Requirements and checklist

You need the assistance of a security administrator and a TCP/IP administrator to complete this customization task, which requires the following resources and special customization tasks:
  • Various PARMLIB updates
  • Various security software updates
  • Various TCP/IP ports for internal and client-host communication
  • Creation of a keystore and a signed server certificate
To verify the installation and to start using RSE API at your site, do the following tasks. Unless otherwise indicated, all tasks are mandatory.
  1. Create customizable copies of samples and create the work environment for RSE API. For details, see Customization setup.
  2. Update z/OS® UNIX system limits and start started tasks. For details, see PARMLIB updates.
  3. Create started task procedures. For details, see PROCLIB changes.
  4. Update security definitions. For details, see Security definitions.
  5. Create a KeyStore file and a signed server certificate. For details, see (Optional) Setting up a key store (deprecated).
  6. Customize RSE API configuration files. For details, see rseapi.env, the RSE API configuration file.:
Note: This customization task assumes that the basic customization steps of z/OS Explorer have already been completed. All steps except the started task specific ones are required. For more information, see Requirements and checklist.