This course is designed to teach the implementation of SUSE Linux on System z.

• Understand the Linux on System z environment
• Implement Linux on System z
• Configure and administer the system
• Install additional packages

This course is for anyone responsible for installing, customizing, and maintaining Linux on System z.

You should have:

• Basic Linux or UNIX skills, basic knowledge of System z, and z/VM basics.

Day 1

• Welcome
• Unit 1 - Introduction to Linux on System z
• Unit 2 - Installing SUSE Linux for System z
• Exercise 1 - Lab overview
• Exercise 2 - SUSE Linux installation on System z
• Unit 3 - LPAR specifics

Day 2

• Lab review
• Unit 4 - A tour through Linux on System z
• Unit 5 - Installing additional packages
• Exercise 3 - Linux basics
• Lab review
• Exercise 4 - SUSE installing additional packages
• Lab review
• Unit 6 - X Window environment
• Exercise 5 - SUSE X Window System environment
• Lab review

Day 3

• Unit 7 - Network File System
• Exercise 6 - SUSE Network File System
• Lab review
• Unit 8 - System management
• Exercise 7 - SUSE System management
• Unit 9 - Backup and recovery
• Exercise 8 - SUSE TSM client
• Lab review
• Unit 10 - Network connectivity
• Exercise 9 - SUSE connectivity
• Lab review

Prior to enrolling, IBM Employees must follow their Division/Department processes to obtain approval to attend this public training class. Failure to follow Division/Department approval processes may result in the IBM Employee being personally responsible for the class charges.  

GBS practitioners that use the EViTA system for requesting external training should use that same process for this course. Go to the EViTA site to start this process: http://w3.ibm.com/services/gbs/evita/BCSVTEnrl.nsf

Once you enroll in a GTP class, you will receive a confirmation letter that should show:

• The current GTP list price
• The 20% discounted price available to IBMers. This is the price you will be invoiced for the class.