Using unified Configuration Tool for IBM Z Anomaly Analytics on Liberty

You can use the Z Common Data Provider Configuration Tool in a unified setup to configure IBM Z Anomaly Analytics for data streaming.

Before you begin

You must be familiar with the following tasks:

Ensure that IBM Z Anomaly Analytics is installed and set up. For installation instructions, see Planning for deployment of Z Anomaly Analytics.

About this task

This task describes how to configure IBM Z Anomaly Analytics using a unified configuration approach. You can copy the necessary configuration files to the Configuration Tool’s working directory, create a policy using the tool, and transfer the policy to the target system for activation.

Procedure

Copy the configuration files from the IBM Z Anomaly Analytics installation directory to the Configuration Tool working directory.
For example:
```
cd policy_dir
sftp user@zaa_system
cd /usr/lpp/IBM/zoa/v5r1m0/zcdp/ZAA/
get *.json
exit
```
Create the started tasks for the Configuration Tool server and its angel server.
Optional: Specify security ciphers for the Configuration Tool server connections.
Optional: Specify virtual hosts for the Configuration Tool server connections.
Start the Configuration Tool server.
Create the necessary Z Common Data Provider policy using the Configuration Tool on the designated configuration system.
Create a new policy directory in the IBM Z Anomaly Analytics system.
Transfer the created policy files to the IBM Z Anomaly Analytics system, as illustrated in the following example:
```
cd policy_dir
sftp user@zaa_system
cd policy_dir_zaa_system
put policy_name.*
exit
```