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<!DOCTYPE FL_Course SYSTEM "https://www.flane.de/dtd/fl_course095.dtd"><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://portal.flane.ch/css/xml-course.xsl"?><course productid="1506" language="en" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-course/ibm-es24g" lastchanged="2025-12-02T12:12:59+01:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-courses"><title>IBM System z Hardware Management Console (HMC) Operations</title><productcode>ES24G</productcode><vendorcode>IB</vendorcode><vendorname>IBM</vendorname><fullproductcode>IB-ES24G</fullproductcode><version>1.0</version><objective>&lt;p&gt;After completing this course, you should be able to:
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Identify and use the functions of the Hardware Management Console to operate your System z mainframe environment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe the major function/features differences between the System z9 and zSeries family of servers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Identify and understand the concept of logical partitioning, initialization, and the operational usage of the various types of channels on current servers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe the functions provided by the HMC, SE, and initialization overview of basic and LPAR mode of operation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Identify three different navigation methods available for use on the HMC&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use the various navigation methods to open groups, objects, display status, and perform tasks&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Log on and log off the Hardware Management Console&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use the books function&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use the help function&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Identify the different types of groups&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Define how each type of group is created and used&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Access the data contained in each type of Details Panel&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Navigate and use the different Task Lists&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Resolve exception conditions&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use the hardware messages task&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use the operating system messages task&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe the difference between HMC version 2.9.0 (introduced with the IBM System z9) and previous OS/2 HMCs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Identify configuration setup requirements for the System z9 HMC and SE&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Identify new task and navigation changes as compared to the OS/2 zSeries HMC&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Compare and identify the activation profile panel differences between HMC version 2.9.n and OS/2 HMCs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Establish a single object operations session (CPC session)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Navigate the support element workplace and identify how to access the channel problem determination panels&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;p&gt;You should have an understanding of:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;

	&lt;li&gt;Basic data processing and I/O concepts and terminology&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;z/OS console operation, including display of device, job, and console status&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;p&gt;This intermediate course is for operations personnel and technical staff who are directly involved in the installation, operation, systems support, and software support of their System z mainframe environment.&lt;/p&gt;</audience><contents>&lt;p&gt;This course teaches you navigation, operation, and recovery techniques for the Hardware Management Console (HMC) in the System z environment. Through lecture and hands-on exercises, you learn setup and operating procedures for the HMC, gain in-depth problem determination skills, practice HMC operations, and utilize recovery capabilities provided by the System z servers.&lt;/p&gt;</contents><outline>&lt;p&gt;Day 1 &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Welcome&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unit 1: IBM mainframe server hardware: Overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unit 2: Using the HMC classic style user interface&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unit 3: Using the HMC tree style user interface&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unit 4: Using the HMC to monitor System z servers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Supporting labs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Day 2 &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Review&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unit 5: Activation profiles and operational tasks&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unit 6: Single object operation: CPC session Supporting labs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</outline><objective_plain>After completing this course, you should be able to:



- Identify and use the functions of the Hardware Management Console to operate your System z mainframe environment
- Describe the major function/features differences between the System z9 and zSeries family of servers
- Identify and understand the concept of logical partitioning, initialization, and the operational usage of the various types of channels on current servers
- Describe the functions provided by the HMC, SE, and initialization overview of basic and LPAR mode of operation
- Identify three different navigation methods available for use on the HMC
- Use the various navigation methods to open groups, objects, display status, and perform tasks
- Log on and log off the Hardware Management Console
- Use the books function
- Use the help function
- Identify the different types of groups
- Define how each type of group is created and used
- Access the data contained in each type of Details Panel
- Navigate and use the different Task Lists
- Resolve exception conditions
- Use the hardware messages task
- Use the operating system messages task
- Describe the difference between HMC version 2.9.0 (introduced with the IBM System z9) and previous OS/2 HMCs
- Identify configuration setup requirements for the System z9 HMC and SE
- Identify new task and navigation changes as compared to the OS/2 zSeries HMC
- Compare and identify the activation profile panel differences between HMC version 2.9.n and OS/2 HMCs
- Establish a single object operations session (CPC session)
- Navigate the support element workplace and identify how to access the channel problem determination panels</objective_plain><essentials_plain>You should have an understanding of:



	- Basic data processing and I/O concepts and terminology
- z/OS console operation, including display of device, job, and console status</essentials_plain><audience_plain>This intermediate course is for operations personnel and technical staff who are directly involved in the installation, operation, systems support, and software support of their System z mainframe environment.</audience_plain><contents_plain>This course teaches you navigation, operation, and recovery techniques for the Hardware Management Console (HMC) in the System z environment. Through lecture and hands-on exercises, you learn setup and operating procedures for the HMC, gain in-depth problem determination skills, practice HMC operations, and utilize recovery capabilities provided by the System z servers.</contents_plain><outline_plain>Day 1 


- Welcome
- Unit 1: IBM mainframe server hardware: Overview
- Unit 2: Using the HMC classic style user interface
- Unit 3: Using the HMC tree style user interface
- Unit 4: Using the HMC to monitor System z servers
- Supporting labs
Day 2 


- Review
- Unit 5: Activation profiles and operational tasks
- Unit 6: Single object operation: CPC session Supporting labs</outline_plain><duration unit="d" days="2">2 days</duration><pricelist><price country="DE" currency="EUR">1190.00</price><price country="NL" currency="EUR">1160.00</price><price country="BE" currency="EUR">1160.00</price><price country="PL" currency="EUR">1490.00</price><price country="SI" currency="EUR">1190.00</price><price country="CH" currency="CHF">1660.00</price><price country="FR" currency="EUR">1585.00</price><price country="CA" currency="CAD">1640.00</price></pricelist><miles/></course>