Required resources

A basic setup for z/OS® Explorer requires the allocation of the systems resources listed in Table 1.

Table 1. Required resources
Resource Default value
LPA data set FEK.SFEKLPA
APF-authorized data set FEK.SFEKAUTH
started task JMON, and RSED
port for host-confined communication 6715
port for client-host communication 4035
port range for client-host communication any available port is used
z/OS UNIX server security definition UPDATE permission to BPX.SERVER for RSED started task
PassTicket security definitions no default

Table 2 lists the administrators who are needed for basic customization tasks.

Table 2. Administrators needed for required tasks
Administrator Task
System Typical system programmer actions are required for all of the customization tasks
Security
  • Define OMVS segment for z/OS Explorer users
  • Define data set profiles
  • Define started tasks
  • Define operator command security
  • Define z/OS UNIX server profiles
  • Define application security
  • Define PassTicket support
  • Define program controlled data sets
TCP/IP Define new TCP/IP ports
WLM Assign started task goals to the servers and their child processes