This IBM z/OS Container Extensions (zCX) training course provides skills for configuring, implementing and deploying zCX under z/OS.
IBM z/OS Container Extensions (IBM zCX) makes it possible to run Linux on IBM Z applications that are packaged as Docker container images on z/OS. Application developers can develop and data centers can operate popular open source packages, Linux applications, IBM software, and third-party software together with z/OS applications and data.
By attending IBM z/OS Container Extensions (zCX) workshop, delegates will learn to:
- Describe the components of z/OS Container Extensions (zCX)
- Plan the resources required to setup zCX
- Configure and implement a zCX instance with z/OSMF workflow
- Start and connect to your zCX instance
- Access your zCX CLI Container and issue Docker commands
- Provision and deploy application container using zCX docker CLI
- Create Docker volumes for data persistence
- Monitor and manage your zCX instance and your containers
- Deploy some use-case applications in zCX containers
- Understand the Security considerations for zCX and containers
- Setup zCX user management and authentication
- Implement clustering and orchestration of zCX instances and container
- Understand how to to Dockerize your Applications for z/OS Container Extensions
- Implement a zCX private secure registry to deploy your own containers
- Position zCX in the world of Hybrid Cloud
- Select workloads for zCX
- Determine which application is a good fit for zCX
- Describe some zCX use-cases
- General z/OS knowledge, including basic UNIX System Services skills
- Basic knowledge of RACF
- Basic knowledge of z/OSMF and workflows
The IBM z/OS Container Extensions (zCX) class is ideal for:
- z/OS system programmers and IT specialists in charge of configuring, implementing and deploying zCX under z/OS
- Application developers who will deploy docker containers in a zCX z/OS container extensions instance