This course is designed to provide the SMP/E skills needed in the installation and maintenance of optional features and maintenance in the z/OS operating environment. Students are taught to define the SMP/E database and invoke SMP/E to add, modify, or replace system elements. The course includes extensive hands-on labs using a current level of SMP/E. Students will get practical experience in the SMP/E tasks involved in installing a z/OS product. Emphasis is on interpreting results of SMP/E processing. SMP/E concepts examined in this course 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. Students will also learn how to perform 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. After completing this course, you should be able to: 鈥escribe how SMP/E is used as a tool for system maintenance 鈥nterpret modification control statements in a sample SYSMOD 鈥reate a consolidated software inventory database to support installation and maintenance requirements 鈥se the SMP/E dialogs to install a product and its related service 鈥anage exception SYSMOD data 鈥escribe the use of the primary and secondary data sets required by SMP/E 鈥nalyze output from SMP/E processing and resolve commonly encountered problems 鈥escribe the use of the REPORT command to determine software dependencies between zones 鈥se the BUILDMCS process to create a function SYSMOD from an installed product and its service 鈥se the new SMP/E functions to install software service automatically over the Internet 鈻狪mplement support for communication server FTP client 鈻猆se the new RECEIVE ORDER command to order and install z/OS maintenance automatically over the Internet 鈥se z/OSMF to install software and perform service update