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OS/390 UNIX Customization and Administration

Run Demo (without the LMS): Installation & Customization Flash 5 required

Duration

10 - 12 hours

Overview

Audience

OS/390 (MVS) Systems Programmers requiring knowledge and skills to be able to install, customize, maintain and perform administration tasks relating to the UNIX components of the OS/390 operating system

Prerequisites

Knowledge of MVS utilities, JCL, and SMP/E, prior knowledge of UNIX is not required but prior completion of the course "Using OS/390 UNIX" would be helpful

Objectives

After completing this course, the student will be familiar with -

• Hierarchical file system structure
• Installation Tasks and Data Management
• Security Considerations
• Performance Issues and Problem Diagnosis

Course Content

Unit 1 OVERVIEW

• OS/390 UNIX and the Open Systems Environment
• Traditional UNIX Systems
• Major Components and Functions
• Overview of Key Terms

Unit 2 HIERARCHICAL FILE SYSTEM

• OS/390 Implementation of HFS Type Data
• File System Structure
• HFS Data Sets
• Mountpoints

Unit 3 INSTALLATION TASKS

• Modes of Operation of OS/390
• Installing and Customizing the Main Components
• OS/390 UNIX Setup and Customize PARMLIB

Unit 4 DATA MANAGEMENT

• File Systems and Data Movement
• Manipulate Data between the UNIX and Traditional MVS Environments
• Backup and Migration
• Data Management at the HFS Level

Unit 5 MANAGING USER FILESYSTEMS

• Inbuilt Automounter to Reduce Administration Tasks
• Managing User Filesystems
• Customization of the Automounter to Manage File Systems Automatically

Unit 6 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION

• Configuring TCP/IP for OS/390
• Customizing TCP/IP Host Based Applications such as TELNET, FTP and NFS

Unit 7 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS

• Security Tasks Involved in Customizing OS/390 UNIX
• Using IBM's Security Server (RACF)

Unit 8 PROCESS MANAGEMENT

• UNIX Processes Implemented in an OS/390 Environment
• Processes, Threads, and Pipes and the Functions which Create and Control Them

Unit 9 OPERATOR COMMANDS

• Query the Status of OS/390 UNIX
• Determine what File Systems are mounted
• Determine the Processes Running

Unit 10 SMP/E MAINTENANCE OF OS/390 UNIX

• SMP/E Elements Relating to UNIX Components
• Methodology on how System Hierarchical File Systems are best Maintained

Unit 11 PERFORMANCE ISSUES

• Tips for Optimum Performance as Recommended by IBM
• Workload Manager Service Classes
• Classification Rules for UNIX

Unit 12 PROBLEM DIAGNOSIS

• Diagnosing OS/390 UNIX Type System Problems
• Gather Diagnostic Information
• Reference Materials

Unit 13 OS/390 UNIX DAEMONS AND APPLICATIONS

• Syslogd and Crond
• Websphere Application Server, DCE and Net.Data

Library

This course is part of the OS/390 Unix library.