z/OS UNIX System Services Part 1 - Concepts and Facilities
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Prerequisites:
A basic understanding of mainframe data processingCourse Description:
This course describes and explains UNIX System Services from a technician's point of view. The principal UNIX concepts are introduced and explained, and followed by a thourough examination of USS at a conceptual level. The course goes on to describe the facilities available and explains how the MVS system environment has changed to support open system and UNIX concepts through z/OS USS.
This course is suitable for all IT technicians working in a z/OS technical environment that will be encompassing the use of USS.
On successful completion of this course, attendees will be able to:
- Understand and use the terminol…
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Prerequisites:
A basic understanding of mainframe data processingCourse Description:
This course describes and explains UNIX System Services from a technician's point of view. The principal UNIX concepts are introduced and explained, and followed by a thourough examination of USS at a conceptual level. The course goes on to describe the facilities available and explains how the MVS system environment has changed to support open system and UNIX concepts through z/OS USS.
This course is suitable for all IT technicians working in a z/OS technical environment that will be encompassing the use of USS.
On successful completion of this course, attendees will be able to:
- Understand and use the terminology associated with UNIX
- Describe basic UNIX concepts
- Issue UNIX shell commands
- Explain the changes that have been made to the MVS platform in order to support applications created foraUNIX environment
- Identifiy the facilities and functions provided within USS.
This course includes the following modules:
Introduction to UNIX and open systems
- Where did UNIX come from?; the three ?¢‚Äöá®Ä∫foundations: SVR4, BSD, OSF/1; commercial and ?¢‚Äöá®Ä∫hobby UNIX systems; open systems standards; POSIX and Open Group branding
UNIX system overview
- UNIX internals overview; Processes and programs; the Shells; UNIX file system; user accounts & access control.
The Kernel and the Shell
- Different shells: Bourne, Korn, C; starting the Shell; main Shell functions; Command Line interpretation; UNIX multitasking: foreground, background; Shell variable and shell programming.
The UNIX file system concept
- Files, directories and permissions; listing, locating, copying and moving files; controlling I/O and using Pipes; browsing & searching text - pg, grep; sorting text files; formatting and printing.
USS file systems
- USS running in batch; USS-related JCL; USS TSO commands.
Interactive UNIX
- TSO terminal support; direct login with rlogin and telnet; the Shell and shell commands; TSO commands and ISPF panels; OEDIT and OBROWSE.
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