Z/Series LINUX based Solutions – Implementation and Capabilities

Course:   ZLNX
Duration:   3 Days
Level:   II
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Course Summary

This class provides students with a comprehensive grounding in the capabilities, relationships and interactions between the software and hardware components found in a LINUX environment hosted on IBM z/Series processors under PR/SM and z/VM utilizing IFL processors.

Topics Covered In This Course

Review of z/series mainframe

High level overview of virtualization

Hardware types that Linux for z runs on

Running z/Linux native

Running z/Linux in an LPAR

Running z/Linux under z/VM

Speciality Processors

IFL - Integrated Facility for Linux CPU's

Fundamentals of the z/VM operating system on System z

Applications and database management systems that run on Linux for System z

Running the VM Operator's Virtual Machine

VM Consoles

Privilege Classes

Bringing Up the System

Running the System

Controlling Local Devices

Responding to Errors

Shutting Down the System

Collecting Information about System Operation

Performing Data Management Services

Running Utility Programs

Common Operator Commands for VM

CP and CMS Commands and Fundamentals

XEDIT Fundamentals

REXX Concepts

PIPELINES Concepts

Who Should Take This Course

This specially tailored class will be of interest to anyone implementing or considering LINUX based solutions using IBM z/Servers and IFL processors.

Recommended Prerequisites

Experience of System Programming, Senior Operations Role or Management role working with the IBM mainframe, UNIX or Distributed environments is desirable.

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