A typical mainframe Developer needs expertise in TSO/ISPF, JCL, VSAM, COBOL, DB2, CICS, Debugger such as Xpeditor, IBM debugger, REXX, MQ, SCM tools such as Endevor and Changeman, Job schedulers such Control-M, OPC, ESP
Below are videos from various youtube channels which will
help anyone to become Mainframe developer.
Mainframe Basics
What is a Mainframe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEaFjkaIfWE&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=1&pp=iAQB
Mainframe A
server OS perspective
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIMKOgAjaL0&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=2&pp=iAQB
Mainfame Usage
Scenarios
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caT0fJ31D4E&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=4&pp=iAQB
Mainframe
virtualization
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXE2kjxyWqo&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=5&pp=iAQB
Mainframe
virtualization with zVM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_yQtpzI5ho&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=6&pp=iAQB
Clustering and
Parallel sysplex
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CooCQ73PDY&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=7&pp=iAQB
Mainframe CPU
architecture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXSQpFcG05c&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=8&pp=iAQB
Mainframe I/O
subsystem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7uGtOkEb8U&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=9&pp=iAQB
Mainframe Z
Hardware part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj7Sg-JyA-s&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=10&pp=iAQB
Mainframe Z
Hardware part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqxLz6Xi8uw
Introduction to
Z/OS part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HISM5intBoU&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=19&pp=iAQB
Introduction to
Z/OS part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ4NnswOPzc
Z/OS components
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0YJRi96iiE&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=20&pp=iAQB
Z/OS datasets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWqZzNjtHKc&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=21&pp=iAQB
Job Management
and JES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M48zi3TdH0A&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=22&pp=iAQB
JES Job Entry
Subsystem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PGyIiUNokM
DataManagment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLF2fL-mz_E&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=23&pp=iAQB
TN3270
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFVL0uCjpuI
TSO part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hS_Kia6DRg&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=24&pp=iAQB
TSO part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_UhnP26dhQ
TSO demo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SD6MVXDQZA&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=25&pp=iAQB
ISPF part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcpc53zy1Rc&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=26&pp=iAQB
ISPF part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-z_TeUs6ow
ISPF demo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWVD2yM3tsY&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=27&pp=iAQB
ISPF Editor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQzWgmNww2c
SDSF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRcq0O5SGhY
Dataset names
and types
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RY9EiJwm4E
Sequential
Datasets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKhqo8iwCKc
Partitioned
Datasets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p0IL3DcAug
Disk Storage,
Volume Labels, VTOC, Extents
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmpuh8fvE7M
VSAM Virtual
Storage Access Method
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9McZNgGy62E
Unix System
Services
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lKo72JdQ4E
System Catalog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq79KGpCjW0
JCL Job Control
Language
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMQNRrNx4DM
Virtual Storage
and Address Spaces
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0u6_UHa0rI
Key Controlled
Protection for Address Spaces
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XuBW6tWZso
System and User
Address Space Management
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDUVPtGosXM
Components,
Messages, and System Log
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7jr80t412c
Security, RACF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT_x-pPPJgg
Mainframe
security
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dBIgYTDSQs&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=49&pp=iAQB
Z/OS security
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI3ZmPNYX0E&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=51&pp=iAQB
RACF demo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTDwpbNCABQ&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=52&pp=iAQB
Communications
Server
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTBwQjTWUYM
zOS Operator
Commands
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V7UpsVOT9E
zOS Initial
Load Program Process
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUmHD_ZbamU
Databases, IMS
and Db2 Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHCM7OnZwDg&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=30&pp=iAQB
Databases, IMS
and Db2 Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEZiLDtAUVo&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=31&pp=iAQB
Introduction to
COBOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qTswQReYH8&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=32&pp=iAQB
Data models in
Mainframe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8_PGQ1fAFo&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=35&pp=iAQB
Hierarchical
model and IMS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-X2hQZHaq0&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=36&pp=iAQB
Relational Data
model
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn1Pc3v7e2I&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=37&pp=iAQB
Introduction to
DB2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99NwdyNtbVk&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=38&pp=iAQB
Db2 SPUFI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itAk-MYw5e8&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=39&pp=iAQB
Transaction
processing - part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_NAjEDpILA&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=40&pp=iAQB
Transaction
processing - part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZCvvnvUzEc&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=41&pp=iAQB
Introduction to
CICS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXRuOpvOUW0&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=43&pp=iAQB
Message queuing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMMJRkmxKK0&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=47&pp=iAQB
IBM MQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSjQRd38nQY&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=48&pp=iAQB
Storage
Management
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7YsFbo7r4k&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=53&pp=iAQB
Hierarchical
storage manager
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYJr5VdIXPc&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=54&pp=iAQB
SMS and ACS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRatNLzv0Ys&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=55&pp=iAQB
ISMF demo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As3RNIDgTfI&list=PLoOmvuyo5UAe7Sa7YptNmGuDlMiKXJIlB&index=56&pp=iAQB
Mainframe
basics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjsahHeuf10&list=PLPtOfwBr96-VxhI43WtV-Lac7-O62lN6V
Mainframe
basics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N2mkcDWNs0&list=PLPtOfwBr96-VvmjZl-Huz_2oZCwALXljD
EBDICC
character set
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmodM6hl650&list=PLQ8K2gs34D-kdrdPB7orrspdGhqHDG31V&index=1
TSO/ISPF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N2mkcDWNs0&list=PLPtOfwBr96-VvmjZl-Huz_2oZCwALXljD
Mainframe -
TSO/ISPF Basics & ADV
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLcYGaQ7eeuTbGPLiApXSwmOhDofjaPni
TSO ISPF videos
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ8K2gs34D-mAZKGmnf18HU5HUhVqJMSv
JCL
JCL tutorial from KUMAR IT channel
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLcYGaQ7eeuTQGWRJ_B04qPowNWuHHfaz
JCL tutorial
from Tutorial point
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWPirh4EWFpE7g8BsOIkPy78wxKgvnFq0
JCL Tutorials -
Topictrick Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJPyelZSyD0
JCL Tutorials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOvrxt9sg9I&list=PLPtOfwBr96-VeXlG5OrjK33u3gu21D2Ls&index=1
JCL SORTs
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ8K2gs34D-kQda1bOqFtMtqmih32GZxI
VSAM
VSAM basics from Tutorial point
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWPirh4EWFpFqphoRl18CTOn3tNDVFrjd
VSAM tutorials
from Youtube - KumarITChannel
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLcYGaQ7eeuQr-AlEgf4GG-FzS3eimdlm
VSAM basics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhHpRZfDJgQ&list=PLPtOfwBr96-Vl35uVNfz-lgWzCyhSr7CE&index=1
COBOL
Mainframe COBOL - Kumar IT channel
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLcYGaQ7eeuQ84KfRFJF-Oh34g8CzuMzz
COBOL training
from Tutorial point
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZUkSV__SdY&list=PLWPirh4EWFpEwRypgRSofF7Ui91yeCeMi
COBOL
Programming Tutorial: From Basics to Advanced
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTlQENQ5jlk&list=PLfg9ycqfY2SX19hFRfuALDcpe6OdNVobX&index=2
DB2
Mainframe DB2 tutorials - From Kumar IT channel
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLcYGaQ7eeuQNnKKTrz5s-bgMqEny83Oe
COBOL DB2
programming
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ8K2gs34D-n5wxM76muLpPirh6CwQO3v
Mainframe DB2
refresher
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLcYGaQ7eeuTzXta9jpO6kbo7HlPXutiv
CICS
Mainframe CICS tutorial - From Kumar IT channel
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLcYGaQ7eeuRzZzMLfUdH0-X0dR-bafpC
REXX
REXX programming
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBPY9SrB2aUYgXJihh-PvvBmqztX1nGGc
REXX
programming
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLcYGaQ7eeuR_e4lTL80vRhvq8qkvoTxz
REXX FILE
HANDLING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlXKEB6bY3E
Xpeditor
Debugger in Mainframe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnp64AVki34
Xpeditor
session 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGW-C85sTZU
Xpeditor
session 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGW-C85sTZU
MQ
MQ basics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpcJBgzbWq4
Endevor/Changman
Mainframe Endevor tool ( source code management and release management tool) Session 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdo2y2K-bZE&list=PLPtOfwBr96-Xxgb9CEphG984rXAHdGmZL&index=2
Endevor Session
2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJJhb6LI11I&list=PLPtOfwBr96-Xxgb9CEphG984rXAHdGmZL&index=4
Changeman tool
- part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njvOtvOSFP0&list=PLPtOfwBr96-Xxgb9CEphG984rXAHdGmZL&index=6
Changeman tool
- part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSKbVEkabSI
Changeman tool
- part 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghw6I0ZHpvU
Changeman tool
- part 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmjYeKlHITA
Changeman tool
- part 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy4Go6JFgnc
Job Schedulers
Mainframe CONTROL-M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLzOtT9o2JM&list=PLPtOfwBr96-Xxgb9CEphG984rXAHdGmZL&index=3
Mainframe OPC
Scheduler tool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COvPeeLYwY0&list=PLPtOfwBr96-Xxgb9CEphG984rXAHdGmZL&index=2
CA7 Overview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkJNQw7iVMA&list=PLLcYGaQ7eeuTSAyZh9b-1x93livf9XQhK&index=16
