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Course description: Installing, Configuring and Servicing z/VM for Linux Guests

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Course code ZV062 Skill level Basic
Duration 5.0 days Delivery type Classroom
(Hands-on labs)
Course type Public or Private on-site    
Public price USD $3,255.00 plus tax  

This course introduces the system programmer to the task required to support a z/VM operating system. Get an overview of the processes required to install z/VM and perform the required tailoring steps to support Linux guest systems and Conversational Monitor System (CMS) users. You should leave the class with the knowledge to perform the steps to add Linux guest systems to the z/VM system, to define and create saved segments, define a minimal TCP/IP configuration, and understand the process of defining devices to the hardware using Input/Output Configuration Program (IOCP).

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Special note

IBM Education Advantage Program eligibility:

  • Yes - IBM Education Pack - online account

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Audience

This is a basic course for Information Technology (IT) professionals who support Linux guest running in the z/VM environment with little or no experience in the VM/ESA or z/VM environment.

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Prerequisites

None.

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Skills taught

  • Perform normal editing processes in the z/VM environment
  • Describe the process of running guests under z/VM
  • Define virtual machines to z/VM and reload the directory
  • Describe the process of defining real devices to the z/VM system
  • Modify the control program of z/VM
  • Define and save saved segments
  • Describe how TCP/IP works in z/VM
  • Customize the TCP/IP files on z/VM
  • Apply service to the z/VM system

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Course outline

  • Unit 1 - z/VM 5.2.0 overview
  • Unit 2 - z/VM 5.2.0 installation
  • Unit 3 - z/VM user directory
  • Unit 4 - z/VM 5.2.0 CP configuration
  • Unit 5 - z/VM TCP/IP configuration
  • Unit 6 - z/VM 5.2.0 saved segments
  • Unit 7 - z/VM 5.2.0 IOCP, Hardware Configuration Definition (HCD), and Hardware Configuration Manager (HCM) overview
  • Unit 8 - z/VM services processes
  • Unit 9 - Introduction to z/VM performance
  • Unit 10 - Moving parm disk, warm, and checkpoint areas

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