z/OS Foundation Fast Track (ZOS, TSO, JCL) (ZOSFOUN) (2.3)

This course will introduce delegates to the z/OS operating system and the IBM systems on which it runs. It covers common z/OS terminology and explains the main concepts employed by z/OS in performing its functions, before moving on to the TSO functionality and JCL Commands that are essential for all users of the z/OS Operating system.


Course Objectives

Delegates will:

  • Understand the history and make-up of the IBM System z and z/OS operating system.
  • Log-on to TSO and control the TSO session.
  • Navigate the ISPF panels.
  • Create, edit and view data sets and members within PDS and PDSE libraries.
  • Perform general utility functions from within ISPF.
  • View and manage job output using SDSF.
  • Code JCL to perform general tasks within the z/OS system.
  • Understand the Job listings and associated messages.
  • Diagnose and resolve JCL problems.
  • Analyse Job failures, correct and re-start jobs.
  • Code JOB, EXEC, and DD statements.
  • Create data sets of different types.
  • Improve programmer efficiency and reduce program test time.
  • Decrease the number of job failures.


Audience

This course is designed for anyone requiring a complete Technical Introduction to the z/OS operating system - including TSO/ISPF and JCL.

It provides the perfect starting point for any staff moving into the world of the IBM System z from other technical backgrounds as well as those completely new to IT. Delegates requiring more in-depth training can move on to operator or developer courses but this course is always the best way to start out.

NOTE: The three sections of this course are also covered separately in the following classes:

  • z/OS for Beginners
  • z/OS TSO/ISPF Workshop
  • z/OS Job Control Language


Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.


Duration

5 days. Hands on.

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Course Content

z/OS Introduction

  • Brief history.
  • What is z/OS?
  • Basic processor resources.
  • Storage development.
  • z/OS and I/O Devices.
  • Principal software components.
  • z/OS Objectives.
  • Control of work.
  • Control of resources.
  • Operator communication.
  • Support for Applications.
  • I/O Processing.
  • Task Processing.


Hardware Platform

  • PR/SM and LPARs.
  • z/Series processors.
  • I/O Processing – Hardware perspective.
  • ESCON / FICON.
  • Cartridges / Disks.
  • Other peripherals.
  • Modern disks versus old technology.


z/OS Structure

  • Task Management.
  • Multi-tasking.
  • Multi-processing.
  • The dispatcher and dispatching priorities.
  • Input/Output - process z/OS perspective.
  • Virtual Storage Operation.
  • Address Spaces.
  • Common areas.
  • System Address Spaces.
  • Sub-systems.
  • Started Tasks.
  • Work-load Manager.


Data in z/OS

  • Internal representation.
  • Packed Decimal.
  • Error correction.
  • Data Sets.
  • Data set naming and location.
  • Catalogue Structure.
  • VTOC structure.
  • Data Set Structures.
  • Data organisations and access methods.
  • Record formats.
  • Buffering.
  • Portioned Data Sets and PDSE.
  • Virtual Storage Access Method.
  • ESDS, KSDS, LDS, and RRDS.


Running Work in z/OS

  • Batch processing.
  • JES2 versus JES3.
  • JES2 Overview.
  • JES2 Job Submission.
  • System Networks.
  • SNA – VTAM etc...
  • TCP/IP.
  • Network management.
  • On-line processing.
  • CICS overview.
  • Databases.
  • DB2 plus others.
  • Applications Development.
  • Programming Languages.
  • Compile stages.
  • CICS and DB2 requirements.


z/OS Facilities

  • DFSMS family of products.
  • Aims of Storage Management.
  • ACS Routines.
  • HSM's role.
  • SMS and non-SMS Allocation processes.
  • Global Resource Serializtion.
  • Data in Memory.
  • LLA, DLF and VLF.
  • System Management Facility (SMF).
  • System Security - RACF.


z/OS Commands

  • PR/SM Review.
  • IPL, IML and HMC.
  • Auomatic commands from Parmlib members.
  • Managing tasks.
  • Managing devices.
  • Starting and stopping z/OS.


JES2 Commands

  • Starting JES2.
  • Managing initiators.
  • Managing JOBs/Tasks.
  • Managing Input queues.
  • Managing Output queues.
  • Stopping JES2.


TSO/E Environment

  • TSO and z/OS relationship.
  • Initial logon process and screens.
  • The role of Session Management software.
  • Native TSO (Line Mode).
  • TSO with ISPF (Panel mode).
  • RACF Profiles.
  • Data set naming conventions.
  • Batch TSO.


ISPF/PDF Overview

  • Relationship between ISPF and TSO.
  • The 4 panel types described.
  • Primary option menu.
  • Program Functions Keys.
  • General ISP Commands.
  • Jumping between panels/functions.
  • Scrolling.
  • Split screen mode operation.
  • HELP information described (TSO and ISPF).
  • FIND and CHANGE commands introduced.
  • END versus RETURN.
  • RETRIEVE commands.
  • Keyboard customisation overview.


ISPF Interface (a.k.a. ISPF Option 0)

  • Terminal settings.
  • Log data set settings.
  • List data set settings.
  • Default JCL set up.
  • Function Key customisation.


ISPF View (a.k.a. ISPF Option 1)

  • Entry Panel described.
  • Member list panel described.
  • Data panel described.
  • Summary of View/Browse Commands.
  • FIND Command described.
  • Difference between Browse and View.


ISPF Edit (a.k.a. ISPF Option 2)

  • Panel descriptions.
  • Edit profile and commands described.
  • Edit Primary versus Line commands.
  • Using Line commands (A, B, C, D, I, M, O, and R).
  • Comprehensive line command overview.
  • Shift commands.
  • Comprehensive Primary command overview.
  • TAB Control descriptions (3 types).
  • BOUNDS command.
  • CHANGE command described.
  • COPY and MOVE described.
  • CREATE and REPLACE described.
  • CUT and PASTE described.


ISPF Utilities (a.k.a. ISPF Option 3)

  • Library Utility (ISPF Option 3.1).
  • Data Set Utility (ISPF Option 3.2).
  • Including VSAM capability.
  • COPY / MOVE Utility (ISPF Option 3.3).
  • Data Set List Utility (ISPF Option 3.4).
  • Output Display Utility (ISPF Option 3.8).
  • Compare Utility (ISPF Option 12).
  • Search Utility (ISPF Option 14).


TSO/E Commands (a.k.a. ISPF Option 6)

  • Command panel described.
  • TSO/E Command overview.
  • Scripting overview (CLIST and REXX).
  • Allocating own ISPF Libraries.
  • Emulator interaction.
  • PC File Transfer.
  • Keyboard mapping.


SDSF

  • Security Controls (role of RACF and ISFPARM).
  • SDSF Primary Menu.
  • Display active tasks.
  • Displaying input queues.
  • Displaying held output currents.
  • Displaying the current status.
  • Display the initiators.
  • Displaying the SYSLOG.
  • PREFIX and OWNER commands.
  • Displaying a specific job's output.
  • Submitting a job from the output queue.
  • Capturing output to a data set.
  • Entering z/OS and JES commands.


Introduction to JCL

  • Evolution of JCL.
  • JCL syntax.
  • Statement types.
  • Operand types.
  • JCL Error points.
  • Comprehension quiz.


JOB Statement

  • Influences on the JOB statement.
  • CLASS and its role in JOB selection.
  • GROUP.
  • JOBRC.
  • MSGCLASS and output affected.
  • MSGLEVEL.
  • NOTIFY.
  • PASSWORD.
  • REGION.
  • MEMLIMIT.
  • TIME.
  • TYPRUN.
  • USER.


EXEC Statement

  • Influences on the EXEC statement.
  • PGM / PROC.
  • COND.
  • PARM.
  • REGION.
  • TIME.


DD Statement Basics

  • Influences on the DD statement.
  • DDNAMES sources.
  • User programs.
  • Utilities.
  • Reserved DDNAMES.
  • z/OS.
  • JES2.
  • In-stream data sets.
  • *.
  • DATA.
  • DLM.
  • Spooled data sets (SYSOUT).
  • DSN.
  • Permanent data sets.
  • Temporary data sets.
  • DISP.


Using Data Sets

  • Data set organisations (DSORG).
  • Non-VSAM types.
  • VSAM types.
  • Defining a new permanent data set.
  • LRECL.
  • RECFM.
  • BLKSIZE.
  • SPACE.
  • UNIT.
  • VOL.
  • Defining a new cartridge data set.
  • EXPDT.
  • RETPD.
  • LABEL.
  • Defining a temporary data set for this step.
  • Defining a temporary data set for another step.
  • Referencing a previous temporary data set.


Impact of SMS

  • DATACLAS.
  • MGMTCLAS.
  • STORCLAS.
  • AVGREC.
  • LIKE.
  • REFDD.


JCL Miscellany

  • RESTART.
  • RD.
  • Concatenated data sets.
  • Deferred data sets.
  • DUMMY data sets.
  • DSN=NULLFILE.
  • Backward references.
  • OUTPUT statement.