Education
Velocity Software Self Study Education
***The next no-charge Performance Workshop will be in Columbus OH on June 11-12, 2025 before the VM Workshop***
- Getting Started
- z/VM Education Agenda
- Performance Concepts
- Velocity Software Performance
- Links to other education/information
- Velocity Software Workshops/Seminars
Getting Started:
- Access the Velocity Software cloud: demo.velocitysoftware.com/zpro/.
- Enter this User ID and password: (demozpro) and password (demodemo)
- Use this information to create your study environment: Connecting to the zPRO Demo System
Study Agenda:
Suggested Step by Step Curriculum for z/VM System Education:
- Basic Mainframe Concepts:
- What is a Mainframe? - Mainframe Definition
- What is z/VM? - Session 100 - What is z/VM
- What is Virtualization? - Session 101 - z/VM Virtualization Basics
- z/VM Basics:
- Logging onto a z/VM System: Connecting to the zPRO Demo System (as seen above)
- Navigating on the z/VM System: Working with Basic CMS and CP Commands
- How the zVM System Works Overview:
- Main IBM z/VM System Components (CPLOAD, Directory, Config, etc)
- Overview of components and their roles
- Where systems files live
- Commands used with compoents (DISKMAP, DIREXTXA, etc)
- Additional z/VM System Components (RACF, DIRMAINT, etc)
- Explaining a z/VM System IPL
- How the zVM System Works Deeper Dive:
- Page and Spool
- Backup/Restore
- SFS
- System Security (Directory, RACF, VM:Secure, SFS, Network, etc)
- Third Party Products and "Home-grown" Software)
- Hardware:
- CEC/LPARs
- CPUs
- DASD
- Network - OSA, Routers, etc
- Tape
- Network and Connectivity:
- Consoles
- TCPIP/TCPMAINT
- vSWITCH, vLAN, etc
- FTP
- RSCS
- Creating/Customizing/Servicing a z/VM System:
- Ordering from IBM - How to use GETSHOPZ
- z/VM System Logo - How to Customize Your Logon Screen
- Working with SES
- Guest Systems:
- Second Level z/VM Systems
- Guest Linux Systems
- Other Guest Systems - z/OS, VSE, zTPF
- SSI and Guest Relocation
- Programming:
- REXX
- CMS Pipelines
- Assembler
- PLI
Performance Concepts:
- 1-1 Basic Analysis (2024)
- 1-2 Introduction to Performance (2024)
- 1-3 Introduction to zVPS (2024)
- 2-1 CPU Configuration Analysis (2024)
- 2-2 MFC for z/VM (2024)
- 2-3 Capture Ratios (2024)
- 2-4 SMT for z/VM (2024)
- 2-5 Schedule and Dispatch (2024)
- 3-1 z/VM Storage Analysis and Tuning (2024)
- 4-1 DASD Performance (2024)
- 5-1 Linux on z/VM Performance Analysis (2024)
- 5-2 Configuring and Measuring Linux on z/VM (2024)
- 6-1 Performance Analysis Flowchart (2024)
- Introduction to Performance and Configuration Guidelines (2024)
Performance Management Agenda:
- Introduction to zVPS
- Using zVIEW, creating graphs, generating zMAP reports
- Performance Analysis Flow chart
- Tailoring zVIEW, defining and saving tabs, Link of links
- z/VM and Linux Configuration Guidelines
- zVPS Maintenance, Operational alerts
- Processor Management
- Understanding MFC and SMT
More Performance Information - Access to 35+ Years of Information:
Links to other helpful information:
z/VM & Linux Performance Workshops and Seminars
Workshops:- Workshops are done on a regular basis - currently preceding the zVM Workshop
- Workshops are 2-4 days of education covering performance aspects of z/VM, Linux and more
- Workshops are appropriate for all levels of z/VM staff that manage any aspect of performance duties
- Workshops and Seminars utilize the Velocity Software performance tools
- Workshops are free to customers
- Further information and schedules can be found on our workshop description page.
- Performance Seminar for high level preformance and product usage overview.
