Configuring IBM Z System Automation
IBM Z® System Automation provides a configuration assistant tool to configure base System Automation and IBM Z NetView functions.
Table 1 lists the major tasks that are required to configure
System Automation:
| Configuration task | Task supported by the configuration assistant tool |
|---|---|
| Allocate system-unique data sets. | ✓ |
| Allocate data sets for the ISPF dialog. | ✓ |
| Configure SYS1.PARMLIB members. | ✓ |
| Update SYS1.PROCLIB members. | ✓ |
| Configure the NetView program. | ✓ |
| Configure the Automation Manager. | ✓ |
| Configure the component trace. | ✓ |
| Configure the system logger. | ✓ |
| Configure ISPF dialog panels. | ✓ |
| Verify the number of available REXX environments. | ✓ |
| Optional: Configure the function packages for TSO. | |
| Optional: Configure alert notification for System Automation. | ✓ |
| Define the automation policy. | |
| Define host-to-host communication. | ✓ |
| Define security. | ✓ |
| Configure the Status Display Facility (SDF). | ✓ |
| Check for required IPL. | ✓ |
| Start automatic system operations. | ✓ |
| Optional: Configure and Run the System Automation Data Store. | |
| Enable the End-to-End Automation and Connect an SAplex to Service Management. | ✓ |