Advanced Parallel Sysplex Operations and Recovery Workshop (ES90G) – Outline

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