Mainframe System Administration
Enhance your Administrative Skills with Mainframe System Programming
At VRGZLABS, we offer a specialized training program in Mainframe System Management, designed to equip you with the skills needed to manage and optimize mainframe systems effectively. With hands-on practical sessions and direct access to Mainframe systems, our course is led by industry experts who bring real-world experience into the classroom.
Our Mainframe System Administration Include:
Initial Program Load (IPL): Learn the process of system initialization and start-up.
PARMLIB Management: Understand how to make and manage critical system parameter changes.
Job Entry Subsystem (JES): Master job scheduling and control with JES2 and JES3.
CATALOG Management: Efficiently manage datasets and catalog structures.
Security Definitions (RACF): Implement and manage security protocols using RACF.
Hardware Management Console (HCD): Define and manage hardware resources.
System Management Facility (SMF): Collect and analyze system performance data.
Workload Management (WLM): Optimize resource allocation with Workload Manager.
System Monitoring: Use Health Checker, LOGREC, and zOSMF for proactive system management.
Troubleshooting: Learn how to use dump analysis and traces to diagnose and resolve issues.
OLTP Functions & Components: Understand the core components of CICS and their roles.
CICS Startup & Datasets: Learn about different startup types and the datasets involved.
System Initialization & Resource Definition: Manage CICS resources with CEDA and DFHCSDUP utilities.
Transaction Management: Use CICS commands and utilities like CEMT and CEDA for efficient transaction management.
Region Monitoring & Error Handling: Monitor system regions and troubleshoot issues with CICS utilities.
Inter-System Communication: Explore MRO, ISC, and CICS integration with DB2 and MQ.
CICS Journals & Utilities: Manage operational logs and perform system maintenance with DFHLOG and DFHSHUNT.
DB2 System & Data Objects: Gain a deep understanding of RDBMS concepts and DB2 objects.
Database Administration: Learn database design, normalization, and the roles of DBA in a multi-platform environment.
Security & Authorization: Manage database security with roles, groups, and external security options.
Backup & Recovery: Master DB2 backup strategies, including point-in-time recovery.
Data Maintenance & Statistics: Utilize DB2 online utilities for data movement, maintenance, and performance tuning.
Operational Activities: Configure and manage DB2 operational parameters, address spaces, and use REXX in DB2 environments.
WebSphere MQ Architecture: Understand the messaging and queuing framework of MQ.
MQ Object Management: Learn to create, configure, and manage MQ objects using MQSC commands.
System Monitoring: Monitor MQ object status and use commands to manage the MQ environment.
IMS Database Management: Explore the functions of IMS database and transaction managers.
Hierarchical Database Structures: Understand DL/I functions and how IMS handles hierarchical data.
IMS System Management: Learn about IMS DBRC, Sysgen, and operational tasks like online change and DASD logging.