Introduction to the New Mainframe: z/OS Basics

Mike Ebbers, John Kettner, Wayne O'Brien, Bill Ogden, IBM Redbooks

IBM Redbooks, Jan 4, 2012 - Computers - 792 pages

This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides students of information systems technology with the background knowledge and skills necessary to begin using the basic facilities of a mainframe computer. It is the first in a planned series of book designed to introduce students to mainframe concepts and help prepare them for a career in large systems computing.

For optimal learning, students are assumed to have successfully completed an introductory course in computer system concepts, such as computer organization and architecture, operating systems, data management, or data communications. They should also have successfully completed courses in one or more programming languages, and be PC literate.

This book can also be used as a prerequisite for courses in advanced topics or for internships and special studies. It is not intended to be a complete text covering all aspects of mainframe operation or a reference book that discusses every feature and option of the mainframe facilities.

Others who will benefit from this book include experienced data processing professionals who have worked with non-mainframe platforms, or who are familiar with some aspects of the mainframe but want to become knowledgeable with other facilities and benefits of the mainframe environment.

Contents

• Part 1 Introduction to zOS and the mainframe environment: 1
• Chapter 1 Introduction to the new mainframe: 3
• Chapter 2 Mainframe hardware systems and high availability: 45
• Chapter 3 zOS overview: 91
• Interactive facilities of zOS: 165
• Chapter 5 Working with data sets: 203
• Chapter 6 Using Job Control Language and System Display and Search Facility: 241
• Chapter 7 Batch processing and the job entry subsystem: 273
• Part 2 Application programming on zOS: 297
• Chapter 8 Designing and developing applications for zOS: 299
• Chapter 9 Using programming languages on zOS: 323
• Chapter 10 Compiling and linkediting a program on zOS: 363
• Part 3 Online workloads for zOS: 399
• Chapter 11 Transaction management systems on zOS: 401
• Chapter 12 Database management systems on zOS: 433
• Chapter 13 zOS HTTP Server: 477
• Chapter 14 IBM WebSphere Application Server on zOS: 493
• Chapter 15 Messaging and queuing: 513
• Part 4 System programming on zOS: 527
• Chapter 16 Overview of system programming: 529
• Chapter 17 Using System Modification ProgramExtended: 565
• Chapter 18 Security on zOS: 595
• Chapter 19 Network communications on zOS: 611
• Appendix A A brief look at IBM mainframe history: 633
• Appendix B DB2 sample tables: 643
• Appendix C Utility programs: 649
• Appendix D EBCDIC ASCII table: 661
• Appendix E Class programs: 663
• Appendix F Operator commands: 703
• Glossary: 709
• Related publications: 751
• Index: 757
• Back cover: 768

Bibliographic information

• Title: Introduction to the New Mainframe: z/OS Basics; IBM redbooks
• Authors: Mike Ebbers, John Kettner, Wayne O'Brien, Bill Ogden, IBM Redbooks
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: IBM Redbooks, 2012
• ISBN: 0738435341, 9780738435343
• Length: 792 pages
• Subjects: Computers / Hardware / Mainframes & Minicomputers