Quick guide: CIM server setup and verification

This topic describes the necessary setup steps of the CIM server on a z/OS® system. It can be used for a quick setup - to configure CIM without the need to understand the specifics of the features and fine-grained authorization model of the CIM server - or as a guide through the setup steps from security setup to customization and finally the setup verification.

To set up the CIM server for the first time, perform the following steps which are described in more detail in the following topics:

  1. Set up the security for the CIM server (once per security domain/sysplex)
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    For a quick setup, use job CFZSEC from the installation SAMPLIB
  2. Customize the file systems and directories used by the CIM server (once per z/OS system for which you want to configure CIM)
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    Use job CFZRCUST from the installation SAMPLIB
  3. Use the default TCP/IP ports 5988 and 5989
  4. Start the CIM server (once per z/OS system)
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    Copy the CFZCIM started task procedure from the installation PROCLIB
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    START CFZCIM
  5. Customize the UNIX System Services shell
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    Add the content of /usr/lpp/wbem/install/profile.add to /etc/profile or to the user specific profiles residing in the user home path.
  6. Run the installation verification program (IVP) (once per CIM server)
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    Use job CFZIVP from the installation SAMPLIB