Mainframe for Beginners - Roadmap

Topic Overview Additional Basic Knowledge Additional Expert Knowledgte
Mainframe Basics
Mainframe Hardware z/OS Basic Redbook - Chapter 2 Selfstudy at the z/OS InfoCenter -> 30 minute courses -> Mainframe Hardware Basics course

Interactive Tour - Open a z10 BC

Uni Leipzig -> Lehre-> Dokument 2
ABCs of z/OS SysProg - Vol 10

IBM Redbook - IBM System z10 Enterprise Class Technical Introduction, SG24-7515-01

IBM Redbook - IBM System z10 Enterprise Class Technical Introduction, SG24-7515-01


IBM Course Code ES82
Mainframe Operating Systems Uni Leipzig -> Lehre-> Dokument 1 Uni Leipzig -> Lehre-> Script 1+2
z/OS in Theory z/OS Basic Redbook - Chapter 3 ABCs of z/OS SysProg
- Vol 1 - Chap 1
IBM Course Code ES05

Uni Leipzig -> Lehre-> Script 3
Using z/OS with TSO and ISPF z/OS Basic Redbook - Chapter 4+5 ABCs of z/OS SysProg - Vol 1 - Chap 4

Selfstudy at the z/OS InfoCenter -> 30 minute courses -> ISPF Basics course
IBM Course Code ES10 or ES06
Submitting Work using JCL z/OS Basic Redbook - Chapter 6+7 ABCs of z/OS SysProg - Vol 1 - Chap 4

Selfstudy at the z/OS InfoCenter -> 30 minute courses -> JCL basic course
z/OS InfoCenter -> Reusable JCL
Application Progamming
Write Applications in z/OS - using Traditional Languages z/OS Basic Redbook - Chapter 8+9+10 Uni Leipzig -> Lehre
Write Applications in z/OS - using New Languages (like JAVA) z/OS Basic Redbook - Chapter 8+9 Uni Leipzig -> Lehre-> Script 7 JAVA Workshop
Message Queing z/OS Basic Redbook - Chapter 15 Uni Leipzig -> Lehre-> Dokument 7
System Operations
IBM Course Code ES27 and AI75
System Programming
System Programming Tasks z/OS Basic Redbook - Chapter 6+7 IBM Course Code ES40
z/OS Installation ABCs of z/OS SysProg - Vol 2

IBM Course Code ES41
z/OS Maintanance z/OS Basic Redbook - Chapter 17 ABCs of z/OS SysProg - Vol 2
Security z/OS Basic Redbook - Chapter 18 IBM Redbook - Introduction to the New Mainframe: Security, SG24-6776-00

ABCs of z/OS SysProg - Vol 6
Networking (TCPIP, VTAM) z/OS Basic Redbook - Chapter 19 IBM Redbook - Introduction to the New Mainframe: Networking, SG24-6772-00

ABCs of z/OS SysProg - Vol 4
Databases (DB) and Transaction Monitor Systems (TM)
DB Basics
DB on z/OS z/OS Basic Redbook - Chapter 12
TM Basics z/OS Basic Redbook - Chapter 11 Uni Leipzig -> Lehre-> Script 5
TM System -> CICS Uni Leipzig -> Lehre-> Dokument 6
TM System -> IMS
WebServing on z/OS
HTTP Server z/OS Basic Redbook - Chapter 13
Websphere Application Server for z/OS z/OS Basic Redbook - Chapter 14 Uni Leipzig -> Lehre-> Dokument 8 und Script 6
Using other Mainframe Operating Systems
z/VM IBM Redbook - Introduction to the New Mainframe: z/VM Basics, SG24-7316-00
Linux on System z IBM Redbooks
- Linux for IBM System z9 and IBM zSeries, SG24-6694-00
- z/VM and Linux on IBM System z The Virtualization Cookbook for SLES, SG24-7493-00
- z/VM and Linux on IBM System z
The Virtualization Cookbook for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
, SG24-7492-00
z/VSE IBM Redbook - Introduction to the New Mainframe: z/VSE Basics, SG24-7436-00