z/OSMF - The IBM z/OS Management Facility
Duration
6 hours
Overview
This course provides the learner with a basic understanding of the z/OS Management Facility (z/OSMF). It begins with basic concepts: what z/OSMF is, why it is used, how it is configured, and first steps in logging on and using it. The course then delves further, providing the student with the skills needed to use all the z/OSMF features: problem management, configuration of WLM and TCP/IP, software management and deployment, capacity provisioning, performance monitoring, and workflow creation.
Audience
While some of this course is suitable for IT personnel that require an overview of the z/OS Management Facility (z/OSMF), the majority of it is aimed at Operations and Administration staff whose responsibility is to monitor and manage the z/OS system.
Prerequisites
Completion of the IBM (z/OS) - Introduction to the IBM Enterprise Environment Interskill course and knowledge of system administration tasks performed within the data center.
Objectives
After completing this course the student will be able to:
- Describe the administration functions that can be performed using z/OSMF
- Access z/OSMF and navigate through its interface
- Explain how workflows are configured and accessed
- Configure Workload Manager settings, definitions and policies
- Manage TCP/IP network configurations
- Describe how software is managed and deployed using z/OSMF
- View and configure capacity provisioning data
- Monitor z/OS, Linux, AIX and Windows system performance
Course Content
Introducing the z/OS Management Facility
What is z/OSMF and how is it used?
Logging into z/OSMF
z/OSMF interface familiarization
Accessing ISPF through z/OSMF
Problem management functions available from z/OSMF
Workflow concepts and creation
Configuration with z/OS Management Facility
Displaying Workload Manager status
Viewing and managing Workload Manager definitions and policies
Creating and updating TCP/IP network configurations
Administration with z/OS Management Facility
z/OSMF capacity provisioning functions
Viewing the provisioning manager domain status, active configurations and active policies
Creating and managing domain configurations and policies
How z/OSMF monitors performance
Creating and managing performance dashboards
Software Management with the z/OS Management Facility
Managing SMP/E controlled software
Creating software instances
Producing software maintenance reports
Deploying system software using z/OSMF