z/VM Systems Programming Workshop
This five day classroom course is designed to provide attendees with the skills needed to maintain, install, service and configure a z/VM system. This course is of particular interest to systems professionals with experience in Linux or z/OS with a need for skills acquisition in the z/VM platform.The workshop is designed to give you the “how to†required with plenty of “that’s how it works†included. Of course there are no shortcuts to becoming an experienced z/VM systems programmer, but we provide you with a framework of conceptual and practical understanding that will let you quickly excel and be productive in the z/VM arena.
The courseware was designed by David Kreuter. David is an experienced VM educator and consultant. David has developed and delivered technical VM courses since 1990. David is an enthusiastic and knowledgable instructor and provides an energetic and informative classroom experience.
| 1. VM Overview – .25 days | 2. CP and CMS Fundamentals – 1.25 days | |
| At the end of this module students will gain insight and knowledge in: | At the end of this module students will gain insight and knowledge in: | |
| zVM Concepts and Functions | The basic functions of the Control Program | |
| Virtual Machine Model | Sample storage and disk layouts used by CP | |
| Define Guest Operating Systems | CP Directory entries | |
| Review z/390 Architecture | CP Privilege Classes | |
| Control Program Description | CP Console function commands | |
| CP Console Function Commands | CMS Virtual Machine characteristics | |
| CMS Commands | ||
| CMS File System | ||
| 3. XEDIT Fundamentals – .5 days | 4. DIRMAINT – .5 days | |
| At the end of this module students will gain insight and knowledge in: | At the end of this module students will gain insight and knowledge in: | |
| Layout of standard XEDIT window | The CP DIRECTORY | |
| XEDIT Commands | Setting up and configuring a DIRMAINT server | |
| Xedit Prefix Commands | Setting up and configuring a DATAMOVE machine | |
| Using XEDIT Effectively | Issuing DIRMAINT commands for userid management | |
| Issuing DIRMAINT commands for storage management | ||
| 5. zVM Installation and Service – 2 days | 6. zVM Performance Overview – .5 days | |
| At the end of this module students will gain insight and knowledge in: | At the end of this module students will gain insight and knowledge in: | |
| How zVM is installed | An overview of zVM subsystems | |
| How zVM is maintained | An overview of the zVM dispatcher | |
| Overview of zVM SES/E | An overview of the zVM scheduler | |
| The sofware inventory system | Sources of performance data | |
| zVM SES/E commands and facilities | Viewing performance data with CP console function commands | |
| Installing and Maintaining zVM base components | Using the IBM PERFKIT to analyze performance data | |
| Overview of Shared Segments | ||
| Maintaining Shared Segments | ||