On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:15:55 -0500, Burrell, C. Todd (CDC/OCOO/ITSO) (CTR) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>... >1) Install ANY OEM product with no help. >2) Install z/OS or another Serverpac with no help. >3) Debug a dump with no help. >4) Do at least some minimal assembler coding >5) Understand and be able to do most SMP/E work (like investigating >sysmods and coding usermods). >... I know that this varies greatly from shop to shop, but I think the 1st half of 2 is a whole lot bigger task than any of the tasks. Since there are rarely brand new installations now, "installing z/OS" probably means "installing a new release of z/OS". That means finding all stuff (not just just mods and USERMODs) that might possibly be release-dependant. That alone can be a big subtask. Having a good set of IVRs can reduce the work a lot, but I would still expect a good system programmer to not attempt to do it "with no help" unless there is no other help available. Pat O'Keefe ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
