Prerequisites for using z/OS Provisioning Toolkit

Before you use z/OS PT, ensure that your system has the correct configuration. For z/OS PT prerequisites, and any subsystem-specific requirements, use the links that are provided here.

For system requirements to use z/OS PT, see the z/OS Provisioning Toolkit Software Compatibility Report.

Prerequisites for getting started by using z/OSMF workflows

Before you can provision a container by using z/OSMF workflows, complete the following checks:
  • Ensure that z/OSMF is installed and configured. See Configuration in the z/OSMF Configuration Guide.
    z/OSMF performs a system management role, and is accessed through a web interface. z/OSMF is a single point of control that allows you to:
    • View, define, and update policies that affect system behavior.
    • Monitor the performance of the systems in your enterprise.
    • Manage your z/OS software.
    • Perform data management tasks.
    • Consolidate your z/OS management tools.
    • Run workflows to help you perform a common activity on z/OS.
  • Ensure that your user ID has the appropriate authority to run workflows, by granting it the following access:
    • READ access to the ZMFAPLA class SAF-prefixZOSMF.WORKFLOW.WORKFLOWS.
    • READ access to EJBROLE SAF-prefixIzuManagementFacilityWorkflow.izuUsers
    For more information, see Help with security setup in IBM Z solutions product documentation.
  • Install z/OS PT by following the instructions here: Installing z/OS Provisioning Toolkit.
Before you can provision a container, ensure that your user ID has the following authority:
  • Authority to run an instance of the subsystem that you are provisioning.
  • Sufficient authority in a test environment for the following tasks:
    • Allocating data sets.
    • Creating and deleting log streams.
    • Adding a procedure into a PROCLIB.
    • Issuing console commands.
These prerequisites enable you to get started and provision a simple single CICS® container. For more information, see Getting started with CICS by using z/OSMF workflows.

Dynamic Cloud Provisioning prerequisites

To get started with provisioning other subsystems, or to provision a CICS region dynamically (by allocating ports and APPLIDs from a pool of resources), see Preparing to use z/OS Provisioning Toolkit with IBM Cloud Provisioning and Management for z/OS.