The ABCs of z/OS® System Programming is an eleven-volume collection that provides an introduction to the z/OS operating system and the hardware architecture. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced system programmer, the ABCs collection provides the information you need to start your research into z/OS and related subjects. If you would like to become more familiar with z/OS in your current environment, or if you are evaluating platforms to consolidate your e-business applications, the ABCs collection will serve as a powerful learning tool.

The contents of the volumes are:

Volume 1: Introduction to z/OS and storage concepts, TSO/E, ISPF, JCL, SDSF, and z/OS delivery and installation

Volume 2: z/OS implementation and daily maintenance, defining subsystems, JES2 and JES3, LPA, LNKLST, authorized libraries, Language Environment®, and SMP/E

Volume 3: Introduction to DFSMS, data set basics, storage management hardware and software, VSAM, System-Managed Storage, catalogs, and DFSMStvs

Volume 4: Communication Server, TCP/IP and VTAM®

Volume 5: Base and Parallel Sysplex®, System Logger, Resource Recovery Services (RRS), global resource serialization (GRS), z/OS system operations, Automatic Restart Management (ARM), Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex™ (GPDS), availability in the zSeries® environment

Volume 6: Introduction to security, RACF®, Digital certificates and PKI, Kerberos, cryptography and z990 integrated cryptography, zSeries firewall technologies, LDAP, Enterprise identity mapping (EIM), and firewall technologies

Volume 7: Printing in a z/OS environment, Infoprint Server and Infoprint Central

Volume 8: An introduction to z/OS problem diagnosis

Volume 9: z/OS UNIX® System Services

Volume 10: Introduction to z/Architecture®, zSeries processor design, zSeries connectivity, LPAR concepts, HCD, and HMC

Volume 11: Capacity planning, performance management, RMF™, and SMF

Volume 12: WLM

Volume 13: JES3

The current edition of this book was produced by a technical specialist working at the International Technical Support Organization, Poughkeepsie Center.

Paul Rogers is a Consulting IT Specialist at the International Technical Support Organization, Poughkeepsie Center. He writes extensively and teaches IBM® classes worldwide on various aspects of z/OS. Before joining the ITSO 23 years ago, he worked in the IBM Installation Support Center (ISC) in Greenford, England providing JES support for IBM EMEA and the Washington Systems Center. He has worked for IBM for 43 1/2 years.

Previous editions of this book were produced by Paul and other technical specialists from around the world working at the ITSO Poughkeepsie Center.

Alvaro Salla is an IBM retiree who worked for IBM for more than 30 years in large systems. He has co-authored many Redbooks® and spent many years teaching S/360 to S/390®. He has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Alvaro was an author on both the first and second editions of this book.

The team who wrote the the first edition of this book included Paul Rogers, Alvaro Salla, and the following specialists.

Paola Bari is an Advisory Programmer at the International Technical Support Organization, Poughkeepsie Center. She has 23 years of experience as a systems programmer in OS/390®, z/OS, and Parallel Sysplex, including several years of experience in WebSphere® MQ and WebSphere Application Server.

Luiz Fadel is a Distinguished Engineer working for IBM Brazil. He has over 31 years of experience with the S/390 and zSeries platforms. He is responsible for supporting most zSeries customers in Latin America. He has contributed extensively to several Redbooks. Luiz worked in the ITSO from 1977 through 1980 and from 1988 through 1991.

Andreas Horn is an IT Specialist in the ITS Technical Support Center in Mainz, Germany. He holds a graduate degree in Electronic Engineering and joined IBM in 1999. He supports clients with handling defect and non-defect problems in all base components of z/OS.

Redelf Janssen is an IT Architect in IBM Global Services (Technical Support Services Sales and Consulting) in IBM Bremen, Germany. He holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of Bremen and joined IBM Germany in 1988. His areas of expertise include IBM zSeries, z/OS, and availability management. He has written Redbooks on OS/390 Releases 3, 4, and 10, and was one of the authors of ABCs of z/OS System Programming Volume 3.

Valeria Sokal is an MVS™ system programmer at an IBM customer. She has 16 years of experience as a mainframe system programmer.

Thomas Stoeckel is a z/OS SW specialist at the EMEA Backoffice in Mainz, Germany. He has six years of experience in BCP, Parallel Sysplex, RRS, and System Logger. His area of expertise includes z/OS performance analysis. Before joining the z/OS team, Thomas worked for 15 years at the large system SW support center for VM and VSE.

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