IBM System z Parallel Sysplex Operations
- Vendor:
- IBM Corporation
- Course:
- ES732
- Start Date:
- Wednesday, June 20, 2012
- Length:
- 3 Days
- Location:
- Atlanta, GA
- Tuition:
- $2,795
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Course Description
This course is designed so that students can learn how z/OS systems operate in a Parallel Sysplex environment through discussion topics and hands-on lab exercises. Students learn problem determination skills, practice enhanced sysplex operations, including management of the coupling facility (CF), and use recovery capabilities provided by the System z servers.
The course consists of six units and 12 hands-on lab exercises.
There is also an Instructor-led Online version of this course: IBM System z Parallel Sysplex Operations (EZ730).
Skills Gained
Day 1
- (00:30) Welcome
- (02:30) Unit 1: Sysplex overview
- (01:00) Unit 2: Coupling Facility
- (03:00) Supporting labs
Day 2
- (00:30) Review
- (03:00) Unit 3: Sysplex operation and recovery
- (03:30) Supporting labs
Day 3
- (02:30) Review and labs
- (01:00) Unit 4: Sysplex Failure Manager and console operations
- (01:00) Unit 5: Sysplex timer and Sever Time Protocol operation
- (00:45) Unit 6: z/OS IPL flow
- (02:00) Supporting labs
Who Can Benefit
The audience includes operations personnel and technical staff who are directly involved in the installation, operation, systems support, and software support of their Parallel Sysplex environment.
Prerequisites
You should have an understanding of:
- Basic data processing and I/O concepts and terminology
- z/OS console operation, including display of device, job, and console status
