Please refer to course overview.
Seminar-Ziele:
- Use the HMC classic or tree UI
- Identify and describe Parallel Sysplex hardware and software key components
- Describe how signaling is provided in a sysplex
- Describe structure types and usage by the CF
- Identify CF availability characteristics
- Explain the difference between ICF and non-ICF configurations, benefits and availability requirements
- Describe system managed CF structure duplexing and its purpose
- Identify System z CF link connectivity options
- Identify commands to use to determine operational state of sysplex components
- Describe the steps used to initialized a system image into a sysplex during NIP
- Identify and explain key NIP messages that surface during sysplex initialization
- Describe why WTOR messages can be issued for normal and problem scenarios during sysplex initialization
- Properly remove a system from the sysplex
- Describe z/OS 1.10 and 1.11 changes that relate to how systems are removed from the sysplex
- Describe the purpose and use of sysplex couple data sets
- Identify and explain new information provided in the output of the D XCF, C command with z/OS 1.10, 1.11, and 1.12
- Describe CFRM policy requirements to define CFs and structures
- Use commands to manage couple data sets and identify support options
- Describe CFRM CDS format options to support and how they are used
- Describe the difference between a GRS ring and a GRS star complex
- Identify GRS star requirements and its structure attributes
- Describe how JES2 checkpoint uses the CF
- Use the JES2 reconfiguration dialog to move checkpoint from DASD to CF
- Identify recovery options for JES2 checkpoint
- Describe enhanced catalog sharing, operation and recovery considerations
- Explain the purpose of the system logger component in a sysplex
- Describe how Operlog and logrec can use logstreams and structures in a sysplex
- Identify CF logger recovery actions for system, CF logger failures
- Describe recovery terms and use for:
- Remove a coupling facility
- Activate CFRM policies
