Duration
3 days
Key topics
- Describe and categorize the various servers that are commonly found in data centers
- Identify and describe workloads that are commonly used on mainframes and distributed servers
- Describe a typical data center with multiple server platforms:
- Why so many servers
- Current concerns and considerations
- Potential future actions
- Identify when the first IBM general purpose mainframe was introduced
- Describe several key IT and mainframe strategies introduced in the 2000s
- Identify current and future data center trends
- Describe why smarter systems are required to meet future requirements
- Introduce the zEnterprise System and describe how it can apply to current and future business requirements
- Describe the basic functions, characteristics, and terminology of System z servers
- Identify and list the various System z servers and hardware models, from zSeries server to the latest zEnterprise EC12
- Identify the number of CPs and specialty processors available to various System z servers
- List relative performance of recent System z servers as compared to previous servers
- Identify and list IBM mainframe servers supporting multiple channel subsystems and z/Architecture Identify key components of the zEnterprise System and their purpose
- Describe and compare various System z components:
- Frame layout and cage usage Server models, books, memory, and cache structure
- Performance and millions of service units (MSUs)
- Describe and compare I/O infrastructure and processor usage across zEC12 to z10 mainframes
- I/O cages, drawers and technology used
- PU, cache, and book fan-out connectivity
- Describe how and what System z physical components are used when processing instructions and performing an I/O operation
- Identify System z Capacity on Demand (CoD) options available for planned and unplanned outages Describe the CoD provisioning architecture and which servers can use it
- Describe how logical partitioning is used, resource assignments, and initialization activities
- Describe mainframe channels, usage, and CHPID assignments
- Describe the purpose and use of HCD
- Identify mainframe operating systems and their supported mainframe servers
- Describe how the mainframe OS evolved from the System 360 servers to the current zEC12 server
- List some of the major enhancements provided by the recent z/OS versions and to what servers they apply List z/OS coexistence and release support strategy
- Describe the various queues that are used to dispatch work Describe the difference between a base and Parallel Sysplex
- List Parallel Sysplex main characteristics
- Describe the purpose and use of the coupling facility
- Identify the difference between the following sysplex configurations MULTISYSTEM, MONOPLEX, and XCFLOCAL
- Identify and describe the major enhancements provided by the System z software and hardware platform: 64-bit architecture, IRD, HiperSockets, MLCSS, MIDAW
- Multiple subchannel sets, zHPF, CPM, HiperDispatch, zDAC TEF, RI, DAT2, Flash Express, zAware, and autonomic computing
- Identify processor architectural modes and their supported addressing implementations:
- Bimodal, trimodal, address spaces, virtual addressing, and storage usage
- Describe the various queues that are used to dispatch work
- Use system commands to display active address spaces and identify their current status
- Describe the high level interaction between z/OS, CSS, and I/O devices during I/O processing
- Describe the role of the HMC and SE for System z servers
- Identify and change the HMC user interface style
- Identify CPC and image objects usage on the HMC Build and customize user-defined groups
- Identify profile types, usage, and assign profiles to objects
- Use the Details window to determine object status and assignments
- Describe how and why unacceptable status conditions and hardware messages are presented to the HMC Identify the HMC activation process for CPCs and images
- Send messages to the operating system
- List program management services that z/OS provides
- List main elements and optional features of the z/OS system
- Lab exercise : 1,2,3
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.