Web Directory

» Bill's Big Iron Page
   Both links and original material covering common programming problems in the z/OS environment. By Canadian Bill Lalonde.
   http://www.members.tripod.com/~billlalonde/

» DB2 for z/OS and OS/390
   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
   http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/db2/zos/

» DFSMS
   The storage management components of z/OS, including DFSMSdfp, DFSMSdss, DFSMShsm and DFSMSrmm.
   http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/storage/software/sms/

» DFSMShsm
   Originally the Hierarchical Storage Manager (hsm), now "a functional component of DFSMS that provides facilities for managing storage devices" (IBM).
   http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/storage/software/sms/hsm/

» DOCWEB: The CNS Documentation System
   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).
   http://docweb.nerdc.ufl.edu/cgi-bin/docweb

» IBM z/OS Consolidated Service Test (CST) and the Recommended Service Upgrade (RSU)
   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.
   http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/servicetst/

» IBM z/OS and OS/390 Expo
   The next IBM z/OS and OS/390 annual technical conference. Focusing first and foremost on performance issues, 4.5 days.
   http://www.ibm.com/services/learning/conf/us/os390

» 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
   http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/ims/

» IMS Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
   Common technical terminology used to describe concepts within IMS/TM and IMS/DB. From IBM.
   http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/dzichelp/v2r2/topic/com.ibm.dzic.doc.gloss/dzic_glossary.htm

» LDW's Quick and Dirty MVS Page
   Leonard Woren's favourite z/OS software and links.
   http://ldworen.net/mvs

» LE: Language Environment
   The IBM common run-time environment for popular programming languages.
   http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/le/

» MVS Forums
   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.
   http://www.mvsforums.com

» North Carolina State University: z/OS
   The NCSU Administrative Computing Services mainframe overview, with detailed ISPF, IOF and ftp usage instructions.
   http://www.acs.ncsu.edu/MVSsystems

» OS/360 Obituary
   On August 9, 1972, D.A. Jardine wrote this humorous obituary for Operating System/360 (OS/360), the original ancestor of z/OS.
   http://ldworen.net/fun/os360obit.html

» OSdata.com on MVS
   A Web site that looks at operating systems, takes a look at MVS, now officially known as z/OS.
   http://www.osdata.com/oses/mvs.htm

» PeopleSoft on the Mainframe
   Performance tips for PeopleSoft running on z/OS DB2. From consulting firm DataBase Consulting Services (DBCS).
   http://www.db-consulting.com/links.htm

» 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.
   http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/racf/

» RMF: Resource Management Facility
   IBM's performance measurement and management software.
   http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/rmf/

» Rizzuto IT
   Books, education, technical reports, freeware and links of interest to those who support z/OS.
   http://www.rizzuto.it

» SDSF: System Display and Search Facility
   IBM software to view and control the JES2 queues, running batch jobs, started tasks, and on-line TSO users.
   http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/sdsf/

» SMP/E: System Modification Program Extended
   The software used to install and maintain z/OS software from IBM and many other software companies.
   http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/smpe/

» SimoTime
   Provides z/OS-based mainframe application concepts, techniques and examples, with special emphasis on integration with the Internet. Hosted by a California consulting firm.
   http://www.simotime.com/

» StorageTek: z/OS Support Commitment
   StorageTek's policy statement detailing their products' support for IBM mainframes and their operating systems.
   http://www.support.storagetek.com/GlobalNavigation/Support/NewsAndUpdates/OS390/OS390Index.htm

» TSO Times
   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.
   http://www.TSOTimes.com

» UNIX System Services
   IBM resources for the full UNIX implementation built into z/OS.
   http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/unix/

» UnXMIT Information Exchange
   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.
   http://www.planetmvs.com/unxmit/

» University of Georgia Mainframe
   Detailed usage information for z/OS JCL, TSO, ISPF and z/OS Abend codes.
   http://www.eits.uga.edu/hostsys/mvs/

» VSAM Support in TSO, ISPF and REXX
   Explains how to use VSAM in TSO, ISPF and REXX. Part of Gilbert Saint-Flour's mainframe Web site.
   http://gsf-soft.com/Documents/TSOVSAM.shtml

» Watson & Walker
   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.
   http://www.watsonwalker.com

» Western Illinois University: StuMVS System
   Student guides for TSO (ISPF), CICS, MVS QuickRef, AbendAid, local JCL standards and a small glossary.
   http://mvs.wiu.edu/stumvs

» Wikipedia OS/360 Encyclopedia Entry
   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.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS/360

» z/OS Hot Topics Newsletters
   Published twice annually by IBM for z/OS Systems Programmers, with one to five page technical articles. Available on-line in PDF format.
   http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/bkserv/hot_topics.html

» z/OS IBM Manuals
   On-line access to manuals covering all components of z/OS. Requires no special reader, though it does simulate IBM BookManager.
   http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/bkserv/

» z/OS Information Wizardry
   Web-based wizards for infrequent z/OS Systems Programming tasks.
   http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/wizards/

» z/OS Security
   IBM security features with and products for z/OS.
   http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/advantages/security/index.html

» z/OS, OS/390 and MVS End of Support Dates
   Announcement, general availability, marketing withdrawal and end of support dates and program numbers for z/OS, OS/390 and MVS/ESA.
   http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/support/zos_eos_dates.html

» z/OS.e
   A specially priced offering of z/OS providing select z/OS function for the zSeries 800.
   http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zose/