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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="5068" language="fr" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/fr/xml-course/ibm-es54g" lastchanged="2025-07-29T12:17:35+02:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/fr/xml-courses"><title>Basic z/OS Tuning Using the Workload Manager</title><productcode>ES54G</productcode><vendorcode>IB</vendorcode><vendorname>IBM</vendorname><fullproductcode>IB-ES54G</fullproductcode><version>1.0</version><objective>&lt;p&gt;Do you need to know how to establish a practical performance management program for your z/OS system? This course is designed for new performance analysts to learn to work with the Workload Manager (WLM) in goal mode. Learn concepts of WLM and performance management in the z/OS system using the WLM.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Learn how to analyze Resource Monitoring Facility (RMF) reports and implement service definitions using the WLM Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) application. The course uses z/OS hands-on lab exercises to reinforce the concepts and techniques discussed in lecture.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hands-on labs&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This course includes hands-on lab exercises. Each student team, working on their own z/OS system, will configure RMF, analyze RMF reports to find bottlenecks, and utilize the WLM dialogs to create goals and classification rules in a service definition that manages a supplied z/OS workload.&lt;/p&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;p&gt;You should:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;

	&lt;li&gt;Understand basic MVS and z/OS operation, such as job flow through JES, job scheduling paging, swapping, dispatching controls, and I/O scheduling&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Have a basic knowledge of the purpose of the Workload Managers function in managing system workloads&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Be familiar with using TSO and ISPF to manage data sets and run batch jobs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;p&gt;This is an intermediate course for z/OS system programmers, z/OS performance analysts, and z/OS performance administrators new to performance management for their z/OS system.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Note: ES54 is intended for individuals new to WLM and the z/OS performance area&lt;/p&gt;</audience><contents>&lt;p&gt;Do you need to know how to establish a practical performance management program for your z/OS system? This course is designed for new performance analysts to learn to work with the Workload Manager (WLM) in goal mode. Learn concepts of WLM and performance management in the z/OS system using the WLM.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Learn how to analyze Resource Monitoring Facility (RMF) reports and implement service definitions using the WLM Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) application. The course uses z/OS hands-on lab exercises to reinforce the concepts and techniques discussed in lecture.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hands-on labs&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This course includes hands-on lab exercises. Each student team, working on their own z/OS system, will configure RMF, analyze RMF reports to find bottlenecks, and utilize the WLM dialogs to create goals and classification rules in a service definition that manages a supplied z/OS workload.&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 - Tuning methodology&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unit 2 - Using SMF and RMF to monitor performance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab 1 - Introduction to your system&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab 2 - Using RMF Monitor I and Monitor II&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Day 2&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Unit 3 - Performance impacts when running in a shared LPAR environment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unit 4 - Basic system workload management (part 1)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab 3 - Implementing a WLM environment on z/OS (part 1)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Day 3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Unit 4 - Basic system workload management (part 2)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab 3 - Implementing a WLM environment on z/OS (part 2)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Day 4&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Unit 5 - WLM commands, internals, and service&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab 4 - Using RMF Monitor III to solve performance problems&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Day 5&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Unit 6 - z/OS DASD performance topics&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unit 7 - Tuning processor storage&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unit 8 - Miscellaneous performance topics&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lab 5 - z/OSMF and performance management&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</outline><objective_plain>Do you need to know how to establish a practical performance management program for your z/OS system? This course is designed for new performance analysts to learn to work with the Workload Manager (WLM) in goal mode. Learn concepts of WLM and performance management in the z/OS system using the WLM.

Learn how to analyze Resource Monitoring Facility (RMF) reports and implement service definitions using the WLM Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) application. The course uses z/OS hands-on lab exercises to reinforce the concepts and techniques discussed in lecture.

Hands-on labs

This course includes hands-on lab exercises. Each student team, working on their own z/OS system, will configure RMF, analyze RMF reports to find bottlenecks, and utilize the WLM dialogs to create goals and classification rules in a service definition that manages a supplied z/OS workload.</objective_plain><essentials_plain>You should:



	- Understand basic MVS and z/OS operation, such as job flow through JES, job scheduling paging, swapping, dispatching controls, and I/O scheduling
- Have a basic knowledge of the purpose of the Workload Managers function in managing system workloads
- Be familiar with using TSO and ISPF to manage data sets and run batch jobs</essentials_plain><audience_plain>This is an intermediate course for z/OS system programmers, z/OS performance analysts, and z/OS performance administrators new to performance management for their z/OS system.

Note: ES54 is intended for individuals new to WLM and the z/OS performance area</audience_plain><contents_plain>Do you need to know how to establish a practical performance management program for your z/OS system? This course is designed for new performance analysts to learn to work with the Workload Manager (WLM) in goal mode. Learn concepts of WLM and performance management in the z/OS system using the WLM.

Learn how to analyze Resource Monitoring Facility (RMF) reports and implement service definitions using the WLM Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) application. The course uses z/OS hands-on lab exercises to reinforce the concepts and techniques discussed in lecture.

Hands-on labs

This course includes hands-on lab exercises. Each student team, working on their own z/OS system, will configure RMF, analyze RMF reports to find bottlenecks, and utilize the WLM dialogs to create goals and classification rules in a service definition that manages a supplied z/OS workload.</contents_plain><outline_plain>Day 1


- Welcome
- Unit 1 - Tuning methodology
- Unit 2 - Using SMF and RMF to monitor performance
- Lab 1 - Introduction to your system
- Lab 2 - Using RMF Monitor I and Monitor II
Day 2


- Unit 3 - Performance impacts when running in a shared LPAR environment
- Unit 4 - Basic system workload management (part 1)
- Lab 3 - Implementing a WLM environment on z/OS (part 1)
Day 3


- Unit 4 - Basic system workload management (part 2)
- Lab 3 - Implementing a WLM environment on z/OS (part 2)
Day 4


- Unit 5 - WLM commands, internals, and service
- Lab 4 - Using RMF Monitor III to solve performance problems
Day 5


- Unit 6 - z/OS DASD performance topics
- Unit 7 - Tuning processor storage
- Unit 8 - Miscellaneous performance topics
- Lab 5 - z/OSMF and performance management</outline_plain><duration unit="d" days="4">4,5 jours</duration><pricelist><price country="NL" currency="EUR">2610.00</price><price country="BE" currency="EUR">2610.00</price><price country="PL" currency="EUR">3300.00</price><price country="SI" currency="EUR">3300.00</price><price country="RU" currency="USD">1820.00</price><price country="CH" currency="CHF">4100.00</price><price country="FR" currency="EUR">3990.00</price><price country="DE" currency="EUR">4250.00</price></pricelist><miles/></course>