SUMMARY:   Suitable for the BCS Mainframe Technology professional Exams for level 3 Consultant (Data Storage) AUDIENCE:   Attendees are expected to be systems programmers, hardware planners or senior operations staff responsible for planning, defining and controlling the I/O configuration of z/OS systems. Also included are the recent multiple logical channel subsystems of the z9 range of processors and FICON updates. PREREQUISITES:   Delegates should be familiar with the z/OS environment, TSO and basic I/O configurations. This can be obtained from our z/OS for Beginners course DURATION:   2 days. Hands on. OBJECTIVES:   On completion of the course delegates will be able to - describe the components of a z/OS configuration - Processors LPARs, and Logical channel subsystems, - FICON and ESCON Channel paths and Directors - Control units and Devices - Use HCD to view, define and modify I/O definitions within the z/OS installation, - Plan and implement a strategy for HCD within a z/OS environment and use dynamic reconfiguration within the installation. COURSE CONTENT:   Introduction to HCD HCD Overview Managing Multiple Systems The I/O Definition file Getting Started with HCD Working with HCD panels Panel Navigation Creating a Production IODF IPLing with an IODF The IODF statement in LOADxx Configuration Management - Operating Systems Operating system tasks EDT and NIP Configuration Management - Processor and MIF LCSS and MIF CHPIDs and PCHIDs Channel Path Types - FICON and ESCON channel paths Dynamic Channel Path Management PR/SM partitions CHPID operating modes Shared and Spanned channel paths Access and Candidate lists Configuration Management - CU and Devices Control Unit and Device specifics Adding new CU and devices Defining device to OS connections Processor features for devices Operating system features for devices and the EDT Configuration Management – FICON and ESCON Directors ESCON Directors - configuration options - The Port Matrix Panel - HCD and the ESCON Manager - Migrating switch data FICON Directors - configuration options - cascading directors - DWDM and CWDM - FICON and SAN HCD in Batch JCL Requirements Parm Fields Example of copying an IODF as a Batch Job Batch Reports from HCD Dynamic Reconfiguration Full and software only reconfiguration Static/dynamic devices The ACTIVATE command SYSPLEX Wide Activation MH06/01