IBM Discovery Library Adapter for z/OS
Use the IBM® Discovery Library Adapter for z/OS® (z/OS DLA) to discover IBM zSeries resources (such as zSeries hardware, z/OS systems, TCP/IP connections, and z/OS system applications). The product provides the discovered resources in output files (known as books) that conform to the Common Data Model (CDM). These books can be displayed and consumed by various product consoles that provide change and configuration management, and business process management.
The IBM Discovery Library Adapter for z/OS provides the following benefits:
- Discover assets
- You can discover assets and visibility of products that you have installed.
- Discover relationships and dependencies
- Determine interdependencies between your installed infrastructure assets.
- Export system information
- IBM Discovery Library Adapter for z/OS can generate XML files (also referred to as “Books”) that can be used to help other products understand the environment for various purposes.