This course is designed to give the z/OS Operator personnel as well as entry systems programmers an overview about JES2. The students should be able to use JES2 commands at the z/OS Console and use SDSF.

• Understand the z/OS environment and JES2 role
• Start JES2 with focus on options and shutdown
• Control JES2 with commands and SDSF
• Control JES2 job flow, selection, and processing
• Control output processing and printers
• Understand z/OS influence on JES2 processing

This intermediate course is for z/OS Operators (console and periphery), help desk, and support personnel.

You should have completed:

• z/OS Basic System Skill (ES10)
• z/OS System Operations (ES27)

Day 1

• Welcome
• Unit 1 - z/OS and JES2 overview
• Unit 1 - SDSF demo
• Unit 2 - Manage a JES2 subsystem
• Exercise 1 - Start a z/OS system

Day 2

• Review day 1
• Exercise 1 - Start a z/OS system (continued)
• Exercise 2 - Log on to TSO
• Unit 3 - Control JES2
• Exercise 3 - JES2 commands
• Unit 4 - Checkpoint, Spool offload, printer server, NJE, RJE, and MAS

Day 3

• Review day 2
• Unit 4 - Checkpoint, Spool offload, printer server, NJE, RJE, and MAS (continued)
• Exercise 4 - Spool and checkpoint management
• Exercise 5 - System display and search facility
• Exercise 6 - Automatic Command Facility (optional)

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: https://b25acidbw07.con.can.ibm.com/BCS/BCSVTEnrl.nsf/Billing%20Info?OpenPage

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.