Starting agents on z/OS

After an agent is installed on z/OS, it can be started.

The agent can be started manually or by using Job Control Language (JCL).

Starting agents on z/OS manually

After an agent is installed on z/OS, it can be started.

The agent can be started manually or by using Job Control Language (JCL).

  1. Locate the directory where the agent is installed.
  2. From a command line, issue the following command to start the agent.
    bin/agent start.

    The agent process runs in the background.

Using JCL to start the z/OS agent

The agent can be started manually or by using Job Control Language (JCL).

  1. Locate the JCL script in the ibm-devops-build-agent-install/install/zos/BULAGNT path.
  2. Verify that the agent directory is correct in the JCL script file.
  3. Submit the JCL script file.