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Purpose of this information

This is a collection of all of the information that you need to understand and use IBM Cloud Provisioning and Management for z/OS. Some of this information also appears elsewhere in the z/OS library.

Who should read this information

This document provides information for the persons who are responsible for setting up z/OSMF on a z/OS system or for setting up software instances on a z/OS system. It also contains information for someone who has a need to use a z/OS instance or z/OS middleware instance. In addition, it contains information for someone who would like to exploit APIs that provide services related to those tasks.

Related information

For an interactive starting point, and access to a variety of resources related to IBM Cloud Provisioning and Management for z/OS, see Cloud Provisioning for z/OS.

For information about setting up z/OSMF on a z/OS system, see IBM z/OS Management Facility Configuration Guide. For information about using z/OSMF, see IBM z/OS Management Facility Online Help . For information about using z/OSMF APIs, see IBM z/OS Management Facility Programming Guide. For a video playlist about preparing a software services template and provisioning software, see IBM Cloud Provisioning and Management for z/OS.

To find the complete z/OS library, see IBM Documentation.