This course is designed to provide a fairly detailed overview of the Parallel Sysplex environment. It covers both hardware and software aspects including examples of how certain system components and subsystems exploit sysplex.

• Explain the historical perspective of sysplex
• Identify and describe the key components used in a base sysplex configuration
• Identify and describe the key components used in a Parallel Sysplex configuration
• Describe how the CF is defined and connected
• Explain time synchronization in a sysplex
• Describe the overall structure definition process, types, operational use, and some key structure characteristics
• Identify and list users of sysplex services
• Identify and describe various sysplex exploiters and subsystems

This basic course is for z/OS system programmers, IT architects, managers, and anyone interested in understanding more about Parallel Sysplex.

You should have a general knowledge of System z and z/OS.

• Welcome
• Topic 1 - Systems evolution: Single system to sysplex
• Topic 2 - Basic sysplex
• Topic 3 - Parallel Sysplex and coupling facility architecture
• Topic 4 - Time synchronization
• Topic 5 - Coupling facility structures
• Topic 6 - Sysplex exploiters and data sharing examples
• Topic 7 - More z/OS sysplex exploiter examples