MVS Essentials II

Course Code FC363

Contents

1. Contents
2. Description
3. Audience
4. Prerequisites
5. Topics Include
6. Duration
7. Minimum Requirements
8. Media

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Description

This course expands on the concepts developed in MVS Essentials I, and demonstrates the use of the MVS operating system.

Audience

Operators, programmers, analysts, production support and some end users.

Prerequisites

Familiarity with MVS and a mainframe environment.

Topics Include

MVS and JCL

• Why Learn JCL?
• Introduction
• JCL Listing
• JCL Code: Identifiers
• JCL Code: The EXEC Statement
• JCL Code: The PROC Parameter
• JCL Code: The KEYWORD Parameter
• JCL Code: The TIME Parameter
• JCL Code: The CLASS Parameter
• JCL Code: The DSNAME Parameter
• JCL Code: The UNIT Parameter
• IBM Utilities
• The IEBGENER Utility
• The IEBCOPY Utility
• Other Utilities

MVS and JES

• JES: Introduction
• JES
• Initiators
• MVS Job Processing
• Print Spooling
• JES Output Element
• MVS Job: Overview
• Handling JES & MVS Functions
• JES & MVS Command Formats
• MVS & JES Syntax
• MVS and JES Commands
• Device Information
• System Started Task Commands
• JES Commands
• The JES START Command
• The JES STOP Command
• Job Output Element
• The JES Modify Command
• The CLASS Parameter
• The Printer CLASS
• The PRTY Parameter

MVS and TSO

• Starting TSO
• Introduction
• Logging on TSO
• TSO Facilities
• The OPER Command
• ISPF/PDF
• Leaving TSO

Problem Solving & Troubleshooting

• MVS and Error Messages
• Introduction
• MVS and Error Messages
• SYSLOG
• SYS1.DUMP
• Error Categories
• Hardware Problems
• Software Problems
• Environmental Problems
• Recognizing Error Messages
• Problem Causes
• Future Trends

Duration

5 hrs

Minimum Requirements

IBM 486 compatible PC; VGA color monitor (256 colours); 8MB RAM; 25MB hard disk space; MS Windows 3.x/Windows 95 or Windows NT 3.5x/4.x; IBM OS/2; MS Mouse; 3.5" diskette drive;

Media

CDROM