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The document outlines a course on Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS) focusing on job and data management within the IBM Mainframe system. It includes course goals, prerequisites, intended audience, a day-wise schedule of lessons, and a table of contents detailing various topics such as OS concepts, MVS evolution, and data management. The course does not cover JCL coding and is intended for developers and programmers with basic computer knowledge.

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MVS-ClassBook-Lesson00

The document outlines a course on Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS) focusing on job and data management within the IBM Mainframe system. It includes course goals, prerequisites, intended audience, a day-wise schedule of lessons, and a table of contents detailing various topics such as OS concepts, MVS evolution, and data management. The course does not cover JCL coding and is intended for developers and programmers with basic computer knowledge.

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Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS)

Lesson 00
Course Goals and Non Goals

Course Goals
• Basic understanding of MVS job and data management
• Basic understanding of IBM Mainframe system
• Introduction to Mainframe environment
• Work with basic ISPF commands and dataset utility

Course Non Goals


• JCL coding

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Pre-requisites

Basics of Computer

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Intended Audience

Developers
Programmers

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Day Wise Schedule

Day 1
• Lesson 1: Introduction to OS Concepts and MVS
• Lesson 2: MVS Environment Concepts
• Lesson 3: MVS Evolution

Day 2
• Lesson 4: Typical IBM Mainframe Systems
• Lesson 5: MVS Concepts and Terminology
• Lesson 6: MVS Data Management

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Day Wise Schedule

Day 3
• Lesson 7 : Tools Overview
• Lesson 8 : System Generation & Initialization
• Lesson 9 : Job Management Overview
• Appendix
• Appendix A – Compilation process (Translators / Linkage / Loader)
• Appendix B - Bibliography/References

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Table of Contents

Lesson 1: Introduction to OS Concepts and MVS


• 1.1: Introduction to MVS
• 1.2: OS Concepts
• 1.3: Position of OS in system
• 1.4: OS Functions

Lesson 2: MVS Environment Concepts


• 2.1: Data Processing Concepts
• 2.2: Command Processing Concepts
• 2.3: Characteristics of Mainframe OS
• 2.3.1: Batch Processing
• 2.3.2: Multiprogramming
• 2.3.3: Time Sharing
• 2.3.4: Virtual Storage
• 2.3.5: Spooling

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Table of Contents

Lesson 3: MVS Evolution


• 3.1: Family of IBM
• 3.2: MVS Evolution
• 3.2.1: MFT
• 3.2.2: MVT
• 3.2.3: I/O Management

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Lesson 4: Typical IBM Systems


• 4.1: Typical IBM M/F configuration
• 4.2: Processors
• 4.2.1: Multiprocessing Concepts
• 4.3: Cache Memory
• 4.4: Channels
• 4.5: I/O Devices
• 4.5.1: Unit Record Devices
• 4.5.2: Magnetic Tape
• 4.5.3: DASD - Direct Access Storage Device
• 4.6: Data Communication Network
• 4.6.1: Data Communication Equipment

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Table of Contents

Lesson 5: MVS Concepts and Terminology


• 5.1: MVS Concepts Overview
• 5.2: Virtual Storage
• 5.4: Multiprocessing
• 5.5: Address Spaces
• 5.6: MVS address space
• 5.7: Paging
• 5.8: Swapping
• 5.9: Virtual Storage Layout

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Lesson 6: Data Management in MVS


• 6.1: Types of Data
• 6.2: Dataset Organization
• 6.2.1: Non VSAM
• 6.2.2: VSAM
• 6.2.3: Features of Dataset Organization
• 6.2.4: Dataset Naming Conventions
• 6.3: Dataset Tracking Mechanism
• 6.4: Sysplex
• 6.5: Dataset Management
• 6.6: Dataset Processing

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Table of Contents

Lesson 7: Tools Overview


• 7.1: Subsystems
• 7.2: Working with TSO/ISPF

➢Lesson 8: System Generation & Initialization


• 8.1: System Generation
8.2: System Initialization
• 8.3: System defined datasets
• 8.4: ISRDDN diagnostic utility

Appendices

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Table of Contents

Lesson 9: Job Management Overview


• 9.1: Concept of Job, step, JCL & JES
• 9.2: Job Management
• 9.3: Stages of JOB
• 9.4: Job Scheduling
• 9.5: Job Execution
• 9.6: Dataset Allocation and Job Step Execution
• 9.7: Using SDSF

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References

Books:
• The MVS JCL Primer; by Saba Zamir, Chander Ranade
• IBM Mainframe Handbook
URLs:
• http://hansen-family.com/mvs/MVS%20Commands.htm
• http://ibm.com

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Next Step Courses

JCL
COBOL
VSAM
DB2
CICS

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