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The ABCs of z/OS^® System Programming

The ABCs of z/OS System Programming is a thirteen-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 that you need to start your research into z/OS and related subjects

The ABCs of z/OS System Programming: Volume 1

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Volume 1 provides an updated understanding of the software and zSeries architecture, and explains how it is used together with the z/OS operating system. This includes the main components of z/OS needed to customize and install the z/OS operating system. This edition has been significantly updated and revised.

Table of contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to z/OS
Chapter 2. TSO/E, ISPF, JCL, and SDSF
Chapter 3. The z/OS system programmer and installation
Chapter 4. z/OS storage concepts
Chapter 5. ShopzSeries
Chapter 6. z/OS maintenance concepts

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The ABCs of z/OS System Programming: Volume 2

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

Table of contents
Chapter 1. z/OS implementation and daily maintenance
Chapter 2. Subsystems and subsystem interface (SSI)
Chapter 3. Job management
Chapter 4. LPA, LNKLST, and authorized libraries
Chapter 5. System Modification Program/Enhanced (SMP/E)
Chapter 6. Language Environment

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The ABCs of z/OS System Programming: Volume 3

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Volume 3: Introduction to DFSMS, data set basics storage management hardware and software, catalogs, and DFSMStvs

Table of contents
Chapter 1. DFSMS introduction
Chapter 2. Data set basics
Chapter 3. Extended access volumes
Chapter 4. Storage management software
Chapter 5. System-managed storage
Chapter 6. Catalogs
Chapter 7. DFSMS Transactional VSAM Services
Chapter 8. Storage management hardware

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The ABCs of z/OS System Programming: Volume 4

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

Table of contents
Chapter 1. Introducing z/OS Communications Server
Chapter 2. VTAM concepts for SNA networks
Chapter 3. TCP/IP stack
Chapter 4. Network connectivity
Chapter 5. IP routing
Chapter 6. z/OS UNIX, FTP, and security

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The ABCs of z/OS System Programming: Volume 5

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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

Table of contents
Chapter 1. Base and Parallel Sysplex
Chapter 2. System Logger
Chapter 3. Resource Recovery Services (RRS)
Chapter 4. Global resource serialization (GRS)
Chapter 5. z/OS system operations
Chapter 6. Automatic restart management
Chapter 7. Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex
Chapter 8. Availability in the zSeries and z9 environment

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The ABCs of z/OS System Programming: Volume 6

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

Table of contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to z/OS security
Chapter 2. z/OS Security Server RACF
Chapter 3. Digital certificates and PKI
Chapter 4. Kerberos
Chapter 5. Cryptographic Services
Chapter 6. LDAP
Chapter 7. EIM

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The ABCs of z/OS System Programming: Volume 7

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

Table of contents
Chapter 1. Infoprint Server
Chapter 2. UNIX System Services overview
Chapter 3. Infoprint Server customization
Chapter 4. Print Interface
Chapter 5. IP PrintWay
Chapter 6. NetSpool
Chapter 7. Infoprint Central
Chapter 8. User interfaces to Infoprint Server

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The ABCs of z/OS System Programming: Volume 8

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Volume 8: An introduction to z/OS problem diagnosis

Table of contents
Chapter 1. z/OS problem diagnosis fundamentals
Chapter 2. Problem resolution steps
Chapter 3. Common problem types
Chapter 4. Dump processing
Chapter 5. z/OS trace processing
Chapter 6. IPCS dump debugging
Chapter 7. z/OS Language Environment
Chapter 8. Debug and maintenance tools
Chapter 9. SDSF and RMF
Chapter 10. z/Architecture and addressing
Chapter 11. IBM Fault Analyzer for z/OS
Appendix A. IPCS tools and lab exercises
Appendix B. Using IPCS to diagnose abends
Appendix C. z/OS trace processing data
Appendix D. IPCS commands

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The ABCs of z/OS System Programming: Volume 9

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Volume 9: z/OS UNIX System Services

Table of contents
Chapter 1. Products and components
Chapter 2. UNIX System Services overview
Chapter 3. UNIX System Services pre-installation requirements
Chapter 4. UNIX System Services installation
Chapter 5. z/OS UNIX shell and utilities
Chapter 6. Security customization
Chapter 7. Managing file systems
Chapter 8. zFS file systems
Chapter 9. Overview of TCP/IP
Chapter 10. TCP/IP applications
Chapter 11. z/OS UNIX PARMLIB members
Chapter 12. Maintenance
Chapter 13. z/OS UNIX operations
Chapter 14. z/OS UNIX shell and programming tools
Chapter 15. Performance, debugging, recovery and tuning
Chapter 16. Printing services for z/OS UNIX

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The ABCs of z/OS System Programming: Volume 10

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Volume 10: Introduction to z/Architecture, zSeries processor design, zSeries connectivity, LPAR concepts, HCD, and DS8000

Table of contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to z/Architecture
Chapter 2. Introducing the IBM z10
Chapter 3. Introducing the IBM zEnterprise
Chapter 4. zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension Model 002 (zBX)
Chapter 5. z/Enterprise Unified Resource Manager
Chapter 6. System z connectivity
Chapter 7. Virtualization and Logical Partition (LPAR) concepts
Chapter 8. Hardware Configuration Definition (HCD)
Chapter 9. DS8000 series concepts

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The ABCs of z/OS System Programming: Volume 11

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

Table of contents
Chapter 1. Capacity planning overview
Chapter 2. Performance management
Chapter 3. Resource Measurement Facility (RMF)

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The ABCs of z/OS System Programming: Volume 12

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Volume 12: WLM

Table of contents
Chapter 1. Workload Manager
Chapter 2. WLM ISPF application
Chapter 3. WLM goal management
Chapter 4. WLM miscellaneous functions

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The ABCs of z/OS System Programming: Volume 13

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Volume 13: JES3 and JES3 SDSF

Table of contents
Chapter 1. Job entry subsystem (JES3)
Chapter 2. Spool data sets and checkpoint
Chapter 3. JES3 job flow and scheduling
Chapter 4. JES3 spool data management
Chapter 5. JES3 initialization
Chapter 6. JES3 input service
Chapter 7. Converter/interpreter processing
Chapter 8. Main device scheduling (MDS)
Chapter 9. JES3 job scheduling - GMS
Chapter 10. WLM batch initiator management
Chapter 11. JES3 output processing
Chapter 12. JES3 and multisystem consoles
Chapter 13. MVS System Logger/JES3 DLOG
Chapter 14. RJP and NJE
Chapter 15. JES3 dynamic support programs
Chapter 16. Spool partitioning and spool recovery
Chapter 17. JES3 Monitoring Facility (JMF)
Chapter 18. System Display and Search Facility (SDSF) in the JES3 environment
Appendix A. SDSF ISFPARMS default definitions
Appendix B. SDSF REXX and SDSF in batch examples

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IBM Reference information

IBM International Technical Support Organization
System Programmer’s Guide to: z/OS System Logger
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z/OS MVS System Commands

z/OS MVS Initialization and Tuning Reference

z/OS MVS Initialization and Tuning Guide

z/OS MVS System Codes

z/OS MVS Diagnosis: Tools and Service Aids

z/OS MVS Diagnosis: Reference

z/OS MVS Dump Output Messages

z/OS MVS System Messages, Vol 3 (ASB-BPX)

z/OS MVS System Messages, Vol 9 (IGF-IWM)

z/OS MVS System Messages, Vol 1 (ABA-AOM)

IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center for Replication for System z V5.2 Installation and Configuration Guide

z/OS DFSMS Introduction
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z/OS Introduction and Release Guide Version 2 Release 1
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High Level Assembler for MVS & VM & VSE IBM, Programmer’s Guide

IBM High Level Assembler for MVS & VM & VSE Release 2 Presentation

This Redbook document is unique in its comprehensive overview of the IBM High Level Assembler for MVS & VM & VSE (HLASM). It focuses on the management and organizational advantages of HLASM and provides helpful insights into the utility and power of many of its advanced features

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