z/OS Advanced Operations Tech. & Workload Management

This course is aimed at lead and senior operators, experienced with z/OS systems, who need to better understand the z/OS environment.

This course is aimed at lead and senior operators, experienced with z/OS systems, who need to better understand the z/OS environment. Operations managers and operators will also benefit from attending this course.

Delegates must have a reasonable understanding of the z/OS system.

During this course:

• Technology concepts are explored for systems operations and workload management.
• Attendees are trained in system concepts of multisystem management and workload balancing.
• Principles of z/OS data sharing, workload management, and performance tuning are explained.
• Delegates will enhance their knowledge base and be able to assist in resolving performance issues.

Development Leading to z/OS
Job Dispatch and Task Management.
Chapping.
Storage Management.
GRS.
Address Space Creation.
Automatic Priority Group.
Multiprogramming Level.
Job Execution in Domain Structure.
Service Units CPU Time.
Measurements of CPU Time.
Job Service Units.
Swaps - Address Spaces.
IPS - Visual - Exercise.
Performance Review.
Workload Determination.

z/OS Overview
Multiple Systems Working Together.
Systems Design.
ESCON & Fiber Optics.
Coupling Facilities.
Multiple Systems Management.
RACF/AOW/MVS - AOC/MVS-RMF.
HCD - IODF/IOCDS.
SDSF.
DUMP/Slip Trap Management.
Reduced Outage Duration.
Parallel Growth Management.
32-systems - CPUs working in parallel.
2 Gig Address Spaces and Buffering.
Continuous Availability Configuration.
IMS/CICS/DB2 Data Sharing.
CICSplex Transactions.
Balancing Regions.

Workload Manager Overview
Difference between System Resource Manager and Workload Manager.
Compatibility Mode.
IPS Specification vs. Goal Mode.
Creating a Service Policy.
Effectiveness of Goal Mode.
Defining Installation Needs and Goals.
Service Level Agreements.
Everything is a Transaction.
Service Definition.
Service Policy Creation vs. IPS Value.
Workload vs. Domain.
Service Class vs. Performance Group.
Resource Group vs. SRV ASRV DSRV.
Classification Rules vs. ICS.
Product Level Overview.
JES2 - VTAM - CICS - IMS - DB2.
Functions of XES - XCS - Cross System Services.
Failure Management Automatic Recovery.