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Use cases
IBM® Wazi as a Service is a cloud-ready z/OS environment that fully integrates into any enterprise-wide standard DevOps pipeline. You can mix and match different tools and services as you need with multiple use cases.
Depending on the use case that you select, the connection, configuration, and usage tasks vary. To get started rapidly, select one of the following use cases and complete the required tasks.
Figure 1. Wazi as a Service journey map
Use case 1: Standard virtualized z/OS with IBM Wazi for VS Code
- Create a z/OS VSI in IBM Cloud VPC: In IBM Cloud, create a z/OS VSI with a standard z/OS dev & test stock image to initiate your z/OS environment.
- Develop and test with IBM Wazi for VS Code: On your desktop, set up the VS Code extensions of IBM Wazi for VS Code, and connect to the z/OS VSI to debug, code, and build your applications.
To adopt this use case, follow the required tasks.
Use case 2: Standard virtualized z/OS with IBM Wazi for Eclipse
- Create a z/OS VSI in IBM Cloud VPC: In IBM Cloud, create a z/OS VSI with standard z/OS dev & test stock image to initiate your z/OS environment.
- Develop and test with IBM Wazi for Eclipse: On your desktop, set up IBM Wazi for Eclipse, and connect to the sandbox instance to debug, code, and build your applications.
To adopt this use case, follow the required tasks.
Use case 3: Standard virtualized z/OS with web-based IBM Wazi
- Create a z/OS VSI in IBM Cloud VPC: In IBM Cloud, create a z/OS VSI with standard z/OS dev & test stock image to initiate your z/OS environment.
- Develop and test with IBM Wazi for Dev Spaces: In Red Hat OpenShift, create a development workspace and connect to the z/OS VSI to debug, code, and build your applications.
To adopt this use case, follow the required tasks.
Use case 4: Customized and virtualized z/OS with IBM Wazi for VS Code
- Create a custom z/OS image with IBM Wazi Image Builder: Bring your own z/OS image with customized z/OS components and data sets, and deploy the image to IBM Cloud.
- Create a z/OS VSI in IBM Cloud VPC: In IBM Cloud, create a z/OS VSI with deployed z/OS custom image to initiate your z/OS environment.
- Develop and test with IBM Wazi for VS Code: On your desktop, set up the VS Code extensions of IBM Wazi for VS Code, and connect to the z/OS VSI to debug, code, and build your applications.
To adopt this use case, follow the required tasks.
Use case 5: Customized and virtualized z/OS with IBM Wazi for Eclipse
- Create a custom z/OS image with IBM Wazi Image Builder: Bring your own z/OS image with customized z/OS components and data sets, and deploy the image to IBM Cloud.
- Create a z/OS VSI in IBM Cloud VPC: In IBM Cloud, create a z/OS VSI with deployed z/OS custom image to initiate your z/OS environment.
- Develop and test with IBM Wazi for Eclipse: On your desktop, set up IBM Wazi for Eclipse, and connect to the sandbox instance to debug, code, and build your applications.
To adopt this use case, follow the required tasks.
Use case 6: Customized and virtualized z/OS with web-based IBM Wazi
- Create a custom z/OS image with IBM Wazi Image Builder: Bring your own z/OS image with customized z/OS components and data sets, and deploy the image to IBM Cloud.
- Create a z/OS VSI in IBM Cloud VPC: In IBM Cloud, create a z/OS VSI with deployed z/OS custom image to initiate your z/OS environment.
- Develop and test with IBM Wazi for Dev Spaces: In Red Hat OpenShift, create a development workspace and connect to the z/OS VSI to debug, code, and build your applications.
To adopt this use case, follow the required tasks.