Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits2PrerequisiteCISC 330 with a grade of "C" or better Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis course covers the SMP/E skills needed in the installation and maintenance of optional features and maintenance in the z/OS operating environment. Topics include the SMP/E database and invoke SMP/E to add, modify, or replace system elements. This course also covers the SMP/E tasks involved in installing a z/OS product. It emphasizes interpreting results of SMP/E processing. Additional SMP/E concepts include modification control statements, the consolidated software inventory, zone structure, and error analysis. SMP/E commands such as RECEIVE, APPLY, ACCEPT, RESTORE, REPORT, and LIST are discussed. More advanced topics include automated SMP/E delivery of z/OS and product maintenance over the Internet with an automated SMP/E process that downloads and installs IBM preventive and corrective service over the Internet.