TPF
Internals
Overview
This 5 day course is designed to give experienced
TPF programmers a more detailed understanding of the
internal workings of a TPF System. This course
can be customised to your requirements to include
detailed information about TPFDF and ISOC if required.
Pre-requisites
Attendees should have a good understanding of
Assembler programming.
Audience
TPF Programmers who require a better understanding
of the internal processing of TPF.
Student Numbers
The maximum recommended student to instructor
ratio is 12:1
Objectives
By the end of the course, the delegates will be
able, with the aid of course notes to:
- Understand
the different system configurations
available to a TPF System
- Identify the major Lists in the CPU Loop
and their usage
- Understand
the management of the TPF Database
- Understand
how DAT works in SVA and EVA
- List
the usage of utilities such as Recoup, PDU,
Capture/Restore
- Understand
the processing flow of TPF.
Course
Outline
| Overview |
The
TPF Operating System |
| TPF
System Configurations |
Uniprocessor
Tightly Coupled
Loosely Coupled |
| Components |
Hardware
Software
Multiprocessing
CPU Loop
Program Re-entrancy
Main Storage
Fixed &
Working Storage
VFA
File Storage - Fixed and Pool
TPF Record Types
PDU and Recoup
Capture/Restore
Globals & Keypoints |
| Miscellaneous |
ISOC
TPFDF |
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