IBM Z Resource Discovery Data Service
IBM Z® Resource Discovery Data Service helps to manages resource data, formats and provides the data via APIs for a more modern solution to retrieve z/OS® data, and store data that is discovered.
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What's new
The IBM Z Resource Discovery Data Service 1.3.1 documentation was updated in October 2023. Review this summary of changes for information about the update.
Overview
IBM Z Resource Discovery Data Service (ZRD-DS) is an embedded component in several IBM® products. It is used to discover the infrastructure componentry of a system, understand the relationships and interdependences between the components, and connect these artifacts to a topological UI via a graph API. It can help you perform root-cause analysis faster by understanding how artifacts impact one another based on the discovered relationships. Although integrations and use cases are continuously expanding, examples of ZRD-DS consuming products include:
Prerequisites
Before you install and run IBM Z Resource Discovery Data Service (ZRD-DS), you must meet prerequisites.
Installing the IBM Z Resource Discovery Data Service software container image
IBM Z Resource Discovery Data Service (ZRD-DS) supports two Linux® platforms: amd-64bit Linux and zLinux on s390. You can download the installation package according to your platform.
Upgrading IBM Z Resource Discovery Data Service
If you are upgrading from IBM Z Resource Discovery Data Service version 1.3.0 to 1.3.1, you must migrate the databases.
Deploying IBM Z Resource Discovery Data Service as a standalone software container
After you install IBM Z Resource Discovery Data Service software container image, you can deploy IBM Z Resource Discovery Data Service as a standalone software container.
Deploying IBM Z Resource Discovery Data Service with IBM Z Anomaly Analytics
You can integrate IBM Z Resource Discovery Data Service (ZRD-DS) with IBM Z Anomaly Analytics.
Integrating with IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
You can integrate IBM Z Resource Discovery Data Service with IBM Cloud Pak® for Watson™ AIOps.
IBM Z Resource Discovery Data Service JCL Discovery
IBM Z Resource Discovery Data Service - JCL Discovery scans and analyzes the JCL file, transfers the analysis report to ZRD-DS Core, and merges with other information to generate a more detailed JCL report. The detailed JCL report can be transferred to other platforms, for example, ServiceNow.
Troubleshooting
This reference lists known problems that you might experience in using the IBM Z Resource Discovery and describes known solutions.