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Overview
| Course code | ES10A | Skill level | Basic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | 5.0 days | Delivery type | Classroom
(Hands-on labs) |
| Course type | Public or Private on-site | ||
| Public price | USD $3,295.00 plus tax |
Learn the fundamental skills to navigate and work in a z/OS environment, including the use of Interactive System Productivity Facility/Program Development Facility (ISPF/PDF) dialogs, Time Sharing Option/Extensions (TSO/E) commands, Job Control Language (JCL), selected utilities, and the UNIX System Services ISPF Shell. Hands-on lab projects may be done in teams depending on number of attendees and location.
Hands-On Labs
Ten labs are included to address:
- data set allocation
- ISPF/PDF editor primary and line commands
- data set copy/move/rename/delete
- member copy/move/rename/delete
- listing data sets
- using TSO/E commands
- submitting a job to z/OS
- JCL
- JCL procedures
- UNIX System Services ISHELL
IACET Continuing Education Units: 4.0
There is also an instructor-led online version of this course: Fundamental System Skills in z/OS - ILO (EZ100)
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Audience
This is a basic course for individuals with a theoretical background in S/390 information technology, who are new to the z/OS environment.
Prerequisites
You should complete:
- An Introduction to the z/OS Environment (ES050)
- or have equivalent on-the-job training
You should be able to:
- Understand basic data processing concepts
- Understand software concepts
- Describe and use zSeries computer hardware and information system technologies
Skills taught
- Identify the main concepts of a z/OS operating system
- Understand the basic zSeries and S/390 hardware used to support a z/OS operating system
- Describe the purpose of the Job Entry Subsystem (JES)
- Log-on to TSO and initialize ISPF/PDF
- Describe and use selected basic TSO/E commands
- Navigate ISPF/PDF dialogs and use options, such as view, edit, and utilities
- Explain the basic rules for coding JCL and for submitting a batch job
- Perform basic data set functions, such as create, copy, and delete
- Use in-stream procedures and cataloged procedures
- Execute commonly used JCL utilities
- Manipulate Hierarchical File System (HFS) data sets using the ISHELL interface
Course outline
Review z/Architecture and z/OS
- describe zSeries Architecture (z/Architecture)
- provide an overview of z/OS and its components
- explain the concept of virtual storage and its exploitation in z/OS
- list the different kinds of data sets and discuss their management in z/OS
- name the main end user interfaces of z/OS
An introduction to ISPF and ISPF/PDF
- name and describe the components of ISPF
- log on to and log off from the lab system of this class
- start ISPF/PDF
- provide an overview of the structure of ISPF/PDF panels
- alter the ISPF/PDF settings
- view a data set using ISPF/PDF
Working with ISPF/PDF
- allocate a new sequential or partitioned data set
- edit an existing data set using the ISPF/PDF editor's primary and line commands
- copy or move an entire data set or selected members
- rename a data set or member
- delete an entire data set or a single member
- use ISPF/PDF to work with data set lists
Working with TSO/E
- explain the general layout of a TSO/E command
- read the commonly used notation for TSO/E commands
- describe and use a series of important TSO/E commands
Working with JCL
- name and explain the JES2 job processing phases
- describe the general layout of a job
- list and describe the components of a JCL statement
- code and submit a job
- use ISPF 3.8 and System Display and Search Facility (SDSF) to handle the job output
UNIX System Services
- describe the main features of UNIX System Services in z/OS
- briefly describe the function of the UNIX System Services shell and utilities
- explain the HFS
- list the application services provided in UNIX System Services
- explain how to start and manage a process in UNIX System Services
- describe how security is handled in UNIX System Services