IBM Z/OS: Parallel Sysplex Fundamentals

Product Description

This course should be considered the technical "foundation stone" for anyone who needs to know how the parallel sysplex actually works. It provides a detailed examination of the fundamental mechanics of IBM's parallel sysplex architecture. It will provide the student with a full & comprehensive understanding of all those functions that make the sysplex what it is today, an environment that can provide continuous availability for a huge variety of workloads.

The course describes in detail the three sets of services involved:

• The XCF services, comprising the basic signalling services, group & monitoring services, & restart & recovery services
• XCF's Extension Services, which manage the coupling facility data sharing environment. This is where you can see how all the structure types are managed & data integrity issues addressed
• The Workload Manager services, which are constantly being enhanced over the various OS/390 & z/OS releases to provide an ever more automated environment for workload management. This section
  
  Includes:: such features as enclave management, Application Environments & Sysplex Routing Services as well as those services designed for the traditional transaction managers like CICS & IMS.

This training may be available onsite; please contact us if you are interested.