Operating Z Common Data Provider
To operate Z Common Data Provider, you must know how to run (for example, start, stop, or pass information to key components, such as the data gatherer component (System Data Engine), and the Data Streamer.
Before you begin
Before you start Z Common Data Provider, verify
that the z/OS® environment is set up correctly for Z Common Data Provider to do the following tasks:
- Access the TCP/IP resolver configuration file.
- Resolve host names.
- Search order for the TCP/IP resolver configuration file
- For more information, see resolver_search_order_verify.html#resolver_search_order_verify.
- Host name resolution
- To operate, Z Common Data Provider must determine the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the system on which it is running. Therefore, activate the networking and name resolution services that are configured in the system for use by Z Common Data Provider before you start Z Common Data Provider.