Corporate Trainings

Mainframe System Administration

Insightful and reliable manufacturer IT services for productive and effective business
Focus

Enhance your Administrative Skills with Mainframe System Programming

What we do in this training?

We offer a specialized training program in Mainframe System Management, designed to equip you with the skills needed to manage and optimize mainframe systems effectively. With hands-on practical sessions and direct access to Mainframe systems, our course is led by industry experts who bring real-world experience into the classroom.

How much time do you spend fixing systems when they break? How much productivity do you lose due to slow, or bad connections? Tecnologia can help you resolve the issues that are interfering with your productivity.

Our local service techs can be on-site when needed, handling installations and maintenance. We do the job right the first time, setting your company up with the hardware, software, and networking solutions that seamlessly integrate all your tech.

Our IT services for manufacturers

Cut costs while you improve your productivity

With our managed service packages, we’ll handle all the headaches for you. No more spending hours on the phone, playing vendor roulette while your systems are down. We’ve got you.

Our Mainframe System Administration Training Include:

If your technology is draining resources rather than optimizing them, we can get you back on track. A professionally managed services provider can give you the decisive edge to:

z/OS System Programming

  • Initial Program Load (IPL): Learn the process of system boot-up and initialization.

  • PARMLIB Management: Understand how to configure and manage critical system parameters.

  • Job Entry Subsystem (JES): Gain expertise in job scheduling and control using JES2 and JES3.

  • CATALOG Management: Efficiently organize and maintain dataset catalog structures.

  • Security Definitions (RACF): Implement and manage system security with RACF.

  • Hardware Management Console (HCD): Define and oversee hardware configurations and resources.

  • System Management Facility (SMF): Collect and analyse performance metrics for system tuning.

  • Workload Management (WLM): Ensure optimal resource use through effective workload prioritisation.

  • System Monitoring: Use tools like Health Checker, LOGREC, and zOSMF for proactive system oversight.

  • Troubleshooting: Master dump analysis and trace techniques to quickly identify and resolve issues.

CICS Administration

  • OLTP Functions & Components: Understand the core components of CICS and their operational roles.

  • CICS Startup & Datasets: Learn various CICS startup types and the datasets they require.

  • System Initialization & Resource Definition: Manage CICS resources using CEDA and DFHCSDUP utilities.

  • Transaction Management: Use commands and tools like CEMT and CEDA for effective transaction control.

  • Region Monitoring & Error Handling: Monitor regions and handle errors with built-in CICS utilities.

  • Inter-System Communication: Explore MRO, ISC, and integration capabilities with DB2 and MQ.

  • CICS Journals & Utilities: Manage logs and system maintenance using DFHLOG and DFHSHUNT

 

DB2 Administration

  • DB2 System & Data Objects: Build a solid foundation in RDBMS concepts and key DB2 object structures.

  • Database Administration: Learn design principles, normalization, and DBA responsibilities across platforms.

  • Security & Authorization: Control access using roles, groups, and external security configurations.

  • Backup & Recovery: Implement robust backup strategies, including point-in-time recovery techniques.

  • Data Maintenance & Statistics: Use online DB2 utilities for efficient data handling and performance tuning.

  • Operational Activities: Manage DB2 configurations, address spaces, and automate tasks with REXX.

MQ Administration

  • WebSphere MQ Architecture: Understand the core messaging and queuing framework of IBM MQ.

  • MQ Object Management: Create, configure, and manage queues and other MQ objects using MQSC commands.

  • System Monitoring: Monitor the health and status of MQ objects and administer the environment effectively.

IMS/DB Administration

  • IMS Database Management: Understand the roles of IMS database and transaction managers in enterprise systems.

  • Hierarchical Database Structures: Learn DL/I functions and how IMS organises and processes hierarchical data.

  • IMS System Management: Gain expertise in DBRC, Sysgen, online changes, and DASD logging for system upkeep.