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http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/storage/software/sms/ - http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/storage/software/sms/
The storage management components of z/OS, including DFSMSdfp, DFSMSdss, DFSMShsm and DFSMSrmm. |
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StorageTek: z/OS Support Commitment - http://www.support.storagetek.com/GlobalNavigation/Support/NewsAndUpdates/OS390/OS390Index.htm
StorageTek's policy statement detailing their products' support for IBM mainframes and their operating systems. |
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DOCWEB: The CNS Documentation System - http://docweb.nerdc.ufl.edu/cgi-bin/docweb
Instruction manuals, Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQs) and News for students and other users of the mostly-mainframe University of Florida (UF)Computing and Networking Services (CNS). |
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Wikipedia OS/360 Encyclopedia Entry - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS/360
Short article with many embedded links describing Operating System/360 (OS/360), the original ancestor of z/OS that was written as the operating system for high-end System/360 computers in the early 1960s. |
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http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/ - http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/
IBM home page for zSeries/Operating System (z/OS). Information on the latest version with links to an overview, recent announcements, software, migration and installation, news, support, downloads, education, library and ease of use issues. z/OS replaced OS/390 (which replaced MVS) when IBM eserver zSeries 900 (z900) replaced System/390 enterprise servers (mainframes). |
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http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zose/ - http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zose/
A specially priced offering of z/OS providing select z/OS function for the zSeries 800. |
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z/OS IBM Manuals - http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/bkserv/
On-line access to manuals covering all components of z/OS. Requires no special reader, though it does simulate IBM BookManager. |
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z/OS Security - http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/advantages/security/index.html
IBM security features with and products for z/OS. |
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z/OS, OS/390 and MVS End of Support Dates - http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/support/zos_eos_dates.html
Announcement, general availability, marketing withdrawal and end of support dates and program numbers for z/OS, OS/390 and MVS/ESA. |
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DB2 for z/OS and OS/390 - http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/db2/zos/
IBM home page for Database 2 Universal Database (DB2 UDB). Information on associated products and links to features and benefits, system requirements, library, success stories, news, downloads, events, education, services and support. DB2 is a relational database management system (DBMS). |
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DFSMShsm - http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/storage/software/sms/hsm/
Originally the Hierarchical Storage Manager (hsm), now "a functional component of DFSMS that provides facilities for managing storage devices" (IBM). |
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UNIX System Services - http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/unix/
IBM resources for the full UNIX implementation built into z/OS. |
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Western Illinois University: StuMVS System - http://mvs.wiu.edu/stumvs
Student guides for TSO (ISPF), CICS, MVS QuickRef, AbendAid, local JCL standards and a small glossary. |
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LE: Language Environment - http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/le/
The IBM common run-time environment for popular programming languages. |
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z/OS Hot Topics Newsletters - http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/bkserv/hot_topics.html
Published twice annually by IBM for z/OS Systems Programmers, with one to five page technical articles. Available on-line in PDF format. |
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IBM z/OS Consolidated Service Test (CST) and the Recommended Service Upgrade (RSU) - http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/servicetst/
Integrated testing of an older Program Update Tape (PUT) level with hipers and PE's from a more recent PUT level for specified operating system, database and teleprocessing monitor versions. |
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http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/racf/ - http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/racf/
IBM home page for Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) security software. Introduction with links to a technical overview, news, downloads, user groups, past and future presentations, migration, library, FAQs and education. |
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http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/ims/ - http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/ims/
IBM home page for Information Management System (IMS). Information on the family of software with links to a library, success stories, news, events, education, services and support. IMS is a transaction processing system (IMS/TM), a hierarchical database (IMS/DB), data management tools and connectors. |
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Vanguard Enterprise Security Expo - http://www.go2vanguard.com/expo
Annual security conference intended for organizations using RACF, but covering non-mainframe-specific topics, such as smart cards and digital certificates. |
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Watson & Walker - http://www.watsonwalker.com
Cheryl Watson specializes in z/OS tuning. This site offers access to some of her free reports and details on how to acquire her chargeable materials, including her Tuning Newsletter, CPU chart, classes on video, and BoxScore and GoalTender software. |
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SimoTime - http://www.simotime.com
Provides z/OS-based mainframe application concepts, techniques and examples, with special emphasis on integration with the Internet. Hosted by a California consulting firm. |
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TSO Times - http://www.TSOTimes.com
On-line newsletter of technical articles related to TSO and ISPF, with lots of REXX-related information. Includes some articles on the company's (Chicago-Soft) mainframe software products. |
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Testing z/OS - http://researchweb.watson.ibm.com/journal/sj/411/loveland.html
An IBM Systems Journal article describing how the z/OS development team tested the operating system. Discusses verification methodologies, and test technologies and techniques. |
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OSdata.com on MVS - http://www.osdata.com/oses/mvs.htm
A Web site that looks at operating systems, takes a look at MVS, now officially known as z/OS. |
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Rizzuto IT - http://www.rizzuto.it
Books, education, technical reports, freeware and links of interest to those who support z/OS. |
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MVS Forums - http://www.mvsforums.com
Help Boards provide question and answer discussion threads on z/OS application programming, databases, utilities, JCL, Middleware including CICS, IMS, TSO, ISPF, data management and problem determination. There are also links to IBM manuals. |
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SMP/E: System Modification Program Extended - http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/smpe/
The software used to install and maintain z/OS software from IBM and many other software companies. |
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OS/360 Obituary - http://ldworen.net/fun/os360obit.html
On August 9, 1972, D.A. Jardine wrote this humorous obituary for Operating System/360 (OS/360), the original ancestor of z/OS. |
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VSAM Support in TSO, ISPF and REXX - http://gsf-soft.com/Documents/TSOVSAM.shtml
Explains how to use VSAM in TSO, ISPF and REXX. Part of Gilbert Saint-Flour's mainframe Web site. |
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MVS by Thierry Falissard - http://www.os390-mvs.freesurf.fr/mvs.htm
Favourite links of a man with a passion for MVS (now z/OS), including many to original material on his own OS/390-MVS Cyber Mall site. |
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UnXMIT Information Exchange - http://www.planetmvs.com/unxmit/
Details on how to write a program for operating systems other than z/OS that will read a z/OS Partitioned DataSet (PDS, also known as a Library) that been sent with TSO's TRANSMIT (XMIT) command. |
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PeopleSoft on the Mainframe - http://www.db-consulting.com/links.htm
Performance tips for PeopleSoft running on z/OS DB2. From consulting firm DataBase Consulting Services (DBCS). |
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z/OS Information Wizardry - http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/wizards/
Web-based wizards for infrequent z/OS Systems Programming tasks. |
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North Carolina State University: z/OS - http://www.acs.ncsu.edu/MVSsystems
The NCSU Administrative Computing Services mainframe overview, with detailed ISPF, IOF and ftp usage instructions. |
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University of Georgia Mainframe - http://www.eits.uga.edu/hostsys/mvs/
Detailed usage information for z/OS JCL, TSO, ISPF and z/OS Abend codes. |