An Introduction to the z/OS Environment

This course is an overview of the z/OS operating systems and services for non-MVS IS technical personnel.

Training Paths that reference this course are:

z/OS and System z

z/OS Operation and Parallel Sysplex

This course is designed for personnel with a technical background in information technology, who are new to the z/OS platform and do not have prior MVS or OS/390 experience.

You should have: System concepts Basic knowledge of IS technologies No MVS, OS/390, or z/OS knowledge required

1. Day 1
1. Welcome
2. Unit 1: Requirements of an enterprise server
3. Unit 2: Application enablement
4. Unit 3: Enabling On Demand Business on z/OS
5. Unit 4: z/OS connectivity
2. Day 2
1. Unit 5: Security in a z/OS environment
2. Unit 6: Systems management
3. Unit 7: System and data availability
4. Unit 8: System services
5. Unit 9: System z9 and z10 and System z hardware
6. Unit 10: zEnterprise: A new dimension in computing