Hands-On Sandbox Labs 3.1 Series

These labs provide a range of JCL exercises that can be run in your organization's mainframe training sandbox. Initial exercises focus on basic coding and resolving syntax errors and increase in complexity throughout the exercises.

The z/OS Operator labs provide a range of exercises that can be run in your organization's mainframe training sandbox. Exercises focus on the major tasks performed by the z/OS Operator including responding to system messages, displaying system activity and identifying the status of hardware and software.

These mainframe exercises provide scenarios where you are required to perform tasks and resolve simple and more complex z/OS-related problems, using your organization's training sandbox.

The Labs – JES2 (z/OS) labs provide a range of exercises that can be run in your organization’s mainframe training sandbox. Initial exercises focus on entering JES2 commands to manage batch jobs and SYSOUT. In later modules, more advanced JES2 tasks associated with spool offload, JES2 checkpointing and JES2 initialization are presented.

The SDSF Labs provide a range of exercises that can be run in your organization’s mainframe training sandbox. Initial exercises focus on configuring SDSF screen defaults and then move on to managing batch jobs and their output using a number of SDSF options. Several exercises relating to searching and saving data from system and user logs are also provided. The last two exercises are for more experienced personnel and deal with JES2 initiator manipulation, and locating data that can assist if there is a JES2 resource shortage.

The TSO/ISPF Labs provide a range of exercises that can be run in your organization’s mainframe training sandbox. Initial exercises focus on modifying TSO session defaults and allocating data sets, while later modules deal with copying and manipulating mainframe data using ISPF panels and utilities.

These z/OS UNIX labs allow the learner to interact with the z/OS UNIX system using several popular interfaces. Tasks include creating and modifying z/OS UNIX files and directories, displaying z/OS UNIX activity and running an interactive script.