IBM System z Personal Development Tool: Volume 2 Installation and Basic Use

IBM System z Personal Development Tool: Volume 2 Installation and Basic Use

Released June 2013
Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
ISBN: 9780738438306

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Book description

This IBM® Redbooks® publication introduces the IBM System z® Personal Development Tool (zPDT®), which runs on an underlying Linux system based on an Intel processor. zPDT provides a System z system on a PC capable of running current System z operating systems, including emulation of selected System z I/O devices and control units. It is intended as a development, demonstration, and learning platform and is not designed as a production system.

This book, providing specific installation instructions, is the second of three volumes. The first volume describes the general concepts of zPDT and a syntax reference for zPDT commands and device managers. The third volume discusses more advanced topics that may not interest all zPDT users. The IBM order numbers for the three volumes are SG24-7721, SG24-7722, and SG24-7723.

The systems discussed in these volumes are complex, with elements of Linux (for the underlying PC machine), IBM z/Architecture® (for the core zPDT elements), System z I/O functions (for emulated I/O devices), and IBM z/OS® (providing the System z application interface), and possibly with other System z operating systems. We assume the reader is familiar with the general concepts and terminology of System z hardware and software elements and with basic PC Linux characteristics.

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Notices
    1. Trademarks
  3. Preface
    1. The author
    2. Now you can become a published author, too!
    3. Comments welcome
    4. Stay connected to IBM Redbooks
  4. Chapter 1. Linux and zPDT installation
    1. 1.1 Disk planning
    2. 1.2 Linux installation
      1. 1.2.1 x3270 keyboard maps
      2. 1.2.2 Other Linux notes
    3. 1.3 Install zPDT software
      1. 1.3.1 Alter Linux files
    4. 1.4 zPDT serial numbers
    5. 1.5 Token activation and renewal
    6. 1.6 Installing a new zPDT release
  5. Chapter 2. AD CD z/OS installation
    1. 2.1 General principles
    2. 2.2 System z operating systems
      1. 2.2.1 Media
    3. 2.3 Packages for zPDT
    4. 2.4 Installing an AD-CD system
      1. 2.4.1 Specific installation instructions
      2. 2.4.2 IODF device numbers
      3. 2.4.3 zPDT control files
      4. 2.4.4 IPL and operation
      5. 2.4.5 Shutting down
      6. 2.4.6 Startup messages
      7. 2.4.7 Local volumes
    5. 2.5 z/OS parameters
    6. 2.6 Multiple operating systems
  6. Chapter 3. LANs and TCP/IP
    1. 3.1 Overview of LAN usage
      1. 3.1.1 Three 3270 interfaces
    2. 3.2 Basic QDIO setup
    3. 3.3 Five scenarios
      1. 3.3.1 Scenario 1
      2. 3.3.2 Scenario 2
      3. 3.3.3 Scenario 3
      4. 3.3.4 Scenario 4
      5. 3.3.5 Scenario 5
      6. 3.3.6 z/OS resolver
      7. 3.3.7 Debugging LAN setups
      8. 3.3.8 Performance problems
      9. 3.3.9 Detailed scenario comparison
    4. 3.4 Wireless connections
    5. 3.5 Telnet to z/OS
    6. 3.6 Choices
    7. 3.7 Useful networking commands
  7. Chapter 4. Using basic zPDT commands
    1. 4.1 Setup commands
    2. 4.2 Basic operation
    3. 4.3 CP commands
    4. 4.4 Devmaps
  8. Chapter 5. Frequently asked questions
  9. Appendix A. z/OS 1.12 AD-CD example
    1. A.1 Disk planning
    2. A.2 Connectivity planning
    3. A.3 Listings
  10. Related publications
    1. IBM Redbooks
    2. Other publications
    3. How to get Redbooks
    4. Help from IBM
  11. Back cover

Product information

  • Title: IBM System z Personal Development Tool: Volume 2 Installation and Basic Use
  • Author(s):
  • Release date: June 2013
  • Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
  • ISBN: 9780738438306