Audience
This course is for computer personnel who are new to VME.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Duration
3 days. Hands on.
Course Objectives
This course provides the knowledge and skills needed to maintain the successful day-to-day operations of a VME system. It has been designed to give you a basic understanding of AppEx and superNOVA VME operating systems together with practical experience of Operator commands and facilities.
Course Content
System architecture and components
Introduction to AppEx and VME operating systems
System components: Host Server, AMC, VJM
The Virtual Machine Environment
Introduction to the system Catalogue
Job Journals and System Journals
Use of System Control Language (SCL) commands
Simple use of Multi-Access Computing (MAC) Facilities
The Operator Interface
Operator Picture Files (OPFs)
SHOW and TELL commands
Handling system Prompts
Operator in MAC facilities
Scheduling and Controlling the workload
Services and Tasks
Workflow and Job Queues
Jobs, MAC sessions, Spools, and File Transfers
Controlling Print and FTF Services
System Housekeeping
Loading and Closing the system
Additional topics for superNOVA systems
Introduction to Hardware management
Introduction to Filestore (Disc and Tape)
Use of Tape Categories
Use of Tapes for System Archiving (Backup)
SAM (incident management) and VISA