Course Introduction
  • Course introduction and Curriculum Overview
Guide to use a Mainframe on Windows Operating System
  • Tools we will need
  • Installation of the software
  • Booting up MVS and logging on to TSO
  • Logoff from TSO and shutting down the MVS
  • Connect to a Company's Mainframe
Guide to use a Mainframe on Ubuntu
  • Install and use MVS Turnkey system on Ubuntu
  • Connect to a company's Mainframe using c3270
Master the Mainframe 2020 Contest
  • What is Master the Mainframe Contest?
  • Let's register for Master the Mainframe 2020 and Complete all Level 1 Challenges
  • Login to the MTM Mainframe using a 3270 Terminal Emulator
  • Apply for Jobs using your Master the Mainframe Badges
  • Display your Badge on LinkedIn and share on other social media websites
What are Mainframes?
  • What is a Mainframe?
  • Who uses Mainframe
  • Mainframe Manufacturers
  • IBM Mainframe History
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  • IBM System/360 Mainframe
  • Features of a Mainframe: or "The reasons why Mainframes are still used"
  • Operating systems used on Mainframe
  • Languages used on Mainframes
  • Types of Data Processing on Mainframes
  • Batch Process
  • Quiz on the basic concepts
TSO
  • TSO overview
  • Let's connect to a mainframe and run TSO Commands
  • TSO Operating modes
  • 3 ways to execute a TSO command
  • TSO subcommands
  • TSO HELP command - See all commands available in TSO
ISPF
  • ISPF is not available on MVS Turnkey system
  • What is ISPF?
  • PF Keys and customizing ISPF panel
Datasets
  • What is a Data set?
  • Data set naming rules
  • Data set naming conventions
  • Types of Datasets on Mainframes
  • Create a new PS and PDS dataset
  • Allocating a dataset in MVS Turnkey system
  • Data Set Quiz
Operations on Datasets
  • Copy Data from one dataset to another
  • Move Data from one dataset to another
  • Compare datasets
  • Search datasets
  • Rename and delete datasets
  • EDIT, VIEW and BROWSE datasets
Commands
  • ISPF commands
  • Navigation to a particular line in datasets
  • Views in DSLIST
ISPF Edit Line commands
  • i - Insert a line
  • d - Delete a line
  • r - Repeat a line
  • Copy and Move lines
  • x - Exclude a line
  • s - Show a line
  • Uppercase and Lowercase commands
  • First and Last command
  • ts - Text Split command
  • hx - Hexadecimal value of a line
  • COLS command
  • Column shift command
  • Data shift command
  • MD - Make Dataline command
  • MASK command
  • TABS command
  • using MASK and TABS commands together
  • Summary of Edit line commands
ISPF : DSLIST utility Primary commands
  • REFRESH
  • APPEND
  • EXCLUDE
  • SORT
  • MEMBER
  • SAVE
  • CONFIRM
  • RESET
  • LC command
  • SRCHFOR command
  • SRCHFOR hexadecimal command and SRCHFOR case sensitive command
  • ISPF log - option 7.5
Advanced Commands
  • PROFILE and related commands
  • RETRIEVE, NRETRIEV and AUTOTYPE
  • Compress a PDS
  • Create a new PDS and its member from command line
Unix System Services
  • Connect to a Mainframe using SSH
  • Ubuntu - Connect to a Mainframe using SSH