z/OS Facilities

This classroom course introduces the base elements, optional features, and servers provided in z/OS. It focuses on the system service facilities provided by the z/OS Base Control Program (BCP). It teaches you the functions of major software base elements in the management of jobs, tasks, storage, data, and problems. It also addresses how these functions can be affected by the system programmer. You will be introduced to the services provided by the servers which execute in the z/OS environments, such as the Communications Server and the Security Server. Installation packaging options and steps to install the z/OS environments also will be introduced.

Training Paths that reference this course are:

z/OS Installation, Tuning, JES, and REXX Programming and Problem Diagnosis

1. Day 1
1. Unit 1: z/OS overview
2. Including welcome and course overview
3. Unit 2: Storage management
2. Day 2
1. Unit 3: Managing work
2. Unit 4: Input/output processing
3. Day 3
1. Unit 4: Input/output processing (continued)
2. Unit 5: Data management
3. Unit 6: Job management
4. Day 4
1. Unit 7: IPL and system initialization
2. Unit 8: Termination and recovery analysis
3. Unit 9: Installing and configuring
5. Day 5
1. Unit 10: Communicating
2. Unit 11: Security in z/OS
3. Including end-of-course summary