SMP/E Fundamentals
Mainframe Training Overview
This course provides the fundamentals of SMP/E processing for installation and maintenance of systems software and program products. Topics will include an examination of SMP/E commands, a detailed review of MCS statements and their purpose, and exercises to enable the student to gain a working familiarity with SMP/E processing.
This course is designed for systems programmers and support personnel that will have responsibility for maintaining the SMP/E environment.
Students should be familiar with JCL, MVS utilities, and the use of TSO/ISPF.
4 days
I. SMP/E Overview and Methodology
Mainframe Training Audience
Mainframe Training Prerequisites
Mainframe Training Course duration
Mainframe Training Course outline
A. Examine SMP/E data sets and their roles in maintaining system information
II. SYSMODS
B. Introduction to SMP/E dialogues
C. Introduction to the SMP/E Zones; global, target, and distribution
D. Establishing the SMP/E environment and its definitions
A. Introduction to SYSMOD types; PTF, APAR, FUNCTION, and USERMODS
III. RECEIVE, APPLY, and ACCEPT Processing
B. Review HOLDDATA and its role in managing SYSMODS
C. Examine MCS statements and how they are used to perform specific utility functions for SMP/E
A. Examine the SMP/E process for introducing change into the z/OS environment
IV. RESTORE and REJECT Processing
B. RECEIVE processing
C. APPLY CHECK and APPLY processing
D. ACCEPT CHECK and ACCEPT processing
A. Examine the SMP/E process for restoring and removing changes from the z/OS environment
V. Managing SYSMODS
B. RESTORE CHECK and RESTORE processing
C. REJECT processing
D. RECEIVE HOLDDATA
E. APPLY CHECK
F. Resolve HOLDDATA and BYPASS processing
A. CLEANUP processing to remove extraneous data from the SMP/E zones
VI. Controlling SMP/E Data Sets
B. Examine the REPORT processing commands for reviewing SYSMOD status
A. Examine the role UCLIN processing to modify data elements within SMP/E zones
VII. SMP/E Reporting
B. ZONE processing commands to manage SMP/E zones
C. Introduce the BUILDMCS command for migrating SMP/E managed elements to other systems
A. Use of SMP/E logging functions to trace activity
VIII. MCS Statements
B. SMP/E LIST command to report on managed elements
A. Structure of MCS statements
IX. SMP/E Service Routines
B. Constructing a USERMOD
A. GIMCPTS, GIMDTS, GIMXSID
B. GIMZIP and GIMUNZIP
