OS/390 Introduction

Outline

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

Description

VM/ESA Overview

Audience

Personnel who have a prior knowledge of VM and want an overview of the ESA version. Prerequisites: Prior knowledge of VM.

Prerequisites

(Currently no course prerequisite information)

Objective

• Understand the running of Guest Operating Systems.
• Start VM.
• Note the changes between VM/SP, VM/XA and VM/ESA.

Topics Include

Unit 1: VM/ESA Overview

• Changes between VM/SP, VM/XA and VM/ESA

Unit 2: VM/ESA IPL

• Starting VM
• Types of IPL
• Time and Date setting

Unit 3: VM/ESA Guests

• Running Guest Operating Systems
• V=V Mode
• V=R Mode
• V=F Mode
• Abend Recovery

Duration

(Currently no course duration information)

Minimum Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT (Workstation and Server), Version 4+/Windows 2000, Windows XP.
Hardware – Recommended Configurations:

¨ Windows NT 4.0 Server with SP6 or Windows 2000 Server
¨ Pentium 200Mhz or higher (dual Pentium III processors recommended)
¨ 64 MB RAM (1GB recommended)
¨ 200 MB available hard disk space (1 GB recommended)
¨ Ethernet (10 Mbps) network adapter. Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps) recommended.
¨ TCP/IP services
¨ JRun Pro 3.1

¨ IIS 4.0 or greater
¨ Personal Web Server for Windows 95
Client Minimum Configuration: 486processor, with 32MB RAM
Client Recommended Configuration: Pentium II, with 64 MB RAM
Modem: 24.4 kbps or greater
Connectivity Requirements for Datatrain v 4: Any standard TCP/IP connection to an HTTP server.
Macromedia Flash 5: Flash 5 is required. Datatrain detects and warns if Flash is not installed or needs to be upgraded.

Microsoft Internet Explorer – 4.72, 5.00, 5.50, and 6
Netscape – 4.71 and 4.75 (4.72, as well as 6 and greater are NOT supported)
Screen Resolution: Any
Audio: Datatrain v 4 courses do not have audio.

Media

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