Mainframe Networking Training Duration

S.No Course Number Duration Lab

1 Networking Fundamentals NET-100 2 Days No
2 VTAM Facilities and Operations VTAM-100 5 Days Yes
3 TCP/IP Networking A7-9025 5 Days Yes
4 TCP/IP for z/OS Implementation Workshop CB69G 5 Days Yes
5 TCP/IP for z/OS: Diagnostics and Debugging NW79G 4 Days Yes
6 z/OSFM Configuration Assistant for z/OS OSMF-100 3 Days Yes
Total No. Of Days Training 24 Days

Mainframe Networking Training Curriculum

Networking Fundamentals Duration: 2 Days

 Mainframe & Networks
 Network layers and Protocols
 Hardware Connectivity on Mainframe
 Configurations

VTAM Operations: Duration: 5 Days

Overview
 Understand SNA concepts and definitions
 Examine SNA protocol stack
 Review basic VTAM/SNA function.
 Introduce subarea vs APPN networks

Start Up Options and Configuration List LAB

 Review basic VTAM operation
 Review VTAM parameters for startup and configuration definitions
 Review VTAM buffering specifications

Connecting APPN Nodes to VTAM

 Basic examination of APPN/VTAM connectivity
 Introduce terminology for VTAM/APPN

APPN and LEN Node Structure

 Examine basic components of node structure
 Examine methods of routing information
 Investigate particular structures pertinent to node management

APPN Services
 Address Space Management
 Configuration Services
 Topology and Routine Services
 Directory Services
 Session Services

High Performance Routing (HPR)

 Examine High Performance Routing
 Review Adaptive Rate Based (ARB) flow control mechanism
TCP/IP Networking Duration: 5 Days
 TCP/IP Overview
 TCP/IP Numbering Systems
 Network Access Review
 IPv4 Addressing
 IPv4 Subnets
 Address Resolution Protocol
 Multicasting
 Internet Protocol Version 4
 IP Routing
 UDP Sessions
 TCP Sessions
 Autoconfiguration
 Domain Name System
 ICMP Diagnostic and Error Reports
 Common TCP Applications
 Common UDP Applications
 VOIP Implementation
 TCP/IP Security
 Internet Protocol Version 6

TCP/IP for z/OS Implementation Workshop Duration: 5 Days

Day 1
 Unit 1 - TCP/IP for z/OS introduction
 Unit 2 - z/OS system prerequisites for TCP/IP
 Unit 3 - Basic customization

Day 2
 Unit 4 - Network interfaces
 Unit 5 - Name services

Day 3
 Unit 6 - OMPRoute
 Unit 7 – Telnet

Day 4
 Unit 8 - Enterprise Extender
 Unit 9 - SyslogD
 Unit 10 – FTP

Day 5
 Unit 11 - SMTP

TCP/IP for z/OS: Diagnostics and Debugging Duration: 4 Days

Day 1
 Unit 1: Introduction
 Unit 2: TCP/IP commands and utilities
 Exercise 1: TCP/IP commands and lab discovery
 Unit 3: TCP/IP traces
 Unit 4: Using IPCS with TCP/IP traces
 Exercise 2: Packet trace
 Exercise 3: OSA diagnosis lab
Day 2
 Unit 5: IP data flows
 Unit 6: Telnet
 Exercise 4: Telnet problems
 Unit 7: SyslogD and application traces
 Unit 8: FTP
 Exercise 5: FTP client
 Exercise 6: FTP server

Day 3
 Unit 8: FTP (continued)
 Unit 9: Debugging techniques
 Exercise 7: Problem Diagnosis

Day 4
 Unit 10: OMPRoute
 Exercise 8: OMPRoute
 Exercise 9: Storage usage
 Unit 11: Dump verification
 Exercise 10: Dump verification

z/OSMF Configuration Assistant for z/OS Duration: 3 Days

 z/OSMF Software Management Manager
 Capacity Provisioning
 Classic (ISPF) Interface
 Incident Log
 Configuration Assistant for the z/OS Communications Server
 Workload Management
 System Status, Resource Monitoring
 Workflow