This course is designed to describe the basic components that apply to all z/OS systems.
It includes high level concepts that apply to the z/OS hardware platform and the z/OS software.
It then provides a more detailed analysis, description and lab activities that can be applied to the system programmer role to maintain z/OS systems.
Discussion activities include: The POR, IPL process, JES implementation and operating environment, VTAM environment for TSO, ISPF, SNA and TCP/IP networking, RACF, ISPF/PDF and UNIX System Services.
It defines the classic approach to data management in a z/OS system.
It identifies various software products and utilities used to define, maintain, and manage catalogs and data sets in the z/OS environment.
It also discusses Parmlib usage and requirements for system initialization and operation that include: System symbolics, WLM, SFM, RMF and system logger.
Both single system and multi-system sysplex usage is identified. z/OS install, upgrade options, maintenance using SMP/E and I/O configuration requirements using HCD is listed and described.