z/OS System Anatomy Part 1 - Z Architecture Training in Canada

  • Delivery Method: Online Instructor-Led / Classroom Based / Onsite
  • Participation Model: Public Training / Private / In-House Training
  • Duration: 4 Days
  • Price: From CAD 4,950 +TAX
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  • UK & Canada Based Global Training Provider
This course and the associated Part 2 course together form the essential core of the z/OS education curriculum for z/OS Systems Programmers. By attending both components attendees will gain an in-depth insight into the fundamental structure of MVS (now z/OS), enabling further study in areas such as debugging, performance, installation and customisation of the operating system.<br>This course concentrates on laying the ground rules of z/OS in terms of architecture, storage management, as well as the major control blocks and how to interpret them. The course also introduces the major components found in z Systems environments.<br><br>This course is also available for one-company, on-site presentations and for live presentation over the Internet, via the Virtual Classroom Environment service.
We can organize this training at your preferred date and location.
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ASELSAN
PepsiCo Türkiye
JTI TÜTÜN ÜRÜNLERİ SANAYİ A.Ş.
ING Bank
DHL
MASTERCARD
Huawei
TotalEnergies
Mercedes-Benz Türk A.Ş.
Goodyear
FORD OTOMOTIV SANAYI A.S.
3M COMPANY
Schneider Electric
Central Bank of Azerbaijan
BP Petrolleri
Procter & Gamble (P&G)
Qatar Foundation
Bank Of China
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
MORGAN STANLEY & CO Inc
Novo Nordisk
DEUTSCHE BANK
Azerbaycan Cumhuriyeti Emek ve Ahalinin Sosyal Güvenliği Bakanlığı
ACCENTURE

Prerequisites

A good working understanding of the z/OS environment, from a technician's perspective.

What You Will Learn

  • describe the architectural principles governing CPU, Storage and I/O
  • identify the state of a CPU and describe potential problem scenerios
  • use IPCS and the debugging guides
  • describe the principles of Virtual Storage
  • describe the purpose of AMODE and RMODE
  • describe a page fault and its consequences
  • set up a flexible paging/swapping subsystem
  • explain how dataspaces and hiperspaces work
  • describe how an IPL works
  • isolate problems during an IPL
  • explain the concept of authorised programs.

Training Outline

Architecture

The architectural principles of the CPU; PSW, registers; interrupts system states; PSW swapping; multi-processing; central storage; addressing modes; storage keys; parallel & serial channels; pathing; HCD; LCUs; CCWs; I/O operation; SCSW.

MVS Introduction

The functions of the MVS operating systems; components required to prepare MVS for work; creating address spaces; Job Entry Subsystem; initiators; resource control; interrupt handlers and status saving; dispatching work; I/O requests; Workload Manager; execute the work; exit the work from the system.

Control Blocks, Dumps & IPCS

Using IPCS and the debugging handbooks to locate and interpret major MVS control blocks in a dump; finding main control blocks such as PSA, CVT, ASCB, TCB, UCB; main IPCS menus; IPCS FIND command; IPCS subcommands; IPCS labs.

Virtual Storage Concepts

Loading programs; real storage problems; DAT; segments & pages; page stealing & UIC; page faults; demand paging; dispatching address spaces; swapping & paging.

MVS Storage Management

AMODE & RMODE; common storage; private storage; Virtual Storage Manager; subpools; storage keys; RSM; page faults; segment faults; ASM; page data sets; VIO.

Dataspaces and Hiperspaces

Primary & secondary ASC modes; access registers; using dataspaces; VLF; Hiperspaces.

System Initialisation

Sysgen and IPL processes; the function of the LOAD parameter and the LOADxx member of PARMLIB; concepts of authorised programs; the subsystem interface.

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Experience z/OS System Anatomy Part 1 - Z Architecture in Canada through Bilginç IT Academy's live and interactive virtual classroom environment. Join a Public course as an individual delegate or arrange a dedicated Private / In-house online training program exclusively for your organization.

  • Delivery Method: Online Instructor-Led
  • Participation Model: Public / Private (In-house)
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Experience z/OS System Anatomy Part 1 - Z Architecture through face-to-face Classroom Based training in Canada. Training can be delivered as a Public course open to individual delegates or as a dedicated Private / In-house class for your organization.

  • Delivery Method: Classroom Based
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  • Practical Learning: Depending on the course, reinforce your knowledge through hands-on exercises, scenarios, case studies, and instructor-led activities.

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  • Participation Model: Private (In-house)
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z/OS System Anatomy Part 1 - Z Architecture Training Course in Canada Schedule

Join our public courses in our Canada facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.

We can organize this training at your preferred date and location.
04 October 2026 (4 Days)
Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa
CAD 4,950 +TAX
08 October 2026 (4 Days)
Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa
CAD 4,950 +TAX
19 October 2026 (4 Days)
Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa
CAD 4,950 +TAX
06 November 2026 (4 Days)
Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa
CAD 4,950 +TAX
10 November 2026 (4 Days)
Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa
CAD 4,950 +TAX
11 November 2026 (4 Days)
Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa
CAD 4,950 +TAX
14 November 2026 (4 Days)
Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa
CAD 4,950 +TAX
16 November 2026 (4 Days)
Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa
CAD 4,950 +TAX

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