Configure the Software Management service
To use the Software Management task, you must configure it as described in this topic.
Description
You can use the Software Management task to manage your z/OS software inventory, deploy SMP/E packaged and installed software, and generate reports about your software.
Dependencies on other z/OSMF services
- TSO/E address space services, as described in Configure the TSO/E address space services
- z/OS data set and file REST services, as described in Configure the z/OS data set and file REST services
- z/OS jobs REST services, as described in Configure the z/OS jobs REST services
You might also need to enable z/OSMF Workflows; see Optional extensions to this service.
Security setup
To assist you with performing the security setup, IBM provides the sample security job IZUDMSEC in SYS1.SAMPLIB.
- Make a copy of this job.
- Review and edit the job, if necessary.
- Submit the job as a batch job on your z/OS system.
Ensure that the IZUDMSEC job completes with return code 0000
. To verify, check
the results of the job execution in the job log, for example, by using SDSF.
Host system customization
YES
. For more information, see the note
regarding JES3 in Host system customization.Optional extensions to this service
You can further extend the function of this service by enabling other, corequisite services in z/OSMF. Table 1 describes these dependencies.
Functional extensions to this service | Co-requisite z/OSMF services | Reason for enabling |
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z/OSMF Workflows. For set-up instructions, see Configure the z/OSMF Workflows task. |
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If you want to open a workflow from a software instance in Software Management, you require the z/OSMF Workflows service. |