This course introduces and explains the IBM Z System Automation (SA for z/OS) components, architecture, and concepts. Focus is on the System Operations component with Processor Operations as an optional topic.
This course does not include labs.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
This intermediate course is primarily intended for system administrators and system analysts who are responsible for installing the product and defining the automation policy that is used by IBM Z System Automation.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
• Good knowledge of IBM Z System Automation architecture and concepts
• Basic knowledge of IBM Z System Automation operations
• Basic z/OS operations skills and started task concepts
• Basic NetView skills
• Basic ISPF use
• JCL coding and z/OS data set allocation
COURSE CONTENT:
IBM Z System Automation 4.3 Architecture
• Describe IBM Z System Automation and its capabilities
• Describe the components of the product
• Describe policy-based and goal driven automation
• Describe the product's automation capabilities
• Describe its key operations features
• Describe its integration, additional automation, end-to-end automation, and the configuration Assistant
Architecture and concepts
• Describe the architecture
• 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, message policy, and notify operators
• Describe end-to-end automation architecture
Details
• Describe a monitor resource and its effect on the health status of linked resources
• Describe events and triggers
• List MVS automation
• Describe resource relationships details
• Explain the order 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
• List transient resource automation
Processor Operations
• Describe architecture including implementation options
• Explain usage and operator interface
• Describe automation policy
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
• Describe the IBM Z System Automation 4.3 architecture
• Describe the components of the product
• Describe the product's automation capabilities
• Describe policy-based and goal driven automation
• Explain the key automation concepts and automation policy for applications
• Explain operator interfaces including Service Management Unite
• Explain the request process, inhibitors, and orders
• Describe product details like resource relationships, groups, threshold processing, and message automation
• Describe end-to-end automation
• Describe Processor Operations architecture and implementation options
FOLLOW ON COURSES:
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