Who Can Benefit
Students who can benefit from this course are systems administrators, operators, and data center managers.
Prerequisites
To succeed fully in this course, students should have a general knowledge of IBM systems and experience with MVS-z/OS operational issues.:
Skills Gained
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
- Identify storage subsystem components
- Trace an I/O request through the storage subsystem
- Address data directly on DASD
- Identify available DASD types and controllers
- Use device-support facilities (ICKDSF) to perform service functions such as volume initialization, locating defective tracks, and assigning alternate tracks
- Determine how a data set is located through the catalog and the VTOC
Course Content
- Mainframe Architecture and I/O
- An I/O Request through the DASD Subsystem
- Storage Subsystem Overview
- Disk and Controller Features
- RAID Technology
- Defining the I/O Configuration
- Volume Initialization and Setup