Detailed Course Outline
Day 1
- Welcome.
- Unit 1: Parallel Sysplex overview Exercise 1: Setup for remote lab access
- Exercise 2: HMC 2.n.n navigation hints and tips: Classic and tree UI (optional)
- Exercise 3: Groups and profiles for sysplex activation Exercise 4: MCS console setup through OSA ICC Exercise 5: Using commands to determine sysplex status
Day 2
- Unit 2: Sysplex initialization, CDS usage, and recovery
- Exercise 5: Using commands to determine sysplex status (continued) Exercise 6: ECS and dynamic GRS STAR activation
- Exercise 7: JES2 reconfiguration
- Exercise 8: CDS mismatch during plex activation
Day 3
- Unit 3: Managing CFs, structures, policies, and recovery
- Exercise 9: Logger
- Exercise 10: CFRM change pending conditions and recovery options for FP connections
- Exercise 11: VTAM and ISTGENERIC demo Exercise 12: Managing coupling facilities
Day 4
- Unit 4: Dynamic CF implementation, SFM, and ARM
- Exercise 12: Managing coupling facilities (continued) Exercise 13: Add new CF and manage reset profile Exercise 14: Implementing SM duplexing
- Exercise 15: Sysplex failure management
- Exercise 16: SFM storage reconfiguration (optional)
Day 5
- Machine lab optional exercises 17 and 18
- Unit 5: STP, DB2, and structure recovery and removal overview