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JES2 for Systems Programmers
3 Days

This course provides the fundamentals of JES2 to I/T Professionals. It is intended to provide the student with the understanding to control, customize and administer the JES2 subsystem in a z/OS environment.

AUDIENCE

System programmers who need an understanding of JES2.

TOPICS
Introduction to JES2 Concepts

Introduction to JES2 Checkpoint and Spool operations
Examine JES2 job execution phases
JES2 and Workload Manager (WLM)
JES2 system configuration options (including Poly-JES).
Explore JES2 and JES3 conceptual differences.

JES2 Initialization

JES2 start-up options
JES2 procedure and specification requirements
Dynamic allocation of PROCLIB and PARMLIB specifications
Backup JES2 procs
Introduction to JES2 initialization statements

Controlling JES2 Processes

JES2 device assignments
Internal reader facility
Specifying PROCLIBS
Job selection criteria and job initiation
Member affinity and initiator management
Output management
Print/Punch phase and output routing

Spool Volumes and Operation

Spool volume allocation
Spool management
Spool offload facility

JES2 Checkpoint Processing

Checkpoint sizing and placement
Checkpoint configuration considerations
Checkpoint reconfiguration dialogues
Recovering from Multi-Access Spool (MAS) failures
JES2 Checkpoint and the coupling facility

Remote JES2 Configurations: RJE/NJE

Network Job Entry (NJE) definitions
Networking considerations and topology
Remote Job Entry (RJE) definitions
SNA vs BSE definitions

SESSION CONTENT

Introduction to JES2 Concepts
JES2 Initialization
Controlling JES2 Processes
Spool Volumes and Operation
JES2 Checkpoint Processing
Remote JES2 Configurations: RJE/NJE

Our JES2 experts can cover any and all topics on this subject—topics can be added or deleted per Client’s needs.

Workstations are needed for this session.