Duration
3 days
Key topics
- Describe the responsibilities of a z/OS system programmer
- Explain system libraries, their use, and methods for managing their content
- List main components of a data center and recent improvements being made to data centers
- List attributes of TSO/E Know how to log on to TSO/E
- Recognize a ready prompt Describe what ISPF is
- Recognize the ISPF/PDF primary option menu
- Enter ISPF and navigate through ISPF/PDF panels
- Name the three data set types
- Describe the attributes of data set names
- Use the ISPF/PDF panels to allocate, edit, move, copy, and rename data sets
- Use line and prefix commands while editing data sets
- Describe the general layout of a TSO command Issue some of the more common TSO commands
- Describe the attributes of a CLIST and a REXX exec
- Explain how a CLIST differs from a REXX exec
- Describe the responsibilities of JES
- Describe the need for job control language (JCL)
- Define the JOB, EXEC, and DD statements
- Differentiate between single and multistep jobs
- Explain JCL errors, return codes, and ABENDs
- Describe the JCL statement format Code JOB statements and JOB statement parameters
- Code EXEC statements to invoke a program and pass PARM parameters to the program
- Introduce the DD statement and a few of its parameters
- Discuss the COMMENT statement
- Create a new data set Reference an existing uncataloged data set
- Reference an existing cataloged data set
- Code and discuss the DISP parameter
- Use special DD statements
- Detect and correct JCL syntax and usage errors
- Describe the use of traditional DB/DC applications like CICS, IMS, and DB2 on z/OS
- Describe the purpose of the Language Environment
- Describe the support provided for object-oriented application development on z/OS
- Discuss z/OS security architecture
- Describe the components of network security, transaction security, and platform security on z/OS
- Explain the differences between authorization and authentication
- Identify some firewall technologies within the security server
- Describe the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
- Describe the purpose and benefit of z/OS Management Facility
- Describe the functions provided z/OS Management Facility
- List SDSF commands used to display jobs, active users, and tasks Know how to filter SDSF output based on DEST, PREFIX, OWNER and SYSNAME
- Know how to enter JES and MVS commands through SDSF and use ULOG to view commands and their output
- Lab exercise : 5 to 10
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