z/OS UNIX System Services Implementation

M/UX
Phoenix, Dallas, United States

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

Course Description:

'' This is an intermediate course for experienced data professionals, such as z/OS system programmers, who install and maintain z/OS UNIX System Services.


Skills Taught

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Prepare a z/OS installation for implemention of z/OS UNIX
Install the z/OS UNIX software features
Perform the customization steps to implement the z/OS UNIX kernel, the file system, the shell and utilities, and z/OS UNIX applications
Use the z/OS Security Server Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) to protect z/OS UNIX resources and applications
Define the activation of TCP/IP sockets by z/OS UNIX.
Identify and utilize the processes and data required for monitoring and tuning the z/OS UNIX environment


Course outline

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z/OS UNIX implementation overview

identify the components of z/OS UNIX
describe the hierarchical file system structure
define the z/OS UNIX interfaces
recognize the tasks to implement z/OS UNIX
z/OS UNIX System Services initial installation

set up a plan for installing z/OS UNIX
prepare the system for the installation
explain how to prepare the security product for z/OS UNIX System Services
discuss the methods for defining superusers
customize Workload Manager (WLM) to support UNIX work in the system
define the root file system
identify the necessary updates to the BPXPRM00 parmlib member to start z/OS UNIX in full function mode
initial program load (IPL) in full function mode
populate the new root file system HFS
install the application services feature
File system customization

define an HFS data set
describe the root file system contents
define a user file system
describe and use the various mount methods
define temporary space
set up the root file system as a non-volatile system
discuss setup of colony address space
use filecache command to cache HFS files in kernel
Security customization

define users and groups to RACF
manage superusers
define permissions bits and how they are used
define RACF profiles for z/OS UNIX
list the new RACF FACILITY classes for UNIX
define a RACF default z/OS UNIX user
describe the various auditing capabilities
Shell customization

install the shell and utilities
define the connection types
create the required resources for the shell
customize the OMVS command
set up code page translation for the shell
set up the initialization files
create system and user profiles
set up various tools
Customizing applications, daemons, and servers

describe the ways that UNIX application processes can be started in z/OS, and how z/OS UNIX dubbing initializes process characteristics
compare the functionality of the z/OS UNIX service calls fork(), spawn(), and exec()
predict how z/OS attributes including account information, REGION size, job step time, security profile, STEPLIB, and others, are set for newly created z/OS UNIX processes
control the process by which z/OS UNIX searches for and loads z/OS UNIX application programs into storage
set various special attributes for programs resident in the HFS, including Authorized Program Facility (APF) authorization, program control, and use of the sticky bit to load UNIX programs from Partitioned Data Set (PDS) load modules
describe the main characteristics of an z/OS UNIX daemon program and use the BPX.DAEMON profile to establish proper levels of security for z/OS UNIX daemons
describe the steps required to implement the cron daemon
describe the main characteristics of an z/OS UNIX server program that uses UNIX threads, and use the BPX.SERVER profile to establish proper levels of security for z/OS UNIX server programs
use the BPX.SMF, BPX.WLMSERVER, and BPX.STOR.SWAP profiles to control attributes of z/OS UNIX applications
describe and use the parameters in BPXPRMxx that set resource thresholds for various uses of z/OS UNIX IPC functions
HFS file system management and system maintenance

plan and implement an installation naming convention for HFS data sets
analyze the implications of using a nonvolatile root file system, and be able to implement it, if desired
plan and implement software updates or product installations where components are stored in the z/OS UNIX HFS
use various techniques for space management on HFS data
use DFSMS Data Set Services (DFSMSdss) to move HFS data between volumes or systems
describe and use three methods for backing up UNIX data stored in HFS data sets
back up entire HFS using DFSMSdss
back up selected files using Time Sharing Option/Extensions (TSO/E) commands, UNIX utilities, or IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)
Managing z/OS UNIX Operations

define the IPL procedure for z/OS UNIX and display z/OS UNIX information
identify z/OS UNIX abend codes and messages
discuss options for recovery and restart of the file system
describe the Resource Measurement Facility (RMF) reports that can be used to monitor z/OS UNIX.
identify z/OS UNIX elements which can be tuned to improve performance
define System Management Facility (SMF) records, which can be used for providing statistics in tuning of z/OS UNIX resources
discuss sources for debugging information
Exploiting TCP/IP with z/OS UNIX

describe the remote login procedure
define the socket file systems in BPXPRMxx for z/OS UNIX
set up the z/OS UNIX INETD daemon
set up the z/OS UNIX RLOGIN daemon
set up the Internet Protocol (IP) z/OS UNIX TELNET daemon


Remarks

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This course is intended for customers with zSeries servers and is part of the z/OS curriculum.


Prerequisites

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You should complete:

Introduction to z/OS UNIX Services OP051
You should have basic knowledge of z/OS UNIX System Services and the skills normally required to install a z/OS product using System Modification Program / Extended (SMP/E) and batch jobs to update system data sets. RACF knowledge is useful.

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Phone:866-700-9811

School Address:

pSeries/AIX, CISCO, Linux, Microsoft, Professional Skills, Project Management, RedHat LINUX Enrollments 866-700-9811 (Toll Free) or 916-226-2537

CICS, iSeries/OS400, Enterprise/zSeries and WebSphere Enrollments 888-689-3326 (Toll Free) or 916-226-2511

DB2 UDB, Rational Software, and Tivoli Enrollments 866-700-9817 (Toll Free) or 916-226-2533

M/UX
9245 Laguna Springs Drive
Suite 315
Elk Grove, CA 95758 USA

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