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Overview
This course introduces and explains the IBM Z System Automation (SA for z/OS) components, architecture, and concepts. Focus is on the System Operations component with Processor Operations as an optional topic.
This course does not include labs.
'Audience
This intermediate course is primarily intended for system administrators and system analysts who are responsible for installing the product and defining the automation policy that is used by IBM Z System Automation.
Skills Gained
Prerequisites
Outline
IBM Z System Automation 4.3 Architecture
Describe IBM Z System Automation and its capabilities
Describe the components of the product
Describe policy-based and goal driven automation
Describe the product’s automation capabilities
Describe its key operations features
Describe its integration, additional automation, end-to-end automation, and the configuration Assistant
Architecture and concepts
Describe the architecture
Describe the automation agent role and operation
Describe the automation manager role and operation
Explain the key automation concepts
Describe goal driven automation
Explain the automation statuses and their effect on automation
Describe automation policy for applications
Describe resource dependencies and relationships
Provide an overview of application groups
Explain automation flags, threshold processing, message policy, and notify operators
Describe end-to-end automation architecture
Details
Describe a monitor resource and its effect on the health status of linked resources
Describe events and triggers
List MVS automation
Describe resource relationships details
Explain the order process
List and describe factors that can influence goal-driven automation
List types and natures of application groups
Explain behavior or attributes of application groups
List transient resource automation
Processor Operations
Describe architecture including implementation options
Explain usage and operator interface
Describe automation policy
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