Getting started with the Configuration Tool on Liberty

The Z Common Data Provider Configuration Tool can be deployed as an application to IBM® WebSphere® Application Server for z/OS® Liberty.

Configuring user IDs, group IDs, and security product
You must create user IDs and group IDs with necessary permissions to run the Z Common Data Provider Configuration Tool.
Setting up a Liberty server directory and a working directory for the Configuration Tool
You must set up a Liberty server directory to contain the configuration of the Configuration Tool server, and a working directory to store the policy definition files. A setup script (savingpolicy.sh) is provided to automate this process.
Copying configuration files to the working directory
You must complete this task before you create any policies; otherwise, the Configuration Tool cannot work properly.
Creating the started tasks of the Configuration Tool server and its angel server
Before you can start the Z Common Data Provider Configuration Tool server, you must create the started tasks for the Configuration Tool server and its angel server by copying the sample procedures into a user procedure library, and updating the copies.
Specifying security ciphers for the Configuration Tool server connections
You can specify security ciphers for the Configuration Tool server connections. This step is optional, if you do not need to specify security ciphers, you can skip this step.
Specifying virtual hosts for the Configuration Tool server connections
You can specify virtual hosts for the Configuration Tool server connections. This step is optional, if you do not need to specify virtual hosts, you can skip this step.
Starting the Configuration Tool server
Start the angel server and the Configuration Tool server before you can access the Configuration Tool in a web browser.
Accessing the Configuration Tool
After the Configuration Tool server and the angel server are started, you can access the Configuration Tool in a web browser.
Allowing users to use the Configuration Tool
To allow a user to use the Configuration Tool, you must connect the user to the user group that is specified in the cdpui.properties file. By default, the group ID is HBOUSRGP.
Stopping the Configuration Tool server
Run z/OS system console commands to stop the Configuration Tool server and the angel server when necessary.

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