Course Overview
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.
What you’ll learn
- List and describe the basic features and concepts of zSeries architecture and of the z/OS operating system as they relate to security administration
- Describe the allocation process for data sets in the z/OS environment
- Identify the security requirements of a system
- Use the basic facilities and features of RACF
- Define users to RACF
- Set up an RACF group structure
- Use RACF to protect resources
- Select a base set of options to tailor RACF
Requirements
- Some familiarity with z/OS system facilities (beneficial).
Target audiences
- Effective RACF Administration (BE87G)
- Implementing RACF Security for CICS (ES84G
- Exploiting the Advanced Features of RACF (ES88G)
Curriculum
- 1 Section
- 5 Lessons
- 36 Hours
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- Topics5
- 1.1Day 1 Welcome Unit 1: Review of z/Architecture and z/OS Unit 2: An introduction to ISPF and ISPF/PDF Exercise 1: Logging on to the lab system Unit 3: An introduction to z/OS data sets Exercise 2: Working with z/OS data sets Unit 4: Batch processing Exercise 3: Job submit and SDSF view Exercise review Unit 5: Security and RACF overview (part 1)
- 1.2Day 2 Unit 5: Security and RACF overview (part 2) Unit 6: Administering groups and users (section 6.1) Exercise 4 (including review): Defining an RACF group structure Unit 6: Administering groups and users (section 6.2) Exercise 5: User administration Exercise review
- 1.3Day 3 Unit 6: Administering groups and users (section 6.3) Exercise 6: Delegating security administration Exercise review Unit 7: Protecting z/OS data sets (to section 7.3) Exercise 7: Protecting z/OS data sets: Part 1 Exercise review
- 1.4Day 4 Unit 7: Protecting z/OS data sets (continued) Exercise 8: Protecting z/OS data sets: Part 2 Exercise review Unit 8: Introduction to general resources Exercise 9: Using RACF for TSO administration
- 1.5Day 5 Exercise review Unit 9: RACF options Unit 10: Other administrative facilities and features
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