HCD, FICON and Dynamic Reconfiguration
Course: HCD
Duration: 3 Days
Level: II
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Course Summary
Suitable for the IT Professionals requiring an understanding
of latest I/O technology and responsible for planning
and implementing I/O configurations.
Topics Covered In This Course
Introduction to HCD
- HCD Overview
- Managing Multiple Systems
- The I/O Definition file
Getting Started with HCD
- Working with HCD panels
- Panel Navigation
- Creating a Production IODF
- IPLing with an IODF
- The IODF statement in LOADxx
Configuration Management - Operating Systems
- Operating system tasks
- EDT and NIP
Configuration Management - Processor and MIF
- LCSS and MIF
- CHPIDs and PCHIDs
- Channel Path Types - FICON and ESCON channel paths
- Dynamic Channel Path Management
- PR/SM partitions
- CHPID operating modes
- Shared and Spanned channel paths
- Access and Candidate lists
Configuration Management - CU and Devices
- Control Unit and Device specifics
- Adding new CU and devices
- Defining device to OS connections
- Processor features for devices
- Operating system features for devices and the EDT
Configuration Management – FICON and ESCON Directors
- ESCON Directors
- configuration options
- The Port Matrix Panel
- HCD and the ESCON Manager
- Migrating switch data
- FICON Directors
- configuration options
- cascading directors
- DWDM and CWDM
- FICON and SAN
HCD in Batch
- JCL Requirements
- Parm Fields
- Example of copying an IODF as a Batch Job
- Batch Reports from HCD
Dynamic Reconfiguration
- Full and software only reconfiguration
- Static/dynamic devices
- The ACTIVATE command
- SYSPLEX Wide Activation
What You Can Expect
On completion of the course delegates will be able to:
- describe the components of a z/OS configuration
- Processors LPARs, and Logical channel subsystems,
- FICON and ESCON Channel paths and Directors
- Control units and Devices
- Use HCD to view, define and modify I/O definitions withinthe
z/OS installation,
- Plan and implement a strategy for HCD within a z/OSenvironment
and use dynamic reconfiguration within theinstallation.
Who Should Take This Course
Attendees are expected to be systems programmers, hardware
planners or senior operations staff responsible for planning,
defining and controlling the I/O configuration of z/OS
systems. Also included are the recent multiple logical
channel subsystems of the z9 range of processors and FICON
updates.
Recommended Prerequisites
Delegates should be familiar with the z/OS environment,
TSO and basic I/O configurations. This can be obtained
from our z/OS Concepts class.
Related Courses
Code |
Course Title |
Duration |
Level |
|
ZOSI |
z/OS Concepts |
2 Days |
I |
Details |
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