Audience
This basic course is for IT personnel with a theoretical background of z/OS (for example, as taught in An Introduction to the z/OS Environment - ES05G) and some general practical IS experience.
Prerequisites
You should complete An Introduction to the z/OS Environment - ES05G or have equivalent on-the-job training.
Duration
5 days. Hands on.
Course Objectives
This course is designed to teach you the fundamental practical skills to navigate and work in a z/OS environment.
This includes the use of ISPF/PDF dialogs, TSO/E commands, JCL, UNIX System Services shell, and BookManager.
- Review the main concepts of z/OS
- Log on to TSO and start ISPF/PDF
- Navigate through ISPF/PDF dialogs and use the basic ISPF/PDF functions and the ISPF Editor
- Use ISPF/PDF to allocate data sets and edit data sets (including hierarchical file system (HFS) files) via the ISPF Editor primary and line commands
- Use ISPF to create and manipulate (copy, rename, delete, list, sort and merge) data sets
- Identify security considerations for Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS) data sets and HFS files
- Describe and use TSO/E commands
- Perform simple modifications to existing ISPF/PDF panels
- Invoke a REXX exec and TSO CLIST
- Tailor existing JCL and submit batch jobs
- Review job status and job output using SDSF
- Invoke UNIX processes
- Manipulate HFS directories and file systems using the UNIX System Services ISHELL
Course Content
Unit 1: Review of the z/Architecture and z/OS
Unit 2: An Introduction to ISPF, ISPF/PDF, and RACF
Exercise 1: System familiarization
Unit 3: Working with ISPF/PDF (Part 1)
Exercise 2: Allocate new data sets
Unit 3: Working with ISPF/PDF (Part 2)
Exercise 3: ISPF editor primary commands
Exercise 4: ISPF editor line command
Exercise 5: Copy/move/rename/delete data sets and members
Exercise 6: Data set lists
Unit 4: Working with TSO/E
Exercise 7: Using TSO/E commands
Unit 5: Working with JCL
Exercise 8: Submit a job
Exercise 9: JCL exercises
Unit 6: Working with UNIX System Services
Exercise 10: Procedures
Exercise 11: ISHELL and hierarchical file system