Mainframe support by Maintec offers organizations the ability to manage jobs on IBM's z/os operating system through a process manager that utilizes FTP technology. The services include continuous monitoring, support, and operational excellence while freeing in-house IT teams for core tasks. However, there are limitations such as the inability to suspend or resume jobs and restrictions on job arrays under certain conditions.

1. MAINFRAME
SUPPORT
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2. WHAT IS MAINFRAME
SUPPORT?
z/OS® is an operating system for IBM’s zSeries
mainframes.
Process Manager with IBM® z/OS® mainframe
support allows you to dispatch jobs to a mainframe and
monitor their progress using FTP (file transfer protocol)
technology on Microsoft® Windows® or UNIX.
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3. HOW DOES IT
WORK?
The Process Manager daemon (the
jfd) supports mainframe by
submitting an LSF® proxy job
which controls the FTP to the
mainframe host. The LSF proxy job
(through FTP) submits, monitors,
and retrieves the output of the
mainframe job. This means that
mainframe jobs specify both
mainframe and LSF details.
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4. REQUIREMENTS
A valid z/OS
mainframe user ID
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5. Maintec mainframe operation
support services provide
organizations the flexibility, cost-
effectiveness, and quality staff and
processes they need to meet
changing business needs. Maintecs
highly skilled mainframe support
professionals and state-of-the-art
zOS data center in Raleigh, North
Carolina provide customers with
24/7 continuous end-to-end
mainframe monitoring and support.

6. Frees in-house IT staff to focus on core business areas
Supports all aspects of mainframe operations
Helps achieve operational excellence
Reduces Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Ensures timely completion of critical operations
Guarantees 24/7 mainframe availability
Supports weekend, holiday and night shifts (including graveyard shift)
Eliminates installation and maintenance of infrastructure
Reduces complexity of mainframe management
Provides well-trained mainframe resources
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Limitations
z/OS does not support suspending or
resuming jobs
Job arrays for mainframe jobs are not
supported
On Windows, if you want to be able to kill a
mainframe job, you must submit the job to a
queue set up specifically for that purpose.

8. THANK YOU
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