VM/CMS
Concepts and Failures
Published on 1. May 1993
Book
Hardback
461 pages
978-0-07-054977-7 (ISBN)
Description
Placing special emphasis on VM/ESA, this book describes the VM operating system and application environment - IBM's flagship mainframe operating system. It gives programmers, users, and administrators expert insights to help them better understand and exploit VM features. The book explores central processing functions, system /370 and /390 architectures, virtual storage facilities, I/O administration, time-sharing resources, communications support, the filing system, and data throughout. VM is detailed in terms of its functions and capabilities in the areas of client-server computing and programming support.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 155 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-07-054977-7 (9780070549777)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Introduction to VM and CMS; VM system access; CPU administration; I/O administration; system startup and termination; system resource allocation; virtual machine operation; introduction to CMS; VM/CMS programming; VM/CMS file and database management; CO programming services; VM communications; guest machines.