18 May, 2012
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Audience

This course is suitable for storage administrators and systems programmers who are responsible for managing data and data subsystems within the installation.

Prerequisites

Delegates should have an understanding of z/OS which may be obtained from the course z/OS for Beginners and TSO/ISPF which may be obtained from the TSO/ISPF Workshop.

Duration

4 days. Hands on.

Course Objectives

The course covers all practical aspects of the storage administrator's job, including media, space and data management. It looks at the tasks which need to be performed, and covers the theoretical background to ensure a proper understanding. Lab exercises are included to enforce the learning process.

Course Content

The Storage Administrator's Job
Media, space and data administration

Storage Management Software Products

The Configuration and Devices

I/O Processing and Access Methods
The overall I/O process
Access methods, data set organisation and record formats

VTOC and Indexed VTOCs
The VTOC and Indexed VTOC structure
Sizing and creating VTOCs and Indexed VTOCs

The Catalog Structure
Creating Catalogs
Catalog Maintenance

An introduction to SMS

DFSMShsm and Tape Managed Software
HSM Startup parameters and control data sets
Primary and secondary space management
Daily and Interval migration
Backup and dump processing
HSM commands

The Allocation Process
Allocation – SMS and non-SMS
Serialisation and shared DASD

Error Management
An overview of error management
SIM and non-SIM processing

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