IBM System Automation for z/OS 4.1 Architecture

Course Description

This IBM System Automation for Z/OS 4.1 Architecture course introduces and explains the System Automation for z/OS (SA z/OS) components, architecture, and concepts. Focus is on the System Operations component with Processor Operations as an optional topic. It is a prerequisite for attending the operations or admin classes.

This course does not include labs.

For information about other related courses, see the IBM Security Systemseducation training paths website:
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Objectives

The learning objectives are to get the required knowledge to attend the System Automation for z/OS operations or admin classes:

• Purpose and features
• Major components
• Architecture and design of the System Operations component
• Policy-based automation and concepts
• Goal-driven automation

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• Describe the IBM System Automation for z/OS 4.1 Architecture
• Describe the components of the product
• Describe the product’s automation capabilities
• Describe policy-based and goal-driven automation
• Describe the automation agent role and operation
• Describe the automation manager role and operation
• Explain the key automation concepts
• Describe goal-driven automation
• Explain the automation statuses and their effect on automation
• Describe automation policy for applications
• Describe resource dependencies and relationships
• Provide an overview of application groups
• Explain automation flags, threshold processing, and notify operators
• Explain threshold processing for major and minor resources
• List transient resource automation
• List MVS automation
• Describe resource relationships details
• Explain the request process
• List and describe factors that can influence goal-driven automation
• List types and natures of application groups
• Explain behavior or attributes of application groups
• Describe architecture including implementation options
• Explain usage and operator interface
• Describe automation policy

Audience

This IBM Training Course is designed for users of IBM System Automation for z/OS, especially operators, administrators, and system programmers. It is the required prerequisite course of all other IBM System Automation for z/OS courses and should be attended first.

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, you should have basic skills in z/OS and NetView. You should also complete these courses:

• IBM Tivoli NetView for z/OS 6.1 Fundamentals (TZ203G)
• IBM Tivoli NetView for z/OS 6.1 Automation (TZ213)