Course Description (By Curriculum)
2 to 3 hours
Any personnel wishing to become familiar with Parallel Sysplex Hardware and Software concepts & requirements.
Good Understanding of general IBM hardware, software, terminology and concepts.
After completing this Course, the student will be able to:
- Understand what a SYSPLEX is
- Understand the concepts of Symmetry, asymmetry & single system image
- Understand the basics involved in setting a Parallel Sysplex environment
On completion the student should have a understanding of:
What is a SYSPLEX?;
Parallel Processing;
Data Sharing and the coupling facility;
Hardware & Software requirements;
Sample Configurations
On completion the student should have a understanding of:
Symmetry in Hardware & Software;
Allowing for Asymmetry;
Single system image;
Single point of control;
Software/Hardware Symmetry;
Making Changes;
Availability & recovery;
Introducing chang
On completion the student should have a understanding of:
Shared & non-shared data (including couple datasets);
Signalling;
Policies & Policy datasets;
Parmlib members;
Implications of naming conventions
