1. Understanding Systems Programming Procedures and Roles Company Name Date - Time 1 |Copyright © Interskill Learning Pty Ltd 2011 – Commercial in Confidence Introduction to z/OS Systems Programming PowerPoint Our z/OS System Setup PowerPoint Our JES and Network Setup Webinar Understanding Systems Programming Procedures and Roles 55 minutes Virtual Storage & Address Space Concepts 45 minutes Working with System Data Sets 45 minutes Working with System Parameter Lists 45 minutes Initializing the z/OS System 40 minutes Configuring JES2 70 minutes Issuing VTAM and TCP/IP Commands

2. 2 |Copyright © Interskill Learning Pty Ltd 2011 – Commercial in Confidence About You GroupNumbers Operators2 System Analysts1 Application Programmers4

3. Objectives Questions from the course so far Who are the Systems Programmers? Where we fit in the organisation Systems Programming policies and procedures 3 |Copyright © Interskill Learning Pty Ltd 2011 – Commercial in Confidence

4. Clarification of Previous Material General comments received Technical queries on z/OS Systems Programming 4 |Copyright © Interskill Learning Pty Ltd 2011 – Commercial in Confidence

5. Who are the systems programmers? 5 |Copyright © Interskill Learning Pty Ltd 2011 – Commercial in Confidence John Smith Manager Jane White z/OS Lead Brett Pink z/OS Sarah Orange z/OS Fred Blue IMS Lead Alan Green CICS Lead David Grey IMS/CICS Helen Black Networks

6. Where do systems programmers fit in? 6 |Copyright © Interskill Learning Pty Ltd 2011 – Commercial in Confidence IT Infrastructure UNIX Infrastructure Mainframe Infrastructure Operations Systems Programmin g Networking Windows Infrastructure

7. Our group’s responsibilities 1. Systems Software Installation and Maintenance Keep software up to date, and install fixes. Goal: all software within one release of the current supported release. 2. Systems Administration Assist operations, resolve problems, keep the system running. 3. Performance and Capacity Get the most from our mainframes, and monitor capacity. 4. Disaster Recovery Manage and test plans for disaster recovery. 7 |Copyright © Interskill Learning Pty Ltd 2011 – Commercial in Confidence

8. Our group’s priorities 1. Keep Systems Running. Goal: Zero Unplanned Outages 2. Minimize Costs Goal: 10% Cost Reduction Every Year 3. Innovation Current Projects: CICS Web Enablement, WebSphere Application Server. 8 |Copyright © Interskill Learning Pty Ltd 2011 – Commercial in Confidence

9. Priority 1 : no system outages Planning – no unplanned changes. Testing – all changes tested before production. Checking – all changes must be checked by someone else. Change Management – all changes must go through our change management system 9 |Copyright © Interskill Learning Pty Ltd 2011 – Commercial in Confidence

10. Priority 2 : minimize costs Keeping Software Up to Date Tuning Our Systems Constantly Looking for Savings 10 |Copyright © Interskill Learning Pty Ltd 2011 – Commercial in Confidence

11. Priority 3 : innovation Expand on your group’s third priority 11 |Copyright © Interskill Learning Pty Ltd 2011 – Commercial in Confidence

12. Change management Your Change Management System 12 |Copyright © Interskill Learning Pty Ltd 2011 – Commercial in Confidence

13. Other Policies and Procedures Add any other policies and procedures. 13 |Copyright © Interskill Learning Pty Ltd 2011 – Commercial in Confidence

14. Summary Who are the Systems Programmers? Where we fit in the organisation Systems Programming policies and procedures 14 |Copyright © Interskill Learning Pty Ltd 2011 – Commercial in Confidence

15. Questions 15 |Copyright © Interskill Learning Pty Ltd 2011 – Commercial in Confidence Introduction to z/OS Systems Programming PowerPoint Our z/OS System Setup PowerPoint Our JES and Network Setup Webinar Understanding Systems Programming Procedures and Roles 55 minutes Virtual Storage & Address Space Concepts 45 minutes Working with System Data Sets 45 minutes Working with System Parameter Lists 45 minutes Initializing the z/OS System 40 minutes Configuring JES2 70 minutes Issuing VTAM and TCP/IP Commands