MF Terminology
Terminology
/$D SPOOL | – Display spool volume usage |
/$HASP843 MASDEF | – Display characteristics of the MASDEF |
/$P SPOOL | – Drain a spool volume |
/$Z SPOOL
ACF |
– Halt a spool volume
– Advance communication function |
AMRF
AOR |
– Action message retention facility
– Application owning region |
APF | – Authorized program facility |
Apostrophe
APPC |
– also referred to as single quotes (‘)
– Advance program to program communication |
ARL | – Authority Revocation List |
ASID
AVR BCP |
– Address space identifier
– Automatic volume recognition – Base control program |
BCS
BMS BSC |
– Basic Catalog Structure – ‘the catalog’+ ‘user catalog’ for for application data sets, + ‘master catalog’ for catalogs system data sets
– Basing mapping support – Basing synchronous communications |
braces
CA CI CDRM CFRM |
– { }
– Control area – Control interval – Cross domain resource manager – Coupling facility resource management |
CHPID
CICS CSD |
– Channel path identifier
– CICS System definition |
CICS
|
– Customer Information Control System
/tables, tasks/ |
CICS TD
CICS TCT |
– CICS transient data queue
– CICS transaction control table |
CICS TE | – CICS terminal entry |
CICS TR | – CICS transactions |
CICS FI | – CICS files |
CICS TSQ | – CICS temporary storage queue |
CLPA | – Create link pack area |
CNC | – ESCON channel attached to an ESCON-capable device |
CRL | – Certificate Revocation List |
CS TCP/IP | – Communications Server Transmission Control Protocol
/Internet Protocol – Telnet Communication |
CSDAILY | – Jobs every day |
CSWEEKLY | – Jobs every week |
CTC
DASD |
– Channel-to-channel adapter
– Direct access storage device |
DCB | – Data Control Block /parameter specifies information required for the processing of the records themselves/
. |
DCOLLECT | – DFSMS Data Collection Facility |
DD Label parameter
DDR DFDSS DFHSM DFRMM |
– RETPD or EXPDT DD parameter specify a retention
period or expiration date for the data set. – Dynamic device reconfiguration – Data Facilty data set services – backup/restore data – Data Facilty hierarchical storage manager for data – Data Facilty RMM |
DFSMS rmm
DFSORT |
– Data Facilty SMS
– Data Facilty sorting & manipulating data |
DLF | – Data Lookaside Facility |
DSORG | – MVS physical sequential Data set organization |
DUMPXY | – Job automatically to dump full BC2A.MAN1, 2,3 to
weekly file iposav.smfdumpw |
ECuRep
EFT EREP |
– Enhanced Customer Data Repository
– Electronic Funds Transfer – Environment Recording Editing and Printing program |
EREPC01
ESA |
– Error records log
– Enterprise system architecture |
ESCON | – IBM Enterprise Systems Connection |
ESCON CNC or FCV channel | – Communicate with any ESCON control unit |
ESCON CTC channel | – Communicate only with a CNC or FCV channel |
Extended Multiple Console Support (EMCS) consoles | – Extend the number of consoles beyond the MCS
console limit, which is 99 for each z/OS system in a sysplex |
FICON channel
FOR |
– Fibre Connection channel
– File owning region |
Fork
GRS GTF |
– spawn request
– Global resource serialization – Generalized trace facilty |
hardcopy log | – console messages log |
HCD | – Hardware Configuration Definition of ISPF
/Interactive interface to define the hardware configuration for both the channel subsystem and operating system/ |
HCM | – Hardware Configuration Manager – graphical user
interface to HCD. HCM interacts with HCD in a client/server relationship (that is, HCM runs on a workstation and HCD runs on the host) |
ICF | – Integrated Catalog Facility |
IOCDS
IODF ICKDSF |
– Input Output Control Data Set
– Input Output Definition File – Device Support Facilities |
IOCP | – Input/Output Configuration Program |
IPL | – Initial program load |
ISPF | – Interactive System Productivity Facility |
J|JOB | – JES2 displays information for active batch jobs. |
JES2 MAS
LAN |
– JES2 /job entry subsystem/ multi-access spool
environment – Local area network |
LMS
LLA |
– IBM License management support
– Library Lookaside |
LPA | – Link Pack Area |
LPAR
LSR |
– Logical partition – BC2A, BC4A, BC1B, BC3A
– Local shared resources |
MAGSTAR
MCS |
– Tape robot
– Multiple console supprt |
MIPS
MPF |
– Millions instruction per second – technical metric of
strength of machine – Message processing facilty |
MSU | – Million service units it is “financial measure” for
SW cost |
MCS
MVS NCP NIP NJE |
– Multiple Console Support /consoles locally attached to
a z/OS system and provide the basic communication between operators and z/OS/ – Multiple Virtual Storage – Network control program – Nucleus initialization program – Network Job Entry /host to host/ |
Non-QDIO mode | – CHPID type must be OSE for TCP/IP connection
/minimized functions/ to a OSA-Express network |
NVR | – Non-VSAM volume record for SMS-managed
non-VSAM data sets |
OAM | – Object Access Method – component of DFSMSdfp –
system-managed storage |
OSA-Express cards to the processor | – CHPID type is OSD or OSX, for connection to
a OSA-Express network |
PC/3270 Communication
PFK PGN PLU PSW PTF |
– Personal Communication for IBM 3270 terminals
– Program function key – Performance group member – Program library updates – Program status word – Program temporary fix |
QDIO (Queued Direct I/O) mode | – CHPID type must be OSD for TCP/IP connection
/standard maximum efficient functions/ to a OSA-Express network |
Quotes | – (“) |
RACF
RJE |
– Resource Access Control Facility
– Remote job entry |
RMF | – Resource management facility |
RMM | – Removable Media Manager |
RMMEXPIR | – Job to activate retention period
/in BC2A.ZOS140.OPER.LIB/ |
RMMVRS
RRS SAD SAF SCP SDLC SIT SNA |
– Job to make permanent /BC2A.ZOS140.OPER.LIB/
– Resource recovery services – System activity display – Security authorization facilty – System control program – Synchronous data link control – System initialization table /CICS/ – System network architecture |
S|STC | – JES2 displays information for active started tasks. |
SMF | – System managements /measurement/ facility |
SMPCSI (CSI) data sets | – VSAM data sets used to control the installation
process and record the results of processing. |
SMS | – Storage management subsystem |
SNA SMCS consoles | – SNA /System network architecture/ SMCS
/Multiple Console Support/ consoles |
Snippet (programming)
SOM |
– a small region of re-usable source code,
machine code or text. – System object model |
Spawn
SSP |
– cloning
– System support programs |
square Brackets | – [ ] |
SRM
SVC SYSID |
– System resources manager
– System virtual call – System identification |
SYSLOG
TCPIP |
– system log messages
– Transmisson Control Protocol Internet Protocol |
T|TSU | – JES2 displays information for active time-sharing users. |
TCAS | – TERMINAL CONTROL ADDRESS SPACE |
Tlt | – Tape to labeled tape – Ditto function |
TOD
TOR |
– Time of day clock of the processing unit of Mainframe
– Terminal owning region |
TRM
TSO |
– Tamper Resistence Module
– Time sharing option |
UADS | – User attributes data set |
( _ ) | – Underscore, underline |
VLF | – VIRTUAL LOOKASIDE FACILITY |
VRS
VTAM |
– Vital Record Specification
– Virtual storage access method – Virtual Telecommunication Access Metod |
VTOC | – Volume table of contents |
VTS | – Virtual Tape Server |
VVDS | – VSAM Volume Data Set |
VVDS (catalog Volume Data Set) | – SYS1.VVDS.VPRD004 – 120 tracks. The VVDS
contains VSAM volume records (VVRs) that hold information about VSAM data sets residing on the volume and also contains non-VSAM volume records (NVRs) for SMS-managed non-VSAM data sets on the volume |
VVR | – VSAM Volume Record – SMS-managed information
about VSAM data sets residing on the volume with the VVDS (VSAM Volume Data Set) |
WLM
|
– Work Load Manager- Version 13, functionality 6,
CDS format 3 |
WSS
WTL |
– Working set sizes
– Write to log |
WTO buffers
WTOR |
– WTO/write to operator/ messages
clear WTO with command k q,r=hc – Write to operator with reply |
Key words of ZOS
ZOS IPL config JCL source compile/LE IODF create/change
“ “ ISMF HCD config IOCDS IODF create/change
“ “ Master/alternate console IBM PC/3270 session create/change IP/LU
“ “ HMC LPAR CPC Images Load Activate/Deactivate OS messages operation
“ ZOS-Message Help IBM Docs
“ JES commands offload spool volumes JCL full LOG messages FTP up/down
“ SMF full SMFClear Sys1.dmp clear
“ ISMF RMF CDS DFSMS add/remove vols tape disk storage group define/alter
“ ISMF ISPF/PDF Utilities Data set Library create/alter operation
“ ISMF DITTO VTOC browse/edit tape disk VSAM
“ ISMF SDSF sd.st sd.log sd.i sd.o I/O queue
“ VSAM export/import cluster catalog define delete garbage
“ ADRDSSU dump restore copy tape disk files
“ TSO User profile cancel TCP/IP display/modify devices online/offline IPLINFO
“ CICS CEMT file open/close ppt/pct/fct cedf ceda ceci inserv/outserv device
“ VTAM net inact/act swnode swnet PU LU BUILD
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