Advanced z/OS Performance: WLM, Sysplex, Unix Services, and Web

M/UX
San Francisco, California, United States

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' This is an advanced course for z/OS system programmers, experienced performance analysts, performance administrators, USS support individuals, and other experienced Information System (I/S) professionals, who want to update their RMF and performance management skills to include the latest z/OS e-business runtime environments.


Skills Taught

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Identify Coupling Facility (CF) technologies and how they function in a Parallel Sysplex, including CF links and CF structures
Monitor and analyze the service times and other performance indicators of the CF and other Parallel Sysplex components, including Cross-system Coupling Facility (XCF)
Monitor and control the USS program environment using RMF reports and System Management Facility (SMF) data along with USS console commands and displays
Tune USS resource usage, shell performance and HFS and zFS file system performance
Configure WLM’s management of the USS environment, including BPXAS and classification of USS workloads
Identify WLM services and their use by e-business applications, including enclave services, sysplex routing services, and application environments
Evaluate RMF enclave reports and understand enclave resource accounting
Set up WLM management of the HTTP Server and classify a Web workload in both standalone mode and scalable mode
Describe a WebSphere Version 6 runtime on z/OS and identify the basic steps for the performance tuning of this environment
Configure Intelligent Resource Director (IRD) to allow WLM to manage resources across LPAR’s in a Parallel Sysplex
Understand WLM’s management of Defined Capacity in conjunction with Variable Software License Charges
Describe the functionality of Enterprise Workload Manager (EWLM) in a distributed, multi-server environment
Understand and monitor the utilization of zIIP and zAAP speciality engines on System z processors
Differentiate between web front-end options for the Websphere Application Server


Course outline

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Tuning Parallel Sysplex

identifie CF technologies and how they function in a Parallel Sysplex
monitor and analyze service times and other performance indicators of the CF and other Parallel Sysplex components
exercise: based on specific RMF reports, identify and interpret key Parallel Sysplex indicators through a series of case study questions
WLM

review WLM principles and components
describe WLM services, including enclaves, application environments, routing services, and execution delay monitoring services
configure Intelligent Resource Director (IRD)
understand the relationship between WLM and Defined Capacity
introduction to Enterprise Workload Manager (EWLM)
understand the transaction flows and monitoring of zIIP and zAAP specialty engines
Monitoring and tuning USS

explain how a UNIX program is controlled in a z/OS environment
describe how UNIX processes are created, execution parameter usage, and WLM definitions
monitor USS using specific commands and RMF reports
present a series of performance tuning recommendations
exercise: understand the behavior of a USS program fetched from a batch environment using BPXBATCH, achieved through examining a series of console displays
second exercise: look at the classification of USS services through WLM services, again through examination of various console displays in different environments
Monitoring and tuning the HTTP Server

describe the HTTP Server architecture, the associated WLM classification, and how to customize and monitor using SMF and RMF reports
describe how a scalable Web server is implemented and supported by WLM
exercise: introduce the different ways of controlling, reporting, and tuning the HTTP server activity when it is configured in standalone mode
third exercise: demonstrate service class classification using enclaves
fourth exercise: review HTTP server caching data, comparing no cache, USS cache, HTTP server caching, and the Fast Response Cache Accelerator
Differentiate between web front-end options for the Websphere Application Server
WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Version 6 introduction and performance management

introduce WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Version 6, looking at components, configuration options, and the runtime environment
tune the WebSphere Application Server (WAS) runtime, examine tuning z/OS, tune the WebSphere runtime, and exploit WLM to manage WebSphere performance


Prerequisites

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You should complete:

z/OS Workload Based Performance Management (ES540)
You should have working knowledge of the z/OS operational environment, including basic knowledge of WLM, USS, and Parallel Sysplex. You should also have experience or training in z/OS measurement and tuning and RMF.

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Basic z/OS Tuning Using the Workload Manager (WLM)
Securing z/OS for e-business
zSeries Mainframe Environment: A Technical Overview of the HW and SW Evolution
Complex Systems Availability and Recovery for zSeries
Advanced Parallel Sysplex Operations and Recovery
z/OS HCD and I/O Configuration
zSeries Parallel Sysplex Operations
z/OS UNIX System Services
z/OS UNIX System Services Implementation
Storage Networking
Planning and Implementing a Storage Area Network (SAN)
SAN Volume Controller (SVC) Planning and Implementation Workshop
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