Operating z/OS - A Practitioner Series Course Offering Copyright © 2003 Mentor Services Corp - 200 White Plains Road - Tarrytown - NY 10591.

Introduction: The z/OS system is the most recent step in the evolution of the MVS and OS/390 operating systems and is IBM's flagship offering for its largest mainframe processors. This course explores the changes to the OS/390 system that affect system operation in z/OS. Because the z/OS operating system is based on architectural changes which are extensions of the System/390 hardware architecture, this course covers both the new features of the zSeries hardware and the new or enhanced components of the OS/390 operating system that make the z/OS system possible. Because of its orientation towards system operators, it focuses on the aspects of z/OS that affect parallel sysplex and console operations. Audience: All computer operators and operations managers who are responsible for managing the z/OS operating system. Objectives:  On completion of this course, the student should be able to: Identify the new features of the zSeries hardware architecture Describe the potential impact of the Intelligent Resource Director on Identify how msys for Operations automates Parallel Sysplex recovery Describe the enhancements to existing OS/390 commands in z/OS Identify the enhancements to the Hardware Management Console in z/series Describe how system-managed duplexing affects sysplex recovery Prerequisites: The student must have experience operating OS/390 or MVS/ESA and a basic understanding of System/390 architecture. Duration: This course is 2 days long.