IBM System z: Technical Overview of HW and SW Mainframe Evolution Schulung

• Mainframes and distributed server comparisons: Why so many servers?
• Mainframe directions: Past, current, and future
• Mainframes: System z introduction and relative performance comparisons
• IBM System z hardware design: Frames, CEC cage, books, models, and MSUs
• I/O infrastructure and processor usage: zEC12 to z10 comparisons
• System z Capacity on Demand
• Physical/Logical partitioning, server initialization, and CHPIDs
• I/O configuration and HCD overview
• MVS to z/OS software overview
• z/OS Parallel Sysplex
• z/OS enhancements on the zPlatform
• z/Architecture overview and virtual addressing concepts
• System concepts: The big picture
• HMC introduction, groups, and activation profiles
• Determining object status and error conditions
• Activation and operating system interface

Seminar-Ziele:

• Describe and categorize the various servers that are commonly found in data centers
• Identify and describe workloads that are commonly used on mainframes and distributed servers
• Describe a typical data center with multiple server platforms
• Identify when the first IBM general purpose mainframe was introduced
• Describe several key IT and mainframe strategies introduced in the 2000s
• Identify current and future data center trends
• Describe why smarter systems are required to meet future requirements
• Introduce the zEnterprise System and describe how it can apply to current and future business requirements
• Describe the basic functions, characteristics, and terminology of System z servers
• Identify and list the various System z servers and hardware models, from zSeries server to the latest zEnterprise EC12
• Identify the number of CPs and specialty processors available to various System z servers
• List relative performance of recent System z servers as compared to previous servers
• Identify and list IBM mainframe servers supporting multiple channel subsystems and z/Architecture
• Identify key components of the zEnterprise System and their purpose
• Describe and compare various System z components
• Describe and compare I/O infrastructure and processor usage across zEC12 to z10 mainframes
• Describe how and what System z physical components are used when processing instructions and performing an I/O operation
• Identify System z Capacity on Demand (CoD) options available for planned and unplanned outages
• Describe the CoD provisioning architecture and which servers can use it
• Describe how logical partitioning is used, resource assignments and initialization activities
• Describe mainframe channels, usage, and CHPID assignments
• Describe the purpose and use of HCD
• Identify mainframe operating systems and their supported mainframe servers
• Describe the difference between a base and Parallel Sysplex
• MULTISYSTEM, MONOPLEX, and XCFLOCAL
• Identify and describe the major enhancements provided by the System z software and hardware platform
• Identify processor architectural modes and their supported addressing implementations
• Describe the various queues that are used to dispatch work
• Use system commands to display active address spaces and identify their current status
• Describe the high level interaction between z/OS, CSS and I/O devices during I/O processing
• Describe the role of the HMC and SE for System z servers
• Identify and change the HMC user interface style
• Identify CPC and image objects usage on the HMC
• Build and customize user-defined groups
• Identify profile types, usage and assign profiles to objects
• Use the Details window to determine object status and assignments
• Describe how and why unacceptable status conditions and hardware messages are presented to the HMC
• Identify the HMC activation process for CPCs and images
• Send messages to the operating system