IBM z/OS Connect native server DevOps overview

IBM® z/OS Connect native server DevOps activities for building, deploying, and administering APIs and API requesters in a native z/OS environment.

Before you begin

A DevOps pipeline defines a series of tasks that run in a predefined sequence to automate the building and deployment of API projects or API requester projects for continuous integration and delivery.

The following topic gives an overview of common pipeline tasks for deploying z/OS Connect APIs and API requesters to a z/OS Connect native server. The pipeline technology that is used to implement these tasks depends on your organization and its needs.

There are subtle differences between the DevOps procedures for API provider and API requester that are detailed on the following pages.

The DevOps prerequisites are the same for API provider and API requesters, as follows.