Course Module: |
z/OS Installation - Level 1 |
| Duration: |
5 days |
| Major Topics: |
| 1. z/OS package |
2. Driving system requirements |
3. Using the dialogs to install z/OS |
| 4.
Catalog considerations |
5. Customization before the first IPL |
6. Customization after the initial IPL |
| 7. HCD: describing the configuration |
8. Planning for a production environment |
9. Perform a parmlib - basic |
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Course Module: |
SMP/E for z/OS |
| Duration: |
5 days |
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Major Topics: |
| 1. SMP/E concepts |
2. SMP/E datasets |
3. Allocation, initialization, and maintenance of SMP/E datasets |
| 4. SYSMODS |
5. SMP/E commands |
6. Installing functions |
| 7. Corrective service |
8. User modifications |
9. Exception SYSMODS |
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| Course Module: |
z/OS Installation - Level 2 |
| Duration: |
5 days |
| Major Topics: |
| 1. SMP/E topics - basic |
2. SMP/E topics - advanced |
3. Planning for z/OS |
| 4. Upgrade a z/OS product |
5. z/OS migration |
6. z/OS configuration and customization |
| 7. z/OS deployment |
8. SERVERPAC |
9. Catalog considerations |
| 10. HCD: describing the configuration |
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| Program: |
z/OS Tailoring and Web Enablement |
| Course Module: |
z/OS System Services Structure |
| Duration: |
4 days |
| Major Topics: |
| 1. System introduction |
2. Control blocks |
3. z/architecture |
| 4. Operating environment initialization |
5. Task management |
6. Input/output supervisor |
| 7. Storage management |
8. RTM: Recovery Termination Manager |
9. JOB scheduling |
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| Course Module: |
zSeries Parallel Sysplex Operations |
| Duration: |
3 days |
| Major Topics: |
| 1. Data sharing |
2. Application exploitation |
3. Hardware environments in a Sysplex |
| 4. Coupling facilities and links |
5. Sysplex groups and members |
6. CFRM policy |
| 7. Set up and maintain the CFRM environment |
8. Set up and maintain the system logger environment |
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| Course Module: |
WAS: WebSphere for z/OS |
| Duration: |
5 days |
| Major Topics: |
| 1. Concepts and features |
2. Setting up WebSphere Application Server |
3. Profiles |
| 4. Websphere administration |
5. Application-related files |
6. Administrative console |
| 7. wsadmin command and scripting |
8. Log files |
9. Troubleshooting |
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Course Module: |
z/OS RACF Administration - Level 2 |
| Duration: |
4 days |
| Major Topics: |
| 1. Group structure |
2. RACF commands |
3. RACF: defining and deleting groups |
| 4. Defining users |
5. Dataset profiles |
6. General resource profiles |
| 7. Special RACF features |
8. RACF and Sysplex |
9. RACF utility programs |
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| Course Module: |
z/OS HCD and I/O Configuration |
| Duration: |
4 days |
| Major Topics: |
| 1. HCD: introduction |
2. Managing multiple systems |
3. I/O definition file |
| 4. Working with HCD panels |
5. Creating a production IODF |
6. Operating system tasks |
| 7. ESCON directors |
8. FICON directors |
9. HCD in batch |
| 10. Dynamic reconfiguration |
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