Last Updated: 25 April 2025


New z/VM System Programmer Roadmap

This roadmap is intended to be followed by someone new to the IBM mainframe that needs to have a comprehensive knowledge of z/VM for their job. This education will start at fundamentals of z/VM and and progress through to advanced topics. This is the longest roadmap and contains all education modules.

Example of this role may include: z/VM System Operator, z/VM System Programmer


Session 001 - What is z/VM?

Session 100 - z/VM Overview

Session 101 - z/VM Virtualization Basics

Session 102 - CP and CMS Customization

Session 103 - z/VM SSI Overview

Session 104 - Twelve Pillars of System Management

Session 105 - Introduction to System Administration

Session 106 - Introduction to CMS Pipelines

Session 107 - Introduction to RACF

Session 108 - Leader in Virtualization

Session 109 - z/VM Installation Overview

Session 200 - Introduction to Rexx Coding Techniques - Part 1

Session 201 - Introduction to Rexx Coding Techniques - Part 2

Session 202 - Problem Determination

Session 203 - Virtual Switch (VSwitch): The Basics

Session 204 - Introduction to Directory Maintenance (DirMaint)

Session 205 - Introduction to Single System Image (SSI Part 1 of 4)

Session 206 - Live Guest Relocation (LGR) & Relocation Domains (SSI Part 2 of 4)

Session 207 - Single System Image (SSI) Usage Scenarios (SSI Part 4 of 4)

Session 208 - z/VM Performance Data Pump - Overview and Demo

Session 209 - z/VM Startup and Shutdown - Best Practices

Session 210 - z/VM CP System Services

Session 300 - What's Going Wrong? LPAR Weights

Session 301 - Virtual Switch (VSwitch): Advanced Topics

Session 302 - SSI & LGR Performance Topics (SSI part 3 of 4)

Session 303 - Adjunct Virtual Machines