Configuration

Configuring z/OSMF includes the following topics:

Setting up z/OSMF for the first time
Preparing to use Cloud Provisioning
Selecting which z/OSMF plug-ins to add
Setting up security for the z/OSMF plug-ins
Customizing your z/OS system for the z/OSMF plug-ins
Autostart concepts in z/OSMF
Configuring a primary z/OSMF for communicating with secondary instances
Configuring z/OSMF for high availability

Setting up z/OSMF for the first time
For a new installation of z/OSMF, it is recommended that you begin by creating a base configuration. Here, z/OSMF operates in a minimal mode, with a UI framework and core functions, but without any of the optional plug-ins enabled. This topic describes the first-time setup tasks for creating a base configuration. Review all of the steps in this chapter before you perform the configuration.
Preparing to use Cloud Provisioning
This chapter describes how to quickly get started with IBM Cloud Provisioning and Management for z/OS, by using supplied jobs to set up a secure default domain and tenant. Included are descriptions of the key concepts and terms, and the resource profiles that must be defined. The examples in this chapter follow the default security setup for IBM Cloud Provisioning and Management for z/OS. Your installation can choose alternative values for the settings that are shown here.
Selecting which z/OSMF plug-ins to add
In z/OSMF, a plug-in is a collection of one or more system management tasks that add function to z/OSMF. When you configure a plug-in, you make its tasks available to users in the z/OSMF navigation area.
Setting up security for the z/OSMF plug-ins
The authorization of users to z/OSMF functions (tasks and links) is based on traditional z/OS security controls, such as user IDs and groups, and SAF resource profiles. This topic describes the actions for setting up security for the z/OSMF tasks and links.
Customizing your z/OS system for the z/OSMF plug-ins
This chapter describes the z/OS system customization steps that are required for enabling the optional plug-ins in z/OSMF. Which steps you will need to complete depend on which plug-ins you plan to deploy on your system.
Autostart concepts in z/OSMF
z/OSMF is started when you IPL your z/OS system. This behavior, which is referred to as z/OSMF autostart, means that z/OSMF is available for use as soon as the system is up.
Configuring a primary z/OSMF for communicating with secondary instances
z/OSMF can be configured to communicate with another instance of z/OSMF in a remote sysplex. This capability is important because it allows z/OSMF tasks to work with systems on other sysplexes in your enterprise. To enable z/OSMF-to-z/OSMF communication, you must configure a primary z/OSMF for communicating with secondary instances, as described in this topic. The key requirement is to enable the sharing of digital certificates between instances.
Configuring z/OSMF for high availability
Normally, z/OSMF cannot be implemented in a high-availability cluster. However, for applications that use a critical subset of z/OSMF REST services, it is possible to configure a second z/OSMF server to ensure availability of those services. In this special configuration, one z/OSMF server is always available to provide the REST services to your applications.