z/OS and zSeries Overview - 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 represent the new functions found 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. Audience: All computer personnel and system managers who are new to zSeries hardware or 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 relationship between WLM and the Intelligent Resource Director Identify how msys for Operations automates Parallel Sysplex recovery Describe the enhancements to existing OS/390 components in z/OS Identify the enhancements to system security found in z/OS Describe how system-managed duplexing enhances sysplex reliability Prerequisites: The student must have a working knowledge of OS/390 or MVS/ESA and basic System/390 architecture. Duration: This course is 3 days long.