PR/SM Concepts & Facilities

Duration

2 to 3 hours

Overview

Audience

Junior to Senior Operators new to PR/SM.

Prerequisites

Good knowledge of the MVS Operating System, Hardware and Hardware configurations.

Objectives

After completing this Course, the student should be able to:
• Understand the concepts of partitioning and the concepts of PR/SM
• Learn PR/SM Commands and when to use them
• Read the status of Processor Complex from the Hardware frames

Course Content

Processor Resource System Manager (PR/SM) Overview

The Ways a Processor Complex Can Be Split
Logical/Physical and Software Splits
Definition of LPAR
Hardware Necessary for Splits

IBM 3206 Display Station Overview

Display and Command Areas
How This Console Displays the Status of Your Hardware
Definition of Logical and Physical Partitioning
A Power Reset

LPAR Operations - Part 1

Defining on LPAR via the IOCDS and LPDEF
Frame

LPAR Operations - Part 2

Activating and Deactivating LPARs Via the SL Command
Activating and Deactivating LPARs Via Hardware Frames
How to Reconfigure Storage
Commands SETUP, LOCKUP
How to Reconfigure CHPIDS

LPAR Operations - Part 3

Features of the 3206 Display Screen
How to Setup This Display Screen
Define PF Keys, Switches, and Knobs on Screen