z/OS System Operators

Course overview

This basic course is for IT personnel with little or no theoretical background of z/OS and little or no general practical in IS experience.

To provide an overview of the z Operating System (OS), look at the systems from both a hardware and software prospective, and develop a basic understanding of System z partitioning capabilities, Processor Resource/Systems Manager (PR/SM), z/OS, Job Entry Subsystem 2 (JES2), Job Entry Subsystem 3 (JES3), Time Sharing Option (TSO), TSO Extended (TSO/E), System Display and Search Facility (SDSF), z/OS Communications Server, and System z channel subsystem usage for various channels, such as Enterprise System Connection (ESCON), Fiber Connector (FICON), and the Open Systems Adapter (OSA). It will also describe the Initial Program Loader (IPL) process and enable you to become comfortable issuing z/OS commands from a Multi Console Support (MCS) system console or extended MCS console.

Who should attend

This basic course is for IT personnel with little or no theoretical background of z/OS and little or no general practical in IS experience.

Prerequisites

You should have completed: • An Introduction to the z/OS Environment (ES050)

Delivery formats

• • Instructor-led online (virtual classroom)
• • Instructor-led on-site at your premises
• • Self-paced online training
• • Private/closed group delivery for corporate teams

Related and follow-on courses

• BE87G — Effective RACF Administration (Intermediate)
• ES20G — z/OS System Services Structure (Intermediate)
• ES07G — z/OS JCL and Utilities (Basic)
• ES10G — Fundamental System Skills in z/OS (Basic)