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IBM Z System Automation 4.3 Implementation and Administration

Learn how to define automation policy for IBM Z System Automation (SA for z/OS).

In this course, you learn how to define automation policy for IBM Z System Automation (SA for z/OS).

You learn how to create policy definitions for systems, applications, application groups, and monitor resources. This is delivered in an environment with multiple opportunities for hands-on lab exercises. You define automation policy for several environments: single system and multiple system within a basic sysplex. The system automation manager and automation agent run in a z/OS 2.4 environment. The automation platform, IBM Z Netview is at version 6 release 4 and IBM Z System Automation is at version 4 release 3.

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Who Should Attend?

This intermediate course is primarily intended for system administrators and system analysts who are responsible for defining the automation policy that is used by IBM Z System Automation.

What You'll Learn

When you complete this course, you can use IBM Z System Automation 4.3 to perform the following tasks:

  • Customize z/OS, NetView, and SA using the configuration assistant
  • Use the customization dialog to:
    • Create a Policy Data Base (PDB) and import automation policy
    • Create automation policy to automate z/OS applications and application groups
    • Build the automation configuration file and create reports
  • Start and stop SA and refresh automation policy
  • Monitor and control automated resources
  • Customize the SDF component and panels
  • Implement end-to-end and pro-active automation
  • Describe the coexistence and migration issues for current releases

Course Outline
  • Module 1: IBM Z System Automation overview
  • Module 2: Installation and customization
  • Module 3: Customization Dialog and Policy Data Base
  • Module 4: Defining Applications and building automation configuration files
  • Module 5: Additional customization: explore features and functions including use of symbolics in the policy, Application classes, suspend file, Notify Operators, Service Periods, Events, Triggers, and monitor resources
  • Module 6: Initialization and runmodes
  • Module 7: Gateways and Status Display Facility
  • Module 8: Defining Application Groups
  • Module 9: End-to-end automation: extend automation to cross-sysplex and to true end-to-end cross platform automation. Use the Universal Automation Adapter to automate resources on distributed systems, for instance running on Linux
  • Module 10: Performance-based automation with OMEGAMON
  • Module 11: Migration and coexistence with previous releases of SA for z/OS

Prerequisites
  • Good knowledge of IBM Z System Automation architecture and concepts
  • Basic knowledge of IBM Z System Automation operations
  • Basic z/OS operations skills and started task concepts
  • Basic NetView skills
  • Basic ISPF use
  • JCL coding and z/OS data set allocation