VSE Operations II

Duration

3 to 4 hours

Overview

Audience

VSE operators and application and system programmers requiring advanced knowledge of VSE operations.

Prerequisites

Completion of the VSE Operations course or knowledge of the VSE operating system and commands.

Objectives

After completing this course, the student will be able to:
• Identify how to IPL the system
• Recognize the commands that can be used at the time of IPLing
• Recognize operator commands
• Recognize Job Control Program commands
• Identify how to manipulate the system to ensure smooth performance
• Define data spaces and how they are created
• Define virtual disks and how they are created

Course Content

Operator Commands and IPL Commands

IPL Commands - Entry of IPL Commands
Function of the Main Commands and Operands

Job Control Program Commands

Commands Read by Job Control Program
When to Enter these Commands
Functions and Operands for
• CLOSE Command
• DVCDN/ DVCUP Command
• MTC Command
• RESET Command
• ROD Command

Supervisor Program Commands and VAE

When to Enter these Commands
Functions and Operands for the:
• DUMP Command
• MSG Command
• NEWVOL Command
• REPLID Command
• ALLOC Command
• CANCEL Command
• LOG Command
• MAP/ SYSLOG MAP Command
• PRTY Command
• SIZE Command
• START Command
Virtual Addressability Extensions and Parameters Required

Introduction to Data Spaces

What Is a Data Space?
Reason for Using Data Spaces
SYSDEF DSPACE Command
QUERY DSPACE Command

Introduction to Virtual Disks

What is Virtual Disk?
Reason for Using Virtual Disk
VDISK Command