Overview of the Architecture
E2E Manager
The end-to-end automation manager manages dependencies between resources that are hosted on different automation domains. If end-to-end automation is activated, the PAM becomes the end-to-end automation manager. The end-to-end automation manager does not replace the local automation products on a remote domain, but it requests to start or stop resource references that are defined in the automation policy and point to remote resources on remote automation domains.
E2E Agent
The E2E agent assists the E2E manager by executing start/stop orders or collecting status of resources running on remote automation domains. The E2E agent interfaces with one or multiple remote automation adapters.E2E Automation Adapter
The end-to-end automation adapter connects an automation domain with the E2E agent and thus with the end-to-end manager.Remote Resource
The remote resource is a real resource on a remote automation domain. It's managed either by SA z/OS or by the Universal Automation Adapter.Resource Reference
The resource reference is a resource of type REF that references to a real resource on a remote automation domain. The real resource is either on a remote SAplex and manager by SA z/OS, or on a non-z/OS domain and managed by the Universal Automation Adapter.Automation Domain
The automation domain is- Either a System Automation SAplex, which is connected to the E2E automation manager by the SA z/OS E2E automation adapter;
- Or a non-z/OS domain, which is connected to the E2E automation manager by the Universal Automation Adapter.
The automation domain is represented by a resource of type DMN.
DMN
DMN is the resource type of an object that represents a remote automation domain. Its entry type name can be up to eight characters long. It has the type DMN but no system qualifier, for example PLEX2/DMN.The DMN object has attributes that refer to the actual name of the remote automation domain. This actual name can be up to 64 characters long and can be defined in the automation adapter configuration file. See also SA z/OS Automation Domain Name.
REF
REF is the resource type of a resource reference. Its entry type name can be up to eleven characters long. It has the type REF and the corresponding DMN-name as last qualifier instead of the system qualifier, for example CHILD2/REF/PLEX2.The REF object has attributes that refer to the actual name of the remote resource on the remote automation domain.