{"course":{"productid":1504,"modality":6,"active":true,"language":"de","title":"Basics of z\/OS RACF Administration","productcode":"ES19G","vendorcode":"IB","vendorname":"IBM","fullproductcode":"IB-ES19G","courseware":{"has_ekit":true,"has_printkit":false,"language":"en"},"url":"https:\/\/portal.flane.ch\/course\/ibm-es19g","objective":"<ul>\n<li>Understand the basic features and concepts of zSeries architecture and of the z\/OS operating system as they relate to security administration<\/li><li>Describe the allocation process for data sets in the z\/OS environment<\/li><li>Identify the security requirements of a system<\/li><li>Use the basic facilities and features of RACF<\/li><li>Define users to RACF<\/li><li>Set up a RACF group structure<\/li><li>Use RACF to protect resources<\/li><li>Select a base set of options to tailor RACF<\/li><\/ul>","essentials":"<p>You should have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n\n\t<li>Some familiarity with z\/OS system facilities (beneficial).<\/li><\/ul><p>Background material needed to proceed is presented the first day.<\/p>","audience":"<p>This basic course is for those who are new to z\/OS and the RACF and responsible for security administration using the RACF element of the z\/OS Security Server. Those who need to implement some of the more advanced features of the RACF might want to attend one or more of the following courses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n\n\t<li>Effective RACF Administration (BE87G)<\/li><li>Implementing RACF Security for CICS (ES84G)<\/li><li>Exploiting the Advanced Features of RACF (ES88G)<\/li><\/ul>","contents":"<p>This course begins with an introduction to the z\/OS environment, TSO and ISPF\/PDF, batch processing, and z\/OS data sets. Hands-on labs allow you to gain experience with viewing and allocating data sets, submitting a batch job, and viewing job output. After the introduction to z\/OS, you will then learn, through lecture and exercises, how to use basic RACF command parameters and panels to define users and groups, protect general resources, z\/OS data sets, and choose a basic set of RACF options.<\/p>","outline":"<p>Day 1<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Welcome<\/li><li>Unit 1: Review of z\/Architecture and z\/OS<\/li><li>Unit 2: An introduction to ISPF and ISPF\/PDF<\/li><li>Exercise 1: Logging on to the lab system<\/li><li>Unit 3: An introduction to z\/OS data sets<\/li><li>Exercise 2: Working with z\/OS data sets<\/li><li>Unit 4: Batch processing<\/li><li>Exercise 3: Job submit and SDSF view Exercise review<\/li><li>Unit 5: Security and RACF overview (part 1)<\/li><\/ul><p>Day 2<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unit 5: Security and RACF overview (part 2)<\/li><li>Unit 6: Administering groups and users (section 6.1)<\/li><li>Exercise 4 (including review): Defining an RACF group structure<\/li><li>Unit 6: Administering groups and users (section 6.2)<\/li><li>Exercise 5: User administration Exercise review<\/li><\/ul><p>Day 3<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unit 6: Administering groups and users (section 6.3)<\/li><li>Exercise 6: Delegating security administration Exercise review<\/li><li>Unit 7: Protecting z\/OS data sets (to section 7.3)<\/li><li>Exercise 7: Protecting z\/OS data sets: Part 1 Exercise review<\/li><\/ul><p>Day 4<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unit 7: Protecting z\/OS data sets (continued)<\/li><li>Exercise 8: Protecting z\/OS data sets: Part 2 Exercise review<\/li><li>Unit 8: Introduction to general resources<\/li><li>Exercise 9: Using RACF for TSO administration<\/li><\/ul><p>Day 5<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exercise review<\/li><li>Unit 9: RACF options<\/li><li>Unit 10: Other administrative facilities and features<\/li><\/ul>","objective_plain":"- Understand the basic features and concepts of zSeries architecture and of the z\/OS operating system as they relate to security administration\n- Describe the allocation process for data sets in the z\/OS environment\n- Identify the security requirements of a system\n- Use the basic facilities and features of RACF\n- Define users to RACF\n- Set up a RACF group structure\n- Use RACF to protect resources\n- Select a base set of options to tailor RACF","essentials_plain":"You should have:\n\n\n\n\t- Some familiarity with z\/OS system facilities (beneficial).\nBackground material needed to proceed is presented the first day.","audience_plain":"This basic course is for those who are new to z\/OS and the RACF and responsible for security administration using the RACF element of the z\/OS Security Server. Those who need to implement some of the more advanced features of the RACF might want to attend one or more of the following courses:\n\n\n\n\t- Effective RACF Administration (BE87G)\n- Implementing RACF Security for CICS (ES84G)\n- Exploiting the Advanced Features of RACF (ES88G)","contents_plain":"This course begins with an introduction to the z\/OS environment, TSO and ISPF\/PDF, batch processing, and z\/OS data sets. Hands-on labs allow you to gain experience with viewing and allocating data sets, submitting a batch job, and viewing job output. After the introduction to z\/OS, you will then learn, through lecture and exercises, how to use basic RACF command parameters and panels to define users and groups, protect general resources, z\/OS data sets, and choose a basic set of RACF options.","outline_plain":"Day 1\n\n\n- Welcome\n- Unit 1: Review of z\/Architecture and z\/OS\n- Unit 2: An introduction to ISPF and ISPF\/PDF\n- Exercise 1: Logging on to the lab system\n- Unit 3: An introduction to z\/OS data sets\n- Exercise 2: Working with z\/OS data sets\n- Unit 4: Batch processing\n- Exercise 3: Job submit and SDSF view Exercise review\n- Unit 5: Security and RACF overview (part 1)\nDay 2\n\n\n- Unit 5: Security and RACF overview (part 2)\n- Unit 6: Administering groups and users (section 6.1)\n- Exercise 4 (including review): Defining an RACF group structure\n- Unit 6: Administering groups and users (section 6.2)\n- Exercise 5: User administration Exercise review\nDay 3\n\n\n- Unit 6: Administering groups and users (section 6.3)\n- Exercise 6: Delegating security administration Exercise review\n- Unit 7: Protecting z\/OS data sets (to section 7.3)\n- Exercise 7: Protecting z\/OS data sets: Part 1 Exercise review\nDay 4\n\n\n- Unit 7: Protecting z\/OS data sets (continued)\n- Exercise 8: Protecting z\/OS data sets: Part 2 Exercise review\n- Unit 8: Introduction to general resources\n- Exercise 9: Using RACF for TSO administration\nDay 5\n\n\n- Exercise review\n- Unit 9: RACF options\n- Unit 10: Other administrative facilities and features","skill_level":"Beginner","version":"1.0","duration":{"unit":"d","value":4.5,"formatted":"4.5 Tage"},"pricelist":{"List Price":{"SE":{"country":"SE","currency":"SEK","taxrate":25,"price":26500},"NL":{"country":"NL","currency":"EUR","taxrate":21,"price":2600},"BE":{"country":"BE","currency":"EUR","taxrate":21,"price":2600},"PL":{"country":"PL","currency":"EUR","taxrate":23,"price":3300},"SI":{"country":"SI","currency":"EUR","taxrate":20,"price":3300},"RU":{"country":"RU","currency":"USD","taxrate":18,"price":1820},"CH":{"country":"CH","currency":"CHF","taxrate":8.1,"price":4000},"FR":{"country":"FR","currency":"EUR","taxrate":19.6,"price":3990},"DE":{"country":"DE","currency":"EUR","taxrate":19,"price":4250}}},"lastchanged":"2025-07-29T12:17:34+02:00","parenturl":"https:\/\/portal.flane.ch\/swisscom\/json-courses","nexturl_course_schedule":"https:\/\/portal.flane.ch\/swisscom\/json-course-schedule\/1504","source_lang":"de","source":"https:\/\/portal.flane.ch\/swisscom\/json-course\/ibm-es19g"}}