Provisioning workflow

Start of change The provisioning workflow can only be performed on a zCX appliance version 1.26.0 or higher. End of change

Start of change The user data set allocation workflow variables have changed. The ZCX_DATA* variables are replaced with ZCX_STOR* variables. If you are using an input properties file to create the workflow, make sure that the ZCX_STOR* variables are set. Review zCX instance user data storage for details on the variables. End of change

Provisioning workflow path: /usr/lpp/zcx_zos/workflows/provision.xml

Start of change The following video walks through the steps of the workflow: z/OS Container Extensions Provisioning z/OSMF Workflows. End of change

Running automated steps of provisioning in parallel

The automated steps of the provisioning workflow can be executed in parallel, thus reducing the amount of time it takes for the workflow to complete. Instructions can be found in Parallel workflow step automation. First manually execute the non-automated steps at the beginning of the workflow, and then execute the automated workflow steps by navigating to Actions then Start Parallel Automation.

Starting a zCX instance

Once a zCX instance is successfully provisioned, you can start the zCX instance by issuing a z/OS START command. This command will be provided during the last step of the provisioning workflow. The zCX instance will then run as a started task.