About this publication

IBM Z Workload Scheduler: Planning and Installation describes the configuration planning and installation tasks of IBM Z Workload Scheduler. Installation is the task of making a program ready to do useful work. This task includes adding the installation materials to your system, initializing the program, and applying PTFs to the program. When you install a product, you are carrying out decisions you made in the planning step. Customization, an optional step, gives you the opportunity to tailor the program to the behavior or special needs required for your site.

Your workload can run on various platforms, but you control it from a central z/OS® system that runs the IBM Z Workload Scheduler controller.

The term scheduler, when used in this publication, refers to IBM Z Workload Scheduler. The term DB2®, when used in this publication, refers to both DATABASE 2 and DB2 Universal Database™.

This publication complements the IBM Z Workload Scheduler IBM Z Workload Scheduler: Program Directory

The Program Directory is provided with the IBM Z Workload Scheduler installation media. It describes all of the installation materials and gives installation instructions specific to the product release level or feature number. If any differences exist between this publication and the Program Directory, use the information in the Program Directory.