SUMMARY:   Suitable for the BCS Mainframe Technology professional Exams for level 2 Engineer (Data Storage) and Level 3 Consultant (z/OS) AUDIENCE:   This course is for Storage administrators, systems programmers, operations analysts or anyone responsible for building, managing and maintaining ICF catalogs. PREREQUISITES:   The participant should have knowledge of the z/OS environment, along with experience with JCL and VSAM datasets. DURATION:   3 days. Hands on. OBJECTIVES:   After taking this course the student should be able to: Define the structure and function of an ICF catalog Create and maintain ICF catalogs Understand the associations between the differing VVDS and BCS records Identify and determine an error in a catalog structure Define procedures to diagnose, backup and recover catalog, whilst ensuring a high level of system availability COURSE CONTENT:   The Integrated Catalog Facility Creating the Catalog Environment Creating Catalog Entries Listing Catalog Information The Catalog Address Space Performance Considerations Sharing Catalogs amongst multiple z/OS Systems Backing up catalogs Recovery from Loss of complete Catalog Recovery from loss/corruption of Catalog entries Routine management Catalog security