Configure the z/OS jobs REST services

To use the z/OS jobs REST services, you must configure it as described in this topic.

Dependencies on other z/OSMF services

None.

Security setup

To assist you with performing the security setup, IBM provides the sample security job IZURJSEC in SYS1.SAMPLIB.

Do the following:
  1. Make a copy of this job.
  2. Review and edit the job, if necessary. For example, update the job card information.
  3. Submit the job as a batch job on your z/OS system.

Ensure that the IZURJSEC 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

None.

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.

Table 1. Optional extensions to the z/OS jobs REST services
Functional extensions to this service Co-requisite z/OSMF services Reason for enabling

Asynchronous processing for subset of REST Jobs API
  • Common Information Model (CIM) server is active.

For a JES3 environment, the z/OS Common Information Model (CIM) server must be configured, as described in Configuring the CIM server for your system.