• z/OS Container Extensions (zCX), a new entitled capability of z/OS 2.4, ushers in a new era of hybrid computing supporting running Linux applications directly on z/OS.
• IBM® z/OS® Container Extensions (IBM zCX) makes it possible to run Linux on IBM Z® applications that are packaged as Docker container images on z/OS. Application developers can develop and data centers can operate popular open source packages, Linux applications, IBM software, and third-party software together with z/OS applications and data.
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
– Describe the components of z/OS Container Extensions (zCX)
– Plan the resources required to setup zCX
– Configure and implement a zCX instance with z/OSMF workflow
– Start and connect to your zCX instance
– Access your zCX CLI Container and issue Docker commands
– Provision and deploy application container using zCX docker CLI
– Create Docker volumes for data persistence
– Monitor and manage your zCX instance and your containers
– Deploy some use-case applications in zCX containers
– Understand the Security considerations for zCX and containers
– Setup zCX user management and authentication
– Implement clustering and orchestration of zCX instances and container
– Understand how to to Dockerize your Applications for z/OS Container Extensions
– Implement a zCX private secure registry to deploy your own containers
– Position zCX in the world of Hybrid Cloud
– Select workloads for zCX
– Determine which application is a good fit for zCX
– Describe some zCX use-cases
TARGET AUDIENCE:
• This class is intended for z/OS system programmers and IT specialists in charge of configuring, implementing and deploying zCX under z/OS 2.4
• This class is also intended for Application developers who will deploy docker containers in a zCX z/OS container extensions instance
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
– General z/OS knowledge, including basic UNIX System Services skills
– Basic knowledge of RACF
– Basic knowledge of z/OSMF and workflowsTBD
COURSE CONTENT:
– In this course we will learn the capabilities and benefits of zCX.
– You will plan, configure and implement a zCX instance with z/OSMF workflows
– You will learn how to use z/OSMF to setup and configure zCX
– Create, provisioning, and deploying a zCX instance
– Use z/OSMF workflows to manage the lifecycle of a zCX instance, deprovision a zCX instance
– Use reconfiguration workflow to increase/decrease resources for zCX instance
– Using zCX Command Line Interface, you will
– Get familiar with the docker CLI
– Explore installing zCX containers within newly provisioned zCX instance
– provision and deploy application containers using zCX docker CLI commands
– Explore how to cluster zCX applications for higher availability and load balancing
– Operationally control zCX
– Dockerize your Applications for z/OS Container Extensions
– Create Docker volumes for data persistence, monitor and manage your zCX instance and containers
– Implement a zCX private secure registry to deploy your own containers
– Exercises and recorded demos reinforce the concepts and technologies being covered in the lectures.
FOLLOW ON COURSES:
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